no stranger to that time

Spanish translation: se hizo partícipe de esa época

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English term or phrase:no stranger to that time
Spanish translation:se hizo partícipe de esa época
Entered by: Neil Ashby

13:21 Oct 14, 2019
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: no stranger to that time
When he moved there, he found a burgeoning city where young people like him were thinking, debating, wondering about the world that was coming. He made himself no stranger to that time.

Gracias por la ayuda.
odisea
Local time: 18:25
se involucró, se entregó, se hizó participe a los tiempos
Explanation:
I think it's in the sense that "he" happily and readily got involved with the movements, fashions, trends, culture, etc. of the period.

"Se hizó participe de la cultura de aquello tiempo"
"Se entregó a si mismo a la cultura de aquello tiempo"
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Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 18:25
Grading comment
Gracias.
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Summary of answers provided
2 +5se involucró, se entregó, se hizó participe a los tiempos
Neil Ashby
4No hizo caso omiso de aquellos tiempos
Luciana Martínez Gomori
4se compenetró con la época
Christian [email protected]
4se interesó por las circunstancias de aquella época / tomó parte en la actividad de aquel período
Irene Gutiérrez
3no quiso aislarse ni ser ajeno a esos tiempos / esa época
JohnMcDove
3 -1no se vió/consideró ajeno a ello
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +5
he made himself no stranger to that time
se involucró, se entregó, se hizó participe a los tiempos


Explanation:
I think it's in the sense that "he" happily and readily got involved with the movements, fashions, trends, culture, etc. of the period.

"Se hizó participe de la cultura de aquello tiempo"
"Se entregó a si mismo a la cultura de aquello tiempo"

Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 18:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Gracias.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: De acuerdo, pero "de aquel tiempo" o "de aquellos tiempos".
52 mins
  -> Vale, gracias por la corrección María.

agree  abe(L)solano: Buena respuesta, aunque como señala Ma. Teresa, es "aquelloS tiempoS"
1 hr
  -> Gracias Abel, saludos

agree  Mónica Algazi: ¡Lindo! Y sí, "de aquella época" o "de aquellos tiempos".
2 hrs
  -> Gracias Mónica

agree  Sara Fairen
6 hrs
  -> Gracias Sara

agree  JohnMcDove: Sí, como dicen los proZ.comlegas, pero "hizo" sin tilde... ;-) "partícipe" con ella, y "Aliquando bonus dormitat Homerus..." ;-)
15 hrs
  -> Gracias John, and not just from time to time, when I write in Spanish I make mistakes all the time.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
No hizo caso omiso de aquellos tiempos


Explanation:
Una propuesta para mantener la negación.

También puede ser: «Aquellos tiempos no le fueron indiferentes».

Luciana Martínez Gomori
Uruguay
Local time: 14:25
Native speaker of: Spanish
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
no se vió/consideró ajeno a ello


Explanation:
El estilo de vida de ese lugar no le era ajeno porque se perecía a su mundo cotidiano.

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 12:25
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Neil Ashby: This is an incorrect interpretation, the lifestyle in this place was alien and new, but he was going to embrace it nonetheless.
13 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
se compenetró con la época


Explanation:
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Christian [email protected]
United States
Local time: 13:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 73
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
no quiso aislarse ni ser ajeno a esos tiempos / esa época


Explanation:
Variaciones sobre el tema...

Saludos cordiales.

JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 10:25
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 42
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
se interesó por las circunstancias de aquella época / tomó parte en la actividad de aquel período


Explanation:
Me gustaría contribuir con un par de ideas.´

La primera es un poco más general y neutra:
Se interesó por las circunstancias de aquella época

La segunda deja entrever una mayor implicación:
Tomó parte/participó en la actividad de aquel período

¡Espero que sirva de ayuda!


Irene Gutiérrez
Spain
Local time: 18:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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