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Sr.

Spanish translation: Hermana

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English term or phrase:Sr.
Spanish translation:Hermana
Entered by: Manuel Alejandro Arciniegas Rivera

22:44 Apr 13, 2017
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs / Título
English term or phrase: Sr.
What would be the equivalent of Sr. in Spanish in:

Sr. Teresia Wamuyu Wachira, lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies at St. Paul’s University, Nairobi.

I am not sure what it refers to either, I looked it up on http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/SR,
yet I can't find the equivalent.

Does anyone know?

Gracias
Manuel Alejandro Arciniegas Rivera
Spain
Local time: 03:16
Hermana
Explanation:
El término más común para referirse a miembros de una comunidad religiosa femenina es «hermana».
Selected response from:

Mercedes Gómez Crespo
Spain
Local time: 04:16
Grading comment
Gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Sor
JohnMcDove
4 +1Sister
Cristina Zavala
5Madre
Christian [email protected]
4Hermana
Mercedes Gómez Crespo


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sr.
Sister


Explanation:
https://paxchristipeacestories.com/2017/02/28/the-iampaxchri...

In this latest installment of the #IamPaxChristi interview, we’re profiling Teresia Wamuyu Wachira, a Sister of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (also known as the Loreto Sisters). She is from Kenya and a member of the Pax Christi International Board. This series aims to highlight short conversations with the women and men who make up our movement.

Cristina Zavala
Ecuador
Local time: 21:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JohnMcDove: Bien, pero en español: "Hna." es decir, "Hermana"... (Me recuerda a Les Luthiers --no sé por qué--, en la "Payada de la vaca"... "¡Que lo digas rimando!" ;-)) Saludos cordiales. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ydlVCj94x4
33 mins
  -> claro, jaja
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
sr.
Madre


Explanation:
La Madre Teresia Wamuyu Wachira...
(I attended Catholic schools...)

Christian [email protected]
United States
Local time: 22:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sr.
Sor


Explanation:
Otra manera muy común de referirse a una "Hermana"... (una monja)

http://dle.rae.es/?id=YPEoCRV|YPKIwQe

Saludos cordiales.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-04-14 01:53:07 GMT)
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Nota Bene:
En este caso, lo adecuado parece "Sor", dado que otros términos implican otros "rangos".

De Wikipedia:

Dependiendo de la orden, estructura y hasta rangos, se han conocido algunos términos que se relacionan, como lo son: Madre Superiora, Madre, Sor, Hermana o Hermana religiosa y Novicia.

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monja

(He conocido a dos "Madres Superioras", a quienes se las llamaba, "Sor Catalina" y "Sor Gracia", respectivamente, cuando se hablaba de ellas.)

JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 19:16
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Juan Gil
1 min
  -> Muchas gracias, Juan. :-) Saludos cordiales.
agree  InesV
13 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, InesV. :-) ¡Buen finde!
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sr.
Hermana


Explanation:
El término más común para referirse a miembros de una comunidad religiosa femenina es «hermana».

Mercedes Gómez Crespo
Spain
Local time: 04:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Gracias
Notes to answerer
Asker: gracias


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  JohnMcDove: Sin duda, eso lo decimos en mi "agree" a Cristina. Y también depende del "rango" de la religiosa... :-)
15 hrs
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