Gran Púbico

English translation: public at large

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Spanish term or phrase:Gran Púbico
English translation:public at large
Entered by: spanruss

22:10 Jan 27, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Media / Multimedia
Spanish term or phrase: Gran Púbico
I heard a broadcast on the radio yesterday, in which they were discussing the amount of media attention spent on the Iraq war versus other mundane subjects, such as celebrity news. The theory was that publishing companies are ignoring public opinion polls in deciding what to print. The people or public were referred to several times as "Gran Público".
spanruss
United States
Local time: 05:34
public at large
Explanation:
one option

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general public = another option

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Politicians and the public at large are now strongly opposed to the large- ... el gran público se oponen ahora con firmeza al sacrificio a gran escala de ...
www.oie.int/eng/publicat/rt/2103/3.8.Pluimers.pdf - Similar pages

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ultimately, the general public. One of the greatest concerns is the ... por último, el gran público. Uno de los temas que más inquietud suscita es el ...
www.oie.int/eng/publicat/rt/2401/24-1 pdfs/29-smetanka335-3... - Similar pages

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In light of your clarification, how about "(broad/general) book-buying public"?

long gone is its reputation as having a marvellously broad and deep range. ... of the industry and the book-buying public then the take-over will be OK. ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../displayPrintable.jhtml?xml=/money/2... - 16k - Cached - Similar pages

The Value Of Readers | BooksquareIf you want to introduce a broader audience to Yiddish theater or disaffected ... that says to a large segment of the book-buying public “nothing to see, ...
www.booksquare.com/archives/2006/10/27/2194/ - 34k - Cached - Similar pages


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Despite his resentment toward the book-buying public,. Melville was virtually obsessed ... raised by the Ruth Hall phenomenon in broader terms: why does ...
alh.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/7/1/151.pdf - Similar pages
Selected response from:

David Hollywood
Local time: 07:34
Grading comment
Thanks, David.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5Big Audiences
Alfredo Tanús
3 +2mainstream audiences/readers
moken
4 +1most readers - readers in general/audiences
patricia scott
4 +1public at large
David Hollywood
4public, readership
Margaret Schroeder
4great public
Nina Breebaart
4general public
Lydia De Jorge
4masses
Aïda Garcia Pons
4Joe Public
Noni Gilbert Riley


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Big Audiences


Explanation:
Público for a radio or TV broadcast is also referred as "audience"

Alfredo Tanús
Local time: 07:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
public, readership


Explanation:
In English, el gran público is simply "the public," or, in this case, since it is talking about print, you could also say "the reading public" or "readership."

Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 04:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
mainstream audiences/readers


Explanation:
Hi spanruss.

Looks like you're going to be spoilt for choice on this one.

While agreeing with GoodWords and David, I'm under the impression that 'gran público' may have been used, perhaps slightly condescendingly, to refer to what in other times may have been termed 'the masses'.

Although we are talking about books, and thus readership is a more precise term, mainstream audiences is widely used, even in this context (strange, when you don't listen to books, but that's the way it is). More fittingly you could say 'mainstream readers'.



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Re. typo, el gran púbico could always refer to Playboy readers. ;O) ;O)

moken
Local time: 10:34
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margaret Schroeder: Best options yet.
5 mins
  -> Gracias GW - el no ser nativo siempre me deja una sombrita de duda, de excesiva osadía... :O) :O)

agree  Noni Gilbert Riley
9 hrs
  -> :O)
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
great public


Explanation:
great/vast public

gran before the noun does not have the same meaning as grande after the noun



Nina Breebaart
Netherlands
Local time: 11:34
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in DutchDutch
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
most readers - readers in general/audiences


Explanation:
I think if you refer to books, el gran público in English is still referred to as most readers - big audiences in the case of best sellers, e.g., are huge number of copies sold or huge number of readers. I do agree with Alvaro, that el gran público somewhat describes "the masses" - a way of saying people who are not specially selective.

patricia scott
Spain
Local time: 11:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Annissa 7ar
13 mins
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
public at large


Explanation:
one option

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Note added at 2 mins (2007-01-27 22:13:14 GMT)
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general public = another option

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Note added at 5 mins (2007-01-27 22:16:28 GMT)
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Politicians and the public at large are now strongly opposed to the large- ... el gran público se oponen ahora con firmeza al sacrificio a gran escala de ...
www.oie.int/eng/publicat/rt/2103/3.8.Pluimers.pdf - Similar pages

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Note added at 10 mins (2007-01-27 22:21:36 GMT)
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ultimately, the general public. One of the greatest concerns is the ... por último, el gran público. Uno de los temas que más inquietud suscita es el ...
www.oie.int/eng/publicat/rt/2401/24-1 pdfs/29-smetanka335-3... - Similar pages

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-01-27 23:20:59 GMT)
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In light of your clarification, how about "(broad/general) book-buying public"?

long gone is its reputation as having a marvellously broad and deep range. ... of the industry and the book-buying public then the take-over will be OK. ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../displayPrintable.jhtml?xml=/money/2... - 16k - Cached - Similar pages

The Value Of Readers | BooksquareIf you want to introduce a broader audience to Yiddish theater or disaffected ... that says to a large segment of the book-buying public “nothing to see, ...
www.booksquare.com/archives/2006/10/27/2194/ - 34k - Cached - Similar pages


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Note added at 1 hr (2007-01-27 23:23:24 GMT)
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Despite his resentment toward the book-buying public,. Melville was virtually obsessed ... raised by the Ruth Hall phenomenon in broader terms: why does ...
alh.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/7/1/151.pdf - Similar pages

David Hollywood
Local time: 07:34
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thanks, David.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: Agree with all of it!
10 hrs
  -> thanks aceavila :)
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
general public


Explanation:
.

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 05:34
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Gran Público
masses


Explanation:
I wonder if you could also use "for the masses". It's understood that in this case "the masses" buy books.

Aïda Garcia Pons
United States
Local time: 03:34
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Joe Public


Explanation:
Don't suppose you need any more alternatives, since there are perfectly satisfactory ones already up there - but another for the record on this subject.

Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 11:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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