"Silence implies consent";Translation exercise ,Spanish/English;All levels.

Question

El silencio implica consentimiento.

Silence implies consent.

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Cuando los hombres buenos están en silencio, entonces el mal abunda.

When good men are silent, then evil abounds.

Please correct my sentences.

Two sentences that are connected in different ways.

Please give examples of what they mean to you.

Well said amigo. - ian-hill, Apr 20, 2015

Thanks Ray. I think the real heroes are the guys like you: ) You too Ian: ) - Ranman, Apr 21, 2015

Thanks ranman , both Ian and i try silently and slowly to push the boat out a little further every time. - ray76, Apr 21, 2015

No hay más sordo que el que no quiere oir. - polenta1, Aug 21, 2017

Cuando los hombres buenos "guardan" silencio...................... - polenta1, Aug 21, 2017

Answer 1

There are none as deaf as those who refuse to hear.

No hay ninguno tan sordo como los que se niegan a escuchar.

Or as blind as those who refuse to see.

O tan ciego como aquellos que se niegan a ver.

Or as mute as those who refuse to speak out.

O mudo como aquellos que se niegan a hablar.

Nor as d a m n ed as all three.

Ni tan maldita como los tres.

Good sentence :). Only one tip: "Ninguno" is singular, you must use the adjetive also in singular (sordo) - txustaboy, Apr 20, 2015

Gracias amigo. - ian-hill, Apr 20, 2015

Answer 2

El mal no puede ser ignorado, debe ser detenido antes de que se afiance.

Evil cannot be ignored , it must be stopped before it takes hold .

:) - ian-hill, Apr 20, 2015

Correction ;): El mal no puede ser ignorado, (sino que) debe ser detenido antes de que se afiance. The words in brackets are not required but are also ok - txustaboy, Apr 20, 2015

Said the slave owner and enemy of the Native American - Ranman, Apr 20, 2015

Thank you so much tux, you are a great help to us all , most appreciated. - ray76, Apr 20, 2015

@Ranman , I always have a problem with great men of history who we now find had feet of clay , but should we judge them in the morays of today , or in the ways that existed then. - ray76, Apr 20, 2015

Further in the case of Jefferson would our history be the better or the worse had he been condemned then ? - ray76, Apr 20, 2015

Ray - it is false to judge people "out of their time". I suspect you agree. - ian-hill, Apr 20, 2015

Yes I do Ian and I made a comment to Ranman below about that , thanks. - ray76, Apr 21, 2015

John Adams never owned slaves and was proud of that fact. Also Jefferson was publicly against slavery but still owned them, that show that even then they new that it was wrong: ) - Ranman, Apr 21, 2015

Their is a new musical about Alexander Hamilton: ) It is done in rap music: ) - Ranman, Apr 21, 2015

@ Ian, He was judged harshly in his time: ) - Ranman, Apr 21, 2015

@Ranman , i must read more about him , and this period ,I feel now that i am not informed enough to comment , thanks mate i shall reeducate myself ,I do now want to offend anyone , anytime. - ray76, Apr 21, 2015

You never offend me mate. I just enjoy the discourse. I don't like any polliticians from any era: ) - Ranman, Apr 21, 2015

Answer 3

En nuestro país vivía un poeta excelente, quien durante las barbaridades de segunda guerra mundial, escribió un libro en verso de la historia del profeta Jonás y escribió los líneas aquellos nos citamos a menudo : Entre los culpables quien guarda el silencio es cómplice "

In our country lived an excellent poet, who during the atrocities of the World War II, wrote a book in verse of the story of the prophet Jonas and wrote the lines, those we often quote : "Among the guilty who keeps the silence is an accomplice "

Sometimes is better to use "el que" or "los que" instead of "..quien..". This relative clause (quien) can cause errors including to the Spanish native speakers - txustaboy, Apr 20, 2015

You have eloquently portrayed the feeling porcu , and i love the quotation , a great poet. - ray76, Apr 20, 2015

I don't think anyone could have said it better. :) - rac1, Apr 20, 2015

Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Apr 20, 2015

Answer 4

When good men are silent, then evil abounds.

I wonder if this has a subjunctive (or maybe two)

Cuando los hombres de buena voluntad no (digan) dicennada, entonces abundan los malos.

Vamos a intentar a eliminar esa cosa de nuestra lista.

Let's try to cross that one off our list.

Muchas gracias, Luís

I would use the indicative form: Cuando no dicen nada... because it is not a hope or a wish, but a fact. - LuisCache, Apr 20, 2015

Thanks, Luis! - sanlee, Apr 21, 2015

Thank you both . - ray76, Apr 21, 2015

Answer 5

"Silence implies consent"

We use to say more or less with the same meaning:

El que calla otorga.

Thanks for the correction, Luis. - sanlee, Apr 21, 2015

We "used to" Slight typo mate. Thanks for joining in . - ray76, Apr 21, 2015

Well, we still say that. Maybe I shouldn't use then "we use to say" but "we say". Thank you Ray! - LuisCache, Apr 21, 2015

You can say it like this, Luis."We use" calla ortorga" (silent consent) with more or less the same meaning". - sanlee, Apr 21, 2015

Answer 6

Yeah like when Jefferson, the owner of slaves, forcefully removed Native Americans after breaking a treaty.

Si como cuando Jefferson, el dueño de esclavos quitado con fuerza los navivos después de romper un tratado.

Yep. - rac1, Apr 20, 2015

Yes indeed , and are we all not guilty of complicity by our silence during that time and even now , we can all hang our collective heads in shame . - ray76, Apr 20, 2015

Your right. Some where the same thing is happening still to this day: ) - Ranman, Apr 21, 2015

Answer 7

Silence is consent - El que calla otorga.

Answer 8

Lo opuesto al amor no es el odio sino la indiferencia.

The opposite of love is not hate but indifference.

Answer 9

El silencio también resulta de saber meras palabras no cambiará la situación para mejor. En tales situaciones, diciendo que el silencio debe suponer el consentimiento es la calumnia.

Silence also results from knowing mere words will not change the situation for the better. In such situations, saying silence must imply consent is slander.

Nor do we have ta accept an offer of anger . Good post mate. - ray76, Aug 23, 2017