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English translation: provide you with the foundations

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Spanish term or phrase:trasladarte los pilares
English translation:provide you with the foundations
Entered by: Barbara Cochran, MFA

13:38 Sep 22, 2015
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / In A Novel
Spanish term or phrase: trasladarte los pilares
Contexto (a mother, on her death bed, addressing her daughter):

Como madre he hecho todo lo posible para trasladarte los pilares que toda persona ha de tener siempre para ir por la vida, teniendo en cuenta las prnicipales virtudes que te dejo en herencia: una educación basada en valores inherentes al ser humano, con independencia de si es una mujer o un hombre, del color de piel que tengas...

Gracias,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 22:05
leave/provide you with the foundations
Explanation:
one option
Selected response from:

George Rabel
Local time: 22:05
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4leave/provide you with the foundations
George Rabel
4to pass on to you the foundations/the base
Francois Boye
4share with/pass on to you the principles
Muriel Vasconcellos
4instil in/into you the foundations of
Lisa Jane
3pass on to you the principles to live your life by/ the principle to always live by
bcsantos


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
leave/provide you with the foundations


Explanation:
one option

George Rabel
Local time: 22:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 48
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank You.

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to pass on to you the foundations/the base


Explanation:
'trasladar' porque se trata de mantener una tradición, una cultura

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 22:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 28
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
share with/pass on to you the principles


Explanation:
To me, "pilares" means 'principles', especially in this context.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 19:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 199
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
instil in/into you the foundations of


Explanation:
I think a good verb to use in this context could be to instil as it is often collocated in the context of educating, bringing someone up according to certain values, principles


    Reference: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/it/definizione/inglese/ins...
Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 04:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 day 50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pass on to you the principles to live your life by/ the principle to always live by


Explanation:
the principles which everyone should live by -

bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 04:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 96
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