reformadores de pan pintado

English translation: armchair reformers

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Spanish term or phrase:reformadores de pan pintado
English translation:armchair reformers
Entered by: Steven Huddleston

15:40 Dec 25, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / In An Autobiography
Spanish term or phrase: reformadores de pan pintado
Contexto:

Mi filosofía de la vida es que debe haber diferencias entre pobres y ricos. El interés de vivir para mí, consiste en el barajar de la suerte; que los pobres o los ricos,dejen de serlo algun día. ¿Idealismos? Dejarse los reformadores de historia y pan pintado. En todo caso, uno debe ser reformador de sí mismo y no de los otros, y para ello solo hace falta que cada uno tenga un poco de cabeza y mucho de listura.

Mil Gracias,

Barbara
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 03:25
armchair reformers
Explanation:
Academics. They have it easy.
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Steven Huddleston
Mexico
Local time: 01:25
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3 +2armchair reformers
Steven Huddleston
3reformers of history and chocolate mice / rebels without a cause /
Adrian MM.


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armchair reformers


Explanation:
Academics. They have it easy.


    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/armchair
Steven Huddleston
Mexico
Local time: 01:25
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 39

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reformadores de historia y pan pintado
reformers of history and chocolate mice / rebels without a cause /


Explanation:
I've taken note and included Cecile G's weblink of 'tortas y pan pintado', but don't think the meatphor of a cinch is apt and apposite here, rather it is a contrast between big-time revolutionaries and 'rebels without a cause' or rather witha trivial cause.

Anyway, I've changed the metaphor from painted bread to chocolate mice, but see Oso's suggestion of 'revolucionario de café' in the second weblink for rebel witout a cause.


    Reference: http://www.facebook.com/Pan-Pintado-283893742459511/photos/
    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english-to-spanish/idioms-maxims-s...
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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