Oct 25, 2016 03:24
7 yrs ago
Spanish term
no suavice sus caminos
Spanish to English
Medical
Psychology
Estrategias para el adolescente en el hogar: Estimule la solución de problemas, permita la discrepancia, ayúdale a establecer metas realistas y no suavice sus caminos.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
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but don't make life too easy for them
'Encourage problem-solving, allow for disagreement, and help them to set realistic goals, but don't make life too easy for them.'
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Note added at 3 hrs (2016-10-25 07:06:24 GMT)
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Rhetorical series do better in groups of "threes". By using 'but' and using 'and' earlier, you meet the rhetorical requirement and also set up a contrast.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2016-10-25 07:06:24 GMT)
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Rhetorical series do better in groups of "threes". By using 'but' and using 'and' earlier, you meet the rhetorical requirement and also set up a contrast.
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neilmac
: I like this plain-speaking option...
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Thanks, Neil!
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ormiston
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Thank you!
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Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales
: No beating around the bushes! I like it!
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Thanks, Elizabeth!
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Robert Carter
: Exactly. In another age we might have said "no mollycoddling" but it sounds almost Elizabethan now.
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Thanks, Robert!
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Linda Grabner
: another possible alternative: don't make *things* too easy for them. But definitely the most accessible/practical option.
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Thanks, Linda! Yes, 'things' was my first answer, but then I changed it to 'life' to capture the idea of "camino".
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
21 mins
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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32
and make sure that her/his path to maturity is not devoid of appropriate challenges all that easy
Not at all literal, but I think it makes sense in the context.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: I agree up to "all that easy". I had to read it twice to get the meaning. I think you could stop at "challenges". Oh, I see now that it was an alternate solution.
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Thank you, Muriel.
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Margarida Martins Costelha
: I agree with Muriel.
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Thanks, Margarida.
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Vidya Thatte
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Accurate, punctual, and resonable
Native in: Marathi , English
Works in: English to Marathi, Marathi to English, English, and 4 more.
never comfort his/her path/way
Never comfort his/her path/way.
Maybe used in this manner.
Maybe used in this manner.
4 hrs
don't ease the path for him or her
or, don't ease his/her choices
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5 hrs
don't smooth their pathways
For example. (Although I do like Muriel's no-nonsense suggestion)
"... or you're planning to start a family soon, you have probably pondered your kids' futures and wondered how you can smooth their pathway to higher education."
Another way of sayig "Don't pave the way for them"...
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Note added at 5 hrs (2016-10-25 08:32:08 GMT)
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Phil's suggestion "don't wrap them up in cotton wool." is another good, non-nonsense option IMHO.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2016-10-25 08:33:45 GMT)
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http://www.linguee.es/espanol-ingles/search?source=auto&quer...
"... or you're planning to start a family soon, you have probably pondered your kids' futures and wondered how you can smooth their pathway to higher education."
Another way of sayig "Don't pave the way for them"...
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Note added at 5 hrs (2016-10-25 08:32:08 GMT)
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Phil's suggestion "don't wrap them up in cotton wool." is another good, non-nonsense option IMHO.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2016-10-25 08:33:45 GMT)
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http://www.linguee.es/espanol-ingles/search?source=auto&quer...
Reference:
http://www.kinseylawgroup.com/tag/529-plan
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles/pave-the-way
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16 hrs
Marsha Wilkie
Colombia
Colombia
Native in Spanish
&
English
Colombia
True meaning, right feeling
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
don't pave the way (for them)
Just another suggestion.
Discussion
Yes, we also have 'mollycoddle' in the U.S., though it may be considered a little old fashioned.