{"id":1194,"date":"2022-08-15T00:35:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T23:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/?p=1194"},"modified":"2023-08-20T23:00:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T22:00:28","slug":"frases-intraducibles-back-to-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2022\/08\/15\/frases-intraducibles-back-to-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Untranslatable sentences: back to basics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s another one of those phrases that I like to call \u201cuntranslatable\u201d - it\u2019s not that they\u2019re impossible to translate into Spanish, but they sound much much better in English, in my opinion, and you have to kind of explain their translation so that people can understand it well (other phrases and expressions here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And today\u2019s phrase is \u201cback to basics<\/strong>\u201d, which roughly translates to \u201cVolver a lo b\u00e1sico\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And what are the basics? Well, it depends on the topic that\u00b4s being discussed. If we\u00b4re talking about decoration, for example, or fashion, it might mean choosing simple colours and lines, instead of more complex styles. If we\u00b4re talking about primary education, it might mean returning to focus more on essential subjects like reading, writing, and maths. To me, the general idea conveyed by \u201cback to basics\u201d is that we have become so sophisticated (in whatever area) that we have forgotten what is truly important, the basis of it all, and we must return to it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u00b4s a sentence that can be applied to many situations, at home, at school, and at work. Today, I\u00b4d like to propose that we use it as a reminder to look after ourselves<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"woman<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Looking after ourselves first, so that then we\u00b4re able to look after others, or take care of our own tasks. Because, how often are our days so busy, and so full, that they go by without us dedicating any time or attention to ourselves? And by the time we realize it, we\u00b4re already out of energy, already exhausted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It may be due to us believing that other things are more important, that other people must come first\u2026 But that\u00b4s not sustainable in the long run. I love the way Katie Reed expresses it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what's left of you.\"<\/em><\/p>Katie Reed<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Would you like to have the energy required to give the world the best of you? Then I suggest that you return to focus on these four basic pillars, if at any point you have stopped paying attention to them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n