Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
ir de compras fetichistas-católicas
English translation:
go shopping for Catholic kitsch
Added to glossary by
Ion Zubizarreta
Dec 5, 2013 20:28
10 yrs ago
Spanish term
Spain
Audiovisual Translator - ENG>ESL/BAQ
Native in: Basque 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Basque, Spanish to Basque, and 1 more.
ir de compras fetichistas-católicas
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
(Castilian Spanish to UK English).
A member of a rock band talks about the day his band met The Cramps in Madrid.
Thanks!
"Los Cramps vinieron a Madrid, nosotros estábamos ahí y gracias a Esteban fuimos a comer un dia con ellos. Fue un privilegio cantar y rockanrolear con ellos toda la tarde, ir de compras fetichistas-católicas por Madrid".
A member of a rock band talks about the day his band met The Cramps in Madrid.
Thanks!
"Los Cramps vinieron a Madrid, nosotros estábamos ahí y gracias a Esteban fuimos a comer un dia con ellos. Fue un privilegio cantar y rockanrolear con ellos toda la tarde, ir de compras fetichistas-católicas por Madrid".
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go shopping for Catholic kitsch
Encouraged by Lorena. The more I think about it, the more I feel that kitsch really is the word here. "Religious kitsch" would do, but actually "Catholic kitsch" is a common collocation and sounds fine, I think.
Just look at some of these images:
https://www.google.es/search?espv=210&es_sm=93&biw=1024&bih=...
Just look at some of these images:
https://www.google.es/search?espv=210&es_sm=93&biw=1024&bih=...
Note from asker:
| Thanks! |
Peer comment(s):
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lorenab23
: Yes, I think this works great!
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Thanks for the vote of confidence, Lorenita!
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franglish
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Thanks, franglish!
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Jenni Lukac (X)
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Many thanks, Jenni!
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Catarina Lopes
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Thanks, Ana :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Sensible solutions
Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois) 
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
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16
shopping for catholic religious goods
is all I can make of this
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James A. Walsh
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
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English
Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, US, UK) , Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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Spanish term (edited):
ir de compras fetichistas-católicas por Madrid
shopping with Catholic fetishists in Madrid
The Cramps were one of my favourite punk groups growing up, and I've been to see them many times live. The two main band members, Lux Interior and Poison Ivy, could most definitely be described as "fetishists", just Google image either of those names... Indeed, Lux was in a band called The Catholics before The Cramps ;-)
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Note added at 45 mins (2013-12-05 21:14:34 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lux_Interior
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_Ivy_(musician)
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Note added at 45 mins (2013-12-05 21:14:34 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lux_Interior
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_Ivy_(musician)
Note from asker:
| It's great to find another Cramps fan here! ; ) |
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Audra deFalco (X)
: I get what you're saying, but I don't think here they are describing the Cramps (awesome, btw), but rather the objects.
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go shopping for funky/weird/freaky religious objects
People may give it me for saying so, but I think that "religious objects" in Madrid, implies Catholic and it doesn't need to be stated outright. Specifically Catholic religious objects sounds clunky and unnatural as the band really wouldn't have cared if they were Protestant or Catholic. "Funky," "weird," and "freaky" may sound dated (and could be updated), but then we're talking about the 1980s.
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Charles Davis
: I agree with you on "Catholic". This stuff, all the saints and virgins, is always Catholic anyway; Protestants just don't do it. "Freaky" could be good, or maybe even "tacky", but for me the phrase "religious kitsch" inevitably springs to mind.
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to shop for religious curios
Could be another alternative!
1 day 1 hr
to shop for (catholic) amulets/talismans
--like ST Christopher medals for travelers--
would think that they would be looking for things to bre worn on stage; something highly visible
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amulet
would think that they would be looking for things to bre worn on stage; something highly visible
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amulet
Discussion
Saint Kitsch
Celebrating all that is wonderfully awful in the world of Catholic Kitsch
http://saintkitsch.blogspot.com/
Kitsch and Catholicism
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/standingonmyhead/2011/07/kitsch...
True Kitsch is Catholic Kitsch!
http://www.ctlibrary.com/rq/1997/summer/3344.html