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Old May 11, 2017, 06:16 PM
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"Hate has no place here"

Today I spotted a colorful yard sign that said in large letters Hate has no place here, with translations underneath in 4 or 5 languages. Now regardless of the message it was trying to convey, political or otherwise, it was the Spanish version that drew my attention and makes me ask whether it might be too literal: El odio no tiene lugar aquí.

I thought of instead, Este sitio no ocupa el odio

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Old May 11, 2017, 07:32 PM
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Aquí, no hay espacio para el odio.

En este sitio no se acepta el odio.

El odio no es un valor que aceptamos en este sitio.
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Old May 11, 2017, 07:53 PM
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¡Hola, Glen!

Desde un punto de vista español, "El odio no tiene lugar aquí", es totalmente idiomático, natural y claro.

"Aquí no hay espacio para el odio", que aporta Poli, me parece también claro, quizá mejor.

Ahora bien, "Este sitio no ocupa el odio" como apuntas arriba, no creo que un hispanohablante lo pueda entender de forma cabal.

"Este sitio no tiene espacio para el odio" sí podría funcionar.

Saludos cordiales.
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Aquí no existe lugar para el odio.

We prefer lugar (place) to espacio (room) and existir to haber, subtle-not-so-subtle differences, as "hate can't be harboured and reside here (because hate loses its significance here)" versus "(your) hate isn't welcome here".

No existe lugar para el odio [there's no place for it nor room allocated for it: the place hate would occupy is not to be found here]
No hay lugar para el odio [there's no (enough, maybe) room for it: the place hate might occupy here is already occupy for better things]
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Old May 12, 2017, 05:00 PM
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Thanks, friends! I learned a lot here.
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You're welcome, Glen.

Glad to be of help!
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