Translating "each other's" in Spanish

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I know there are several approximate ways to convey the sense of "each other" in Spanish, some of them being entre ellos, uno al otro, and even mutuamente. However, I am struggling to turn this expression into possessive. What is the best way to render a sentence like this into Spanish:

Let's share each other's posts with our respective followers on Twitter

Here's my attempt which is obviously wrong:

Compartamos los artículos del uno al otro con nuestros respectivos seguidores en Twitter.

Please help.

Schwale · Answer 1 · 2015-10-31T18:46:41.087

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You can say

Compartamos los artículos de cada uno/de los demás (...)

post also stands for publicación when it comes to social media.

edited Oct 31 '15 at 18:46

answered Oct 30 '15 at 23:12

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+1 por corregir publicación en vez de artículo – Matias Andina Nov 06 '15 at 03:07

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 25 '18 at 00:07

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I believe each other has multiple translations. It all depends on the situation.

Play with each other = Jueguen juntos

In your case: Let's share each other's posts with our respective followers on Twitter

"Compartamos nuestras publicaciones uno con el otro y con nuestros seguidores en Twitter"

edited Jan 25 '18 at 00:07

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answered Nov 02 '15 at 19:39

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Good point about finding alternative phrasing instead of using the same phrase in Spanish. – Walter Mitty Nov 03 '15 at 12:37

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 02 '15 at 11:24

What I think you are trying to do is to use the possesive for each other, is that right?

This will be correct:

Compartamos nuestros artículos mutuamente...

Using the nuestros possesive and mutuamente you are also expressing the same thing, but what you've said previously it's also correct. Hope it helps!

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 03 '15 at 12:43

Here is a case where English uses "each other's" but Spanish phrases it differently.

Galatas 6:2

Sobrellevad los unos las cargas de los otros, y cumplid así la ley de Cristo.

Many English translations use "each other's burdens". Admittedly, this is not a case of translating English into Spanish. Both the English texts and the Spanish one are translations from Greek.

score 2 · Answer 5 · edited Nov 07 '15 at 22:14

Una traducción muy literal y algo recargada pero correcta sería:

Vamos mutuamente a compartir nuestros mensajes con nuestros respectivos seguidores.

o más simplemente:

Compartamos los mensajes del otro con nuestros respectivos seguidores.

Si se quiere reforzar el hecho de ser una acción mútua, puede añadirse "ambos" o "los dos":

Vamos ambos a compartir los mensajes del otro con nuestros respectivos seguidores.

Los dos vamos a compartir los mensajes del otro con nuestros respectivos seguidores.

score 1 · Answer 6 · edited Nov 05 '15 at 08:52

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I think this is the best option, for your case:

Compartamos los posts de los demás con nuestros seguidores en Twiter

edited Nov 05 '15 at 08:52

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answered Nov 03 '15 at 11:14

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No es correcto, "de los demás" se interpreta como de "todos los otros", – Nov 07 '15 at 19:54

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Nov 23 '15 at 02:11

In this case I wouldn't go for the direct translation; a spanish man / woman (I'm spanish) would say something like:

Compartamos nuestros posts recíprocamente con los followers del otro en Twitter.

Or... simpler, rethinking the whole thing:

Compartamos mis posts con tus followers y tus posts con los míos en Twitter.

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