Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
laying low entire divisions
Spanish translation:
enfermando a divisiones enteras
English term
laying low entire divisions
Context:
In fact the disease was already spreading on both sides of the European front, laying low entire divisions through the spring and early summer. Then it seemed to subside.
Thanks in advance.
| 3 +2 | enfermando a divisiones enteras |
JohnMcDove
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| 4 +1 | parando o paralizando a divisiones enteras |
Ellen Kraus
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| 4 -2 | pasando desapercibida por divisiones enteras |
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
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Feb 1, 2017 17:44: Miguel Huang Chen Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
enfermando a divisiones enteras
Aquí tienes algunas definiciones.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/lay low
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/lay-low...
Saludos cordiales.
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Note added at 7 hrs (2017-01-28 02:38:52 GMT)
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Al ver el contexto, la idea correcta es "matando" o "acabando con divisiones enteras"...
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/features/world/asia/vietna...
Está explícito ahí.
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Note added at 5 days (2017-02-01 22:40:06 GMT) Post-grading
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De nada, ¡un placer, Miguel!
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German 
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
parando o paralizando a divisiones enteras
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Note added at 1 Stunde (2017-01-27 20:33:36 GMT)
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como por ejemplo "huelga en una fábrica puede paralizar todo el sistema productivo"
| agree |
Andrée Goreux
: pwero: paralizando divisiones enteras, el "a" está de más.
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| neutral |
JohnMcDove
: En el contexto, se trata de "matar", "acabar con la vida de las víctimas". Saludos cordiales.
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Mexico
Confianza, certeza, creatividad.
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 6 more.
pasando desapercibida por divisiones enteras
| disagree |
Andrée Goreux
: millions of people died, desapercibido?
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| disagree |
JohnMcDove
: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/features/world/asia/vietna...
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