Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
los tan traídos a mal gobiernos locales
English translation:
much maligned
Added to glossary by
Hellen Varela-Fdez.
Aug 5, 2009 20:13
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Costa Rica
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Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
los tan traídos a mal gobiernos locales
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Hola!! Una frase popular pero que no tengo idea de como expresar en inglés.
Contexto:
"Es indispensable integrar las funciones económicas y administrativas de los, tan traídos a mal, gobiernos locales".
Mil gracias.
Hellen
Contexto:
"Es indispensable integrar las funciones económicas y administrativas de los, tan traídos a mal, gobiernos locales".
Mil gracias.
Hellen
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +6 | much maligned |
Martha Harrold (X)
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| 4 | the, so often denigrated, local governments |
Elizabeth Novesky
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| 3 | the long-suffering local governments/authorities |
Edward Tully
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Proposed translations
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much maligned
Not certain if this is the same idea exactly
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Edward Tully
Native in English
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: Spanish to English
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the long-suffering local governments/authorities
I've seen this used as concerns that "bother/worry" a person, but never as a definer of a noun...
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Así explica el diverso significado de la palabra pacha, que es "tierra" ...... Pleitear. o traerse a mal traer affligirse vno a otro y en saliendo con el ...
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a mal traer nos lleva - WordReference Forums - [ Translate this page ]
llevar/traer a mal traer: Quote: ~a alguien a mal ~. 1. loc. verb. Maltratarlo o molestarlo mucho en cualquier concepto. - Il nous en fait voir ...
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Search ResultsVocabvlarioQqichuaDeHolguin - [ Translate this page ]
Así explica el diverso significado de la palabra pacha, que es "tierra" ...... Pleitear. o traerse a mal traer affligirse vno a otro y en saliendo con el ...
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Note added at 28 mins (2009-08-05 20:41:59 GMT)
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a mal traer nos lleva - WordReference Forums - [ Translate this page ]
llevar/traer a mal traer: Quote: ~a alguien a mal ~. 1. loc. verb. Maltratarlo o molestarlo mucho en cualquier concepto. - Il nous en fait voir ...
forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=952157 - Cached - Similar
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Elizabeth Novesky
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
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the, so often denigrated, local governments
As in:
"It is vital to integrate the economic and administrative functions of the, so often denigrated, local governments."
I work in local government, and this is very true.
"It is vital to integrate the economic and administrative functions of the, so often denigrated, local governments."
I work in local government, and this is very true.
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: the punctuation is wrong - you can't have a comma after "the".
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