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escalated

Spanish translation: perder los nervios/salir de quicio/aumentar actitud violenta

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English term or phrase:escalated
Spanish translation:perder los nervios/salir de quicio/aumentar actitud violenta
Entered by: Tarara Paso

12:37 Dec 5, 2008
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
English term or phrase: escalated
Está bajo este contexto:

JM frequently escalated when he was not able to do what he wanted or if he didn’t get what he wanted.

Muchas gracias
BristolTEc
Ecuador
Local time: 06:28
perder los nervios/salir de quicio/aumentar actitud violenta
Explanation:
eso creo que es
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Tarara Paso
Sri Lanka
Local time: 13:28
Grading comment
Muchas gracias


4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5perder los nervios/salir de quicio/aumentar actitud violenta
Tarara Paso
3 +2aumentaba, crecía
Dolores Vázquez
4 +1se enfurecía
mariana24
5(se le) recrudecía / intensificaba (el mal humor)
Anna Villegas


Discussion entries: 2





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
aumentaba, crecía


Explanation:
Una sugerencia.

Dolores Vázquez
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ruth Wöhlk: si
3 mins
  -> Gracias.
agree  Mónica Algazi: El nivel de ¿? de JM aumentaba muchísimo
40 mins
  -> Gracias.
neutral  Pablo Fdez. Moriano: alguien no puede aumentar o crecer sin más; si acaso, crecerse, pero no en este contexto
44 mins
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
perder los nervios/salir de quicio/aumentar actitud violenta


Explanation:
eso creo que es

Tarara Paso
Sri Lanka
Local time: 13:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muchas gracias


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pablo Fdez. Moriano: tiene sentido. también: se ponía furioso, se ofuscaba...
39 mins
  -> gracias :)) por tu aportación
agree  Adriana Martinez: Esta sugerencia sí es correcta! Agree!
56 mins
  -> gracias :))
agree  Leticia Colombia Truque Vélez
1 hr
  -> Gracias : ))
agree  Christine Walsh: Otras: montaba en cólera, perdía los estribos
4 hrs
  -> Gracias : ))
agree  Carmen Valentin-Rodriguez
15 hrs
  -> gracias :))
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
se enfurecía


Explanation:
Dado el poco contexto (aunque sabemos que JM se ponía muy enojado/enfadado), y la frecuencia con que el verbo "escalate" se da asociado a la violencia ("violence could escalate into a war", ejemplo del Collins), quizá sirva de ayuda. Suerte.

mariana24
Uruguay
Local time: 08:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anna Villegas: Agree.
9 hrs
  -> Gracias, Carvallo.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
(se le) recrudecía / intensificaba (el mal humor)


Explanation:
"Con frecuencia, a JM se le intensificaba/recrudecía el mal humor cuando..."

Anna Villegas
Mexico
Local time: 05:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20
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