if not in fact

Spanish translation: aunque no lo sean en realidad

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English term or phrase:	if not in fact
Spanish translation:	aunque no lo sean en realidad
Entered by:	Charles Davis

20:32 Mar 9, 2012

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Science - Geography / tsunamis

English term or phrase: if not in fact

Warnings are binary, with a
very fine line between "warn" and "no warn"; the decision is usually conservative and
produces false alarms from the public viewpoint if not in fact.

khri KudoZ activity Questions: 78 (8 open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 0
Local time: 06:07

aunque no lo sean en realidad

Explanation:
Esto es lo que implica "if not in fact": el público se cree que son falsas alarmas, aunque en realidad no siempre son falsas sino reales.

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-03-09 22:08:37 GMT)
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El sentido de "if" aquí es este:

"if
7 despite being (used before an adjective or adverb to introduce a contrast):
she was honest, if a little brutal</n>"
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/if?region=us&q=if

"If not" significa aquí "even if not"; "the alarms are false from the public viewpoint, despite not being false in fact". Si se avisa y luego no se produce ningún desastre, el público se cree que ha sido una falsa alarma, pero a veces el peligro ha sido real pero por suerte no ha llegado a notarse.

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-03-09 22:10:16 GMT)
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O sea: "false alarms from the public viewpoint, [even] if not [false alarms] in fact".

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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 12:07

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aunque no lo sean en realidad

Charles Davis

si no es el caso en la realidad

David Hollywood

si no resulta acertada

Alberto Manni

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1 min confidence:

si no es el caso en la realidad

Explanation:
a lo mejor

David Hollywood
Local time: 07:07
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

17 mins confidence:

si no resulta acertada

Explanation:
mi interpretación

Alberto Manni
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:07
Native speaker of:

Italian

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

aunque no lo sean en realidad

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 12:07
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

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