Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Can you in all seriousness contend that your response would be
Spanish translation:
¿Puedes con toda sinceridad/seriedad afirmar que tu respuesta sería...?
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Robert Forstag
Mar 18, 2016 18:04
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English term
Can you in all seriousness contend that your response would be
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Personal letter
In this regard, I’d like to ask you to honestly consider what your reaction would have been if the shoe were on the other foot. In other words, if you had given me a bunch of stuff practically for free, plus my promise to handle a number of simple matters for you; if I had then needed to constantly remind you to handle these matters after you had repeatedly broken promises to do so; and if you had crowned such dreadful conduct by asking me for a sizable loan on the very day you learned that I was to receive a bequest from a deceased relative.
***Can you in all seriousness contend that your response would be*** anything other than one of outraged and unequivocal rejection?
I hope that at some point we can begin a new – and far more pleasant – chapter in our friendship. But for now, I am asking for your immediate assistance in bringing the present one to a swift conclusion.
En honor a la verdad, estás obligado a reconocer que tu respuesta no pudiera ser (otra que) ??
***Can you in all seriousness contend that your response would be*** anything other than one of outraged and unequivocal rejection?
I hope that at some point we can begin a new – and far more pleasant – chapter in our friendship. But for now, I am asking for your immediate assistance in bringing the present one to a swift conclusion.
En honor a la verdad, estás obligado a reconocer que tu respuesta no pudiera ser (otra que) ??
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
5 +8 | ¿puedes con toda sinceridad/seriedad afirmar que tu respuesta sería...? | Rosa Lazzaroni |
4 | Honestamente, puede aseverar que su respuesta habría sido... | Phoenix III |
Proposed translations
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¿puedes con toda sinceridad/seriedad afirmar que tu respuesta sería...?
¿puedes con toda sinceridad/seriedad afirmar que tu respuesta sería...?
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Comment: "Thank you, Rosa. Phoenix's suggestion is also viable here."
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Honestamente, puede aseverar que su respuesta habría sido...
I am reluctant to use the familial pronoun in this context. It all sounds too formal to me to do so. I am more inclined to use a somewhat more formal lingo here. On the other hand, since this is hypothetical, I go for "would have been".
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