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a hundred sad little brothers and sisters

Spanish translation: un centenar de pequeños de ojos/mirada triste/s


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English term or phrase:a hundred sad little brothers and sisters
Spanish translation:un centenar de pequeños de ojos/mirada triste/s
Entered by: angels pons
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23:55 Jan 14, 2007
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Computers (general) / images
English term or phrase: a hundred sad little brothers and sisters
A policeman asks to a computer specialist: ¿Have you found pornographic pictures in the laptop?
The computer specialist answers: ...the twelve you've seen and maybe a hundred sad little brothers and sisters.
Can you help me in the last past of the answer?
Thank you very much
angels pons
Spain
Local time: 20:21
un centenar de pequeños de ojos/mirada triste/s
Explanation:
creo que se trata, como dice Maureen, de pornografía infantil

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Note added at 4 days (2007-01-19 09:01:44 GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias Angels.
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patricia scott
Spain
Local time: 20:21
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2a hundred others similar
Maureen Wilkins
4 +2otras cien del mismo estilo
German Gonzalez
4un centenar de pequeños de ojos/mirada triste/s
patricia scott
4cien pobre hermanitos y hermanitasJuan Vilca
4un centenar de personitas tristes
M. Isabel Ledesma


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a hundred others similar


Explanation:
The English wording means that the specialist saw not only twelve very distressing photos, but another hundred equally distressing pictures of children.
Not sure how to put this into Spanish.

Maureen Wilkins
Local time: 19:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  patricia scott
35 mins

agree  ariffo
3 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
otras cien del mismo estilo


Explanation:
me parece que una traducción literal no serviría, pero...

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-01-15 00:03:20 GMT)
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¿otras cien de la misma calaña?

German Gonzalez
Argentina
Local time: 15:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  patricia scott: se trata de pornografía infantil
30 mins

agree  ariffo: las 12 (fotografías) que vio y unas 100 (fotografías) más/otras 100 más de ese estilo/parecidas/con contenido semejante/etc...
3 hrs
  -> gracias

agree  Carmen Hernaiz
8 hrs
  -> gracias
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cien pobre hermanitos y hermanitas


Explanation:
The word "pobre" in this context has similar effect as "sad" in the original, as in pitiable. Using the literal "hermanitos y hermanitas" appears accceptable as meaning similar to the twelve previously seen.

Juan Vilca
Local time: 14:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
un centenar de personitas tristes


Explanation:
Otra solución con un giro melancólico.
Suerte!

M. Isabel Ledesma
Argentina
Local time: 15:21
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 3
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
un centenar de pequeños de ojos/mirada triste/s


Explanation:
creo que se trata, como dice Maureen, de pornografía infantil

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Note added at 4 days (2007-01-19 09:01:44 GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias Angels.

patricia scott
Spain
Local time: 20:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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