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look principled

Spanish translation: parezca una cuestión de principios

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English term or phrase:	look principled
Spanish translation:	parezca una cuestión de principios
Entered by:	Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

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18:26 Nov 19, 2009

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English term or phrase: look principled

openness is a way of making surrender to whatever is most powerful, or woship of vulgar success, look principled.
gracias

afrodithabb

parezca una cuestión de principios

Explanation:
La estructura sería ésta: "...es una manera de hacer que rendirse... o idolatrar el éxito vulgar parezca una cuestió de principios"
Pero el sentido dependerá del contexto.

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-19 19:36:36 GMT)
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http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=951382

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-19 19:42:23 GMT)
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Entiendo que "woship" es una errata (worship)

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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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Local time: 04:14

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3 +5

parezca una cuestión de principios

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

que parezca que

acrosado

4 +1

parecer / aparentar ser de principios

Vicky Rengifo

lúzcase de principios

twiginbeak

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1 hr confidence:

que parezca que

Explanation:
La manera en que está redactada la oración resulta confusa, pero en esencia dice "openness is a way of making x or y look principled.

acrosado
United States
Local time: 22:14
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Spanish

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

parezca una cuestión de principios

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 04:14
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Spanish
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2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

parecer / aparentar ser de principios

Explanation:
Slds!

Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=pri...

Vicky Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 22:14
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 28

7 hrs confidence:

lúzcase de principios

Explanation:
"Look principled" aquí es una frase en el tenso imperativo con sentido irónico. Vicky tiene la interpretación precisa, con excepción del tenso del verbo. Del significado estoy seguro, de mi selección de palabras en español para comunicarlo, no tanto.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-11-20 02:13:59 GMT)
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Quiza mejor: lúzcase ser de principios

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Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2009-11-20 23:55:17 GMT)
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Ya le he agradecido a Beatriz por su paciencia en iluminarme a mi error. Mis disculpas a todos.

twiginbeak
Local time: 21:14
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Native speaker of: English

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Dec 3, 2009 - Changes made by Beatriz Ramírez de Haro:
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