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premises

Spanish translation: vigilar los alrededores

23:19 Aug 1, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
English term or phrase: premises
Root, by that time secretary of state, defended the pact in the Senate by declaring that the Panama Canal, then under construction, placed Latin American countries "in the front yard of the United States" and forced it "to police the surrounding premises" in the interest of hemispheric stability and trade.
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Spanish translation:vigilar los alrededores
Explanation:
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Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 02:36
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Summary of answers provided
3 +10vigilar los alrededores
Robert Forstag
5terrenos / locales (rústicos) / establecimientos
Cristina Heraud-van Tol
4vigilar las propiedades circundantes
patyjs


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +10
to police the surrounding premises
vigilar los alrededores


Explanation:
Una idea.

Suerte.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 02:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 23

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agree  swisstell: zonas vecinas
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agree  Gisela Herrera
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agree  Maria Itati Encinas
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agree  vanesa medina
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agree  Roxanna Delgado
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agree  Alfredo Fernández Martínez: 'vigilar las instalaciones de los alrededores' I would say ... I think 'premise' should be missed out...
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agree  MikeGarcia: Un hallazgo!!!
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  -> Gracias, MIguel.
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
terrenos / locales (rústicos) / establecimientos


Explanation:
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Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Peru
Local time: 01:36
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Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 28
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
vigilar las propiedades circundantes


Explanation:
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patyjs
Mexico
Local time: 00:36
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Native speaker of: English
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