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beneath their dignity

Spanish translation: considerar indigno

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English term or phrase:	beneath their dignity
Spanish translation:	considerar indigno
Entered by:	guimeman

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09:43 Apr 15, 2008

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English term or phrase: beneath their dignity

"There were certainly a number of manufacturers who considered it ***beneath their dignity*** to join an organisation – most of whose members were rental companies – and did not like the idea of having to mix with their customers"

Gracias de antemano!

guimeman KudoZ activity Questions: 130 (2 open) (2 without valid answers) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 0
Local time: 17:39

consideraron indigno/consideraron que no era digno unirse/pasar a formar parte de...

Explanation:
así lo diría

suerte!

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José Alberto Ruiz Pérez
Spain
Local time: 17:39

Grading comment

Muchas gracias José Alberto! Suena muy bien!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +7

consideraron indigno/consideraron que no era digno unirse/pasar a formar parte de...

José Alberto Ruiz Pérez

4 +2

(que unirse a una organización) sería rebajarse

moken

una degradación

Pequis

4 +1

(consideraban) una afrenta a su dignidad...

Darío

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

consideraron indigno/consideraron que no era digno unirse/pasar a formar parte de...

Explanation:
así lo diría

suerte!

José Alberto Ruiz Pérez
Spain
Local time: 17:39
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 7

Grading comment

Muchas gracias José Alberto! Suena muy bien!

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

(consideraban) una afrenta a su dignidad...

Explanation:
Una opción... :-)

Darío
Spain
Local time: 17:39
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

Catalan
PRO pts in category: 50

33 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

(que unirse a una organización) sería rebajarse

Explanation:
Hola 'guime'

Creo que sería una forma bastante idiomática de expresarlo en España.

Suerte y :O)

Álvaro

moken
Local time: 16:39
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 44

2 hrs confidence:

una degradación

Explanation:
(que unirse a una organización) lo consideran una degradación.

Pequis
Venezuela
Local time: 11:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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