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as a matter of principle

Spanish translation: por una cuestión de principios


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English term or phrase:as a matter of principle
Spanish translation:por una cuestión de principios
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21:12 Apr 4, 2005
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English term or phrase: as a matter of principle
Gracias!
Marta Lopez
Chile
Local time: 09:42
por una cuestión de principios
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sym
Local time: 12:42
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Gracias!
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5 +9por una cuestión de principiossym
5 +6por principioxxxChutzpahtic
5en principio
Gustavo Villar


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
por principio


Explanation:
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principle / \"prIns@p@l / n
1 a (basic fact, law) principio m; in principle en principio; I work on the principle that nothing is impossible yo parto de la
base de que nada es imposible; on that principle sobre esa base, partiendo de esa base; to start from first principles
empezar* por lo básico or por los principios fundamentales; to go back to first principles volver* a lo básico or a los
principios fundamentales
b (motive force) principio m; the pleasure principle el principio de placer
2 [c u] (rule of conduct) principio m; a man/woman of (high) principle un hombre/una mujer de principios; it was a matter of
principle era una cuestión de principios; I never borrow money, on principle o as a matter of principle nunca pido dinero
prestado, por principio; to have no principles no tener* principios; it is against my principles va contra mis principios;
she’s always lived up to her principles siempre ha sido consecuente con sus principios; it’s the principle of the thing es
una cuestión de principios



xxxChutzpahtic
Local time: 16:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alejandro Umerez
5 mins

agree  Egmont
6 mins

agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver
7 mins

agree  Miguel Falquez-Certain
8 mins
  -> Gracias, Alejandro, avrvm, Maria Teresa y Nigel :)

agree  Silvia C. Cabrera
15 mins
  -> Gracias, Sylvia :)

agree  teju: Cuestión de principios
16 mins
  -> Gracias :)
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
por una cuestión de principios


Explanation:
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sym
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabriela Mejías: Me gusta más esta opción. Saludos!
1 min
  -> muchas gracias Gabriela!

agree  Sandra de la Vega
20 mins
  -> gracias Sandra!

agree  Walter Landesman
47 mins
  -> gracias landeman!

agree  mar52
1 hr
  -> gracias mar!

agree  Quimera: en realidad el texto efectivamente dice "cuestión de principios" =)
2 hrs
  -> gracias Quimera!

agree  José Alberto: también "como cuestión de principios"
3 hrs
  -> gracias José!

agree  verbis
4 hrs
  -> gracias verbis!

agree  Mónica Torres: Sí, sobre todo si el contexto alude a una decisión que es, en alguna medida, ética
6 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias Mónica!

agree  FRANCISCO CARREÑO
11 hrs
  -> gracias Carreno!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
en principio


Explanation:
tal cual

Gustavo Villar
Local time: 11:42
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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