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Spanish translation: más que indiferente / poco menos que indiferente


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English term or phrase:worse
Spanish translation:más que indiferente / poco menos que indiferente
Entered by: afrodithabb
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20:08 Nov 17, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / American mind
English term or phrase: worse
They were remarkably successful in characterizing their "peculiar institution" as part of a charming diversity and individuality of culture to which the Constitution was worse than indifferent.
afrodithabb
más que indiferente / poco menos que indiferente
Explanation:
Un par de opciones...

Saludos y espero que sea de utilidad.

Diego.
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Diego Carpio
Argentina
Local time: 20:24
Grading comment
muy util gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4peor que indiferente...JJ Diaz
4 +3más que indiferente / poco menos que indiferente
Diego Carpio
4 +1[la trataba] con una indiferencia absoluta (en este caso)
Lucia Colombino


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
peor que indiferente...


Explanation:
That's it!

JJ Diaz
Local time: 17:24
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Munrais: Exactly right.
2 mins
  -> Thanks Munrais!

agree  Leonardo Lamarche: agree.
39 mins

agree  Emma Ratcliffe
3 hrs

agree  Juan Vilca
7 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
[la trataba] con una indiferencia absoluta (en este caso)


Explanation:
Entiendo que está diciendo que la Constitución la trataba con una indiferencia absoluta.

Lucia Colombino
Uruguay
Local time: 21:24
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Walsh: Me parece que suena mejor
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Christine!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
más que indiferente / poco menos que indiferente


Explanation:
Un par de opciones...

Saludos y espero que sea de utilidad.

Diego.

Diego Carpio
Argentina
Local time: 20:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
muy util gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro: más que indiferente
27 mins
  -> ¡Gracias Beatriz!

agree  LadyofArcadia
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias Cecilia y un gusto conocerte.

agree  Wendy Petzall: más que indiferente; en realidad dice que es "peor que indiferente"... pero eso no se usa así en castellano.
2 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias Wendy. Sí, "peor que indiferente" no es un catellano natural. Saludos.
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