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Posture against

Spanish translation: en postura de combate contra


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English term or phrase:Posture against
Spanish translation:en postura de combate contra
Entered by: jairo payan
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19:14 Jul 25, 2011
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Military / Defense
English term or phrase: Posture against
Mil gracias

Famous quote from Generaloberst Heinz Wilhelm Guderian, creator of the German Panzerwaffe:

“Boot’em, don’t spatter’em.”

It roughly means "Don't do things by half."

This slide depicts the French postured against the Germans.
jairo payan
Local time: 11:06
en postura de combate contra
Explanation:
otra opción
Selected response from:

anademahomar
Honduras
Local time: 10:06
Grading comment
Me voy por esta opción, mil gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5dispuestos / ubicados contra
Fabricio Castillo
3 +2posicionados en contra deNatalia Pedrosa
4postura en contra de / contra
Rafael Molina Pulgar
3en postura de combate contraanademahomar


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
posture against
dispuestos / ubicados contra


Explanation:
Supongo que hace referencia a la posición táctica y estratégica tan estática que emplearon los franceses para esperar la ofensiva alemana.
¡Suerte

Fabricio Castillo
Local time: 13:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 294
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
posture against
postura en contra de / contra


Explanation:
Me parece sencilla la pregunta, aunque puede haber un error de dedo.

Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 11:06
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 32
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
posture against
en postura de combate contra


Explanation:
otra opción

anademahomar
Honduras
Local time: 10:06
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Me voy por esta opción, mil gracias
Notes to answerer
Asker: Me suena!

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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
posture against
posicionados en contra de


Explanation:
Quizás, quizás, quizás

Natalia Pedrosa
Local time: 18:06
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Juan Solorzano
3 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias Juan. Un saludo!

agree  Dalvant: Otra opción pdría ser "posicionados frente a", que da una idea de oposición al avance enemigo, pero esta también suena bien.
15 hrs
  -> Gracias, aunque honestamente creía que era un posicionamiento ideológico, por lo que creo que la contestación de anademahomar es mucho mejor. Gracias de todos modos.
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