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be very much an outside figure for

Spanish translation: sería una cifra muy improbable


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English term or phrase:be very much an outside figure for
Spanish translation:sería una cifra muy improbable
Entered by: Eileen Banks
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12:00 Mar 23, 2009
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Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / A religious book about the Creation/evolution debate
English term or phrase: be very much an outside figure for
As noted by Baker, the world population figure of nearly 6000 million is not consistent with the view that man has existed for millions of years. United Nations published data implies that it requires only about 5000 years to reach this figure. An attempt can be made to refute these arguments on the basis of there being wars and famines, but the effect on overall population would only be at the most a 2% change. Thus, for instance at the time of Christ, the world population is estimated to have been 500 million and a 2% fluctuation would represent a deviation of 10 million which would ***be very much an outside figure for*** premature death due to disease.
Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 21:01
sería una cifra muy improbable
Explanation:
8. outside - very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency" (Free online dictionary)

Espero que esto sirva. Suerte:)
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Eileen Banks
Argentina
Local time: 16:01
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Gracias
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8sería una cifra muy improbable
Eileen Banks
5una cifra impensable, que no se condice con ...
psilvau
4estaría más allá/fuera de toda expectativa
Remy Arce
4puede ser un valor sobreestimado/sobredimensionado para
rafaelB
4que sería una cifra muy excesiva
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
puede ser un valor sobreestimado/sobredimensionado para


Explanation:
Suerte.

rafaelB
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
que sería una cifra muy excesiva


Explanation:
:)

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
sería una cifra muy improbable


Explanation:
8. outside - very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency" (Free online dictionary)

Espero que esto sirva. Suerte:)

Eileen Banks
Argentina
Local time: 16:01
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jesús Morales
7 mins
  -> Muchas gracias JSS! :)

agree  Carmen Valentín
39 mins
  -> Muchas gracias Carmen :)!

agree  Fernando Presumido: "Outside chance of winning" / "An outside estimate" (ejemplos del OALDCE)
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias Presu :)!

agree  patricia scott
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Patricia :)!

agree  OSWALDO MESIAS: buena referencia
3 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias Oswaldo :)!

agree  Victoria Frazier
4 hrs
  -> Thank you Victoria :)!

agree  Christine Walsh
14 hrs
  -> Thanks Chris :)!!

agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro: La mejor opción
2 days19 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
estaría más allá/fuera de toda expectativa


Explanation:
una opción según el contexto.

Remy Arce
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
una cifra impensable, que no se condice con ...


Explanation:
fuera de lo razonable

psilvau
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