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sin cortapisas

English translation: unreservedly

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Spanish term or phrase:	sin cortapisas
English translation:	unreservedly
Entered by:	psicutrinius

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19:25 Oct 11, 2007

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Anthropology / Mexico/marketing

Spanish term or phrase: sin cortapisas

I assume that it means "short cuts" but I don't like that in the context of this sentence (this is more from the prologue to the book on Mayan archaeological sites):

Un profundo agradecimiento va, sin cortapisas, para [el editorial], por preservar este acervo abundante, esta memoria remota, a través de la edición del libro ...

Patricia Rosas KudoZ activity Questions: 1427 (none open) (60 closed without grading) Answers: 1631 United States
Local time: 11:01

unreservedly

Explanation:
That's the sense it conveys (at least at this side of the pond). No qualifications, no strings attached.

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Note added at 14 hrs (2007-10-12 10:18:12 GMT)
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Ah, Patricia: Si "el editorial" se refiere a la empresa editora, es "LA editorial":

editorial.

1. adj.
Perteneciente o relativo a editores o ediciones.

2. m.
Artículo de fondo no firmado.

3. f.
Casa editora.

(DRAE)

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psicutrinius
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Local time: 20:01

Grading comment

Thank you again for this pithy word--seems to capture what others were suggesting in phrases. I appreciated everyone's help!
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