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capas medias desinformadas

English translation: ill-informed middle classes


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Spanish term or phrase:capas medias desinformadas
English translation:ill-informed middle classes
Entered by: liz askew
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12:17 Jul 13, 2009
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Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
Spanish term or phrase: capas medias desinformadas
An article about the world economic crisis:

La legalización de la ausencia de normas y controles sobre la economía y las finanzas a favor de sectores capitalistas privilegiados, la realizaron, en el caso que nos ocupa, la Reserva Federal estadounidense (que es una entidad privada) y los bancos centrales.

Lo cual quiere decir que esta institucionalidad actuó, en conjunto, como cómplice de los inversionistas especulativos que causaron la crisis operando con números que en realidad eran burbujas basadas en ilusiones para consumo de *capas medias desinformadas*.

TIA
Wil Hardman
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:56
ill-informed middle classes
Explanation:
Hi
They are talking about the “middle classes” here = capas medias

http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:t3yWqhjaCSQJ:www.aporre...

Capas medias y revolución
Por: Margarita López Maya
Fecha de publicación: 24/06/07


imprímelo mándaselo a
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El concepto de capas medias en una sociedad es variable y no fácil de precisar. Sin embargo, es una realidad social que cuando uno la ve la reconoce. Los sectores medios son un grupo o conjunto diverso de grupos sociales que se caracterizan más allá de su nivel de ingreso -que suele ser superior al doble de la cesta básica- entre otros rasgos, por una forma de vida, niveles de educación, hábitos de consumo, lugares de residencia, y por las relaciones sociales que establecen.

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ACTUALES ORIENTACIONES POLÍTICAS DE LAS CAPAS MEDIAS EN CHILE (1). Currents political orientations in the Chilean middle-classes. Ignacio Balbontín Arteaga ...
www.uvm.cl/.../orientaciones politicas de las capas medias ... - Similar


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uninformed - traducir "uninformed" a español - traducción y ...
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desinformado, mal informado; Sinónimos: badly informed, ill-informed, misguided, misinformed; Not informed; lacking in knowledge or information. ...
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well, yes, there are quite a few middle class people who have been "hit" by the economic downturn/recession
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:56
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Thanks Liz!
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4 +1ill-informed middle classesliz askew
4misinformed average sectors
Michael Powers (PhD)


  

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misinformed average sectors


Explanation:
Mike :)

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Oxford

"capa: (de la población) sector"

Michael Powers (PhD)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ill-informed middle classes


Explanation:
Hi
They are talking about the “middle classes” here = capas medias

http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:t3yWqhjaCSQJ:www.aporre...

Capas medias y revolución
Por: Margarita López Maya
Fecha de publicación: 24/06/07


imprímelo mándaselo a
tus panas
El concepto de capas medias en una sociedad es variable y no fácil de precisar. Sin embargo, es una realidad social que cuando uno la ve la reconoce. Los sectores medios son un grupo o conjunto diverso de grupos sociales que se caracterizan más allá de su nivel de ingreso -que suele ser superior al doble de la cesta básica- entre otros rasgos, por una forma de vida, niveles de educación, hábitos de consumo, lugares de residencia, y por las relaciones sociales que establecen.

[DOC]
Esquema -Borrador
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File Format: Microsoft Word - View as HTML
ACTUALES ORIENTACIONES POLÍTICAS DE LAS CAPAS MEDIAS EN CHILE (1). Currents political orientations in the Chilean middle-classes. Ignacio Balbontín Arteaga ...
www.uvm.cl/.../orientaciones politicas de las capas medias ... - Similar


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uninformed - traducir "uninformed" a español - traducción y ...
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desinformado, mal informado; Sinónimos: badly informed, ill-informed, misguided, misinformed; Not informed; lacking in knowledge or information. ...
www.wordmagicsoft.com/diccionario/en-es/uninformed.php - Cached - Similar

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well, yes, there are quite a few middle class people who have been "hit" by the economic downturn/recession

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 171
Grading comment
Thanks Liz!

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agree  Ruth Ramsey: Yes, although perhaps "uninformed" might be more appropriate than "ill-informed".
20 hrs
  -> ill-informed works for me. Thank you in any case!
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Changes made by editors
Jul 16, 2009 - Changes made by liz askew:
Edited KOG entryWil Hardman's old entry - "capas medias desinformadas" => "ill-informed middle classes"


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