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lo más normal es

English translation: it is common practice


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Spanish term or phrase:lo más normal es
English translation:it is common practice
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21:59 Jun 7, 2011
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Journalism / género: ensayo
Spanish term or phrase: lo más normal es
lo más normal es arrancarles los dientes

En un paraje boscoso de Canadá, en una isla de la costa de Florida, algunos cientos de chimpancés que han sobrevivido ...

Pero no es fácil habituarse a un modesto paraíso después de tantos años de estar en el infierno. A los chimpancés que trabajan en los circos, lo más normal es arrancarles los dientes. ...

(Antonio Muñez Molina, 1956- "Nuestros semejantes")
chica nueva
Local time: 19:04
(pulling the chimpanzees' teeth) is a common practice in...
Explanation:
**Or: In circuses, it is a common practice to pull chimpanzees' teeth...
Selected response from:

Jenni Lukac
Local time: 09:04
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4(pulling the chimpanzees' teeth) is a common practice in...
Jenni Lukac
4"as a normal rule"Rosmu
4more often than not [their teeth are extracted]
Muriel Vasconcellos


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
(pulling the chimpanzees' teeth) is a common practice in...


Explanation:
**Or: In circuses, it is a common practice to pull chimpanzees' teeth...

Jenni Lukac
Local time: 09:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ARS54: ...again: why PRO? / ...oh, YES!!
56 mins
  -> Thanks, ARS54. Gruesome material, isn't it?

agree  Michael Powers (PhD): yes, also "the most common standard" - Mike
1 hr
  -> Cheers and thanks, Michael.

agree  laverdad
6 hrs
  -> Cheers and thanks, Verdad.

agree  cgowar: "...it is common practice" I'd rather say.
10 hrs
  -> Greetings and thanks, cgowar. Another option.
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
more often than not [their teeth are extracted]


Explanation:
Close to the original but still idiomatic, in journalistic style.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 00:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"as a normal rule"


Explanation:
The chimpanzees working in circus have their teeth pulled out as a normal rule.

Rosmu
Local time: 09:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28
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Non-PRO (3): ARS54, patinba, David Ronder


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Jun 8, 2011 - Changes made by David Ronder:
LevelPRO => Non-PRO


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