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mamotreto

English translation: hefty bundle of juristic mambo-jumbo


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Spanish term or phrase:mamotreto juridico
English translation:hefty bundle of juristic mambo-jumbo
Entered by: horive
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22:55 Oct 8, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Spanish term or phrase: mamotreto
" cayendo en una necedad que raya en lo antijurídico y no se elabora una demanda de garantías, sino un MAMOTRETO jurídico..."
Solicito que me ayuden a encontrar un término que dé la misma idea despectiva del autor cuando se reiere a la demanda a la cual está respondiendo.
Mil gracias de antemano
Maria Lemus
Local time: 04:49
hefty bundle of juristic mambo-jumbo
Explanation:
...incurring in such idiocy it borders the anti-juristic, not bringing suit for constitutional protection but rather a hefty bundle of juristic mambo-jumbo.

I guess this choice keeps pretty much the same register(language level and emotional intent).
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horive
Local time: 03:49
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3useless bunch of legal papers
Nora Bellettieri
5 +2tome (large book)xxxTadzio
4 +2hefty book
Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
4 +2bulky bundle of papersxxxOso
4hefty bundle of juristic mambo-jumbo
horive
4a judicial monstrosity
SwissTell
4a legal behemothteju
4thick bundle of papers
Laurent Slowack
2monstruosityGabo Pena


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
hefty book


Explanation:
Espero te ayude.

¡Suerte!

Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
Chile
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 39

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxsonja29
1 hr
  -> Thanks, sonja
agree  Hebe Martorella: right and regards
16 hrs
  -> Thanks, Hebe. Rgds.
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a judicial monstrosity


Explanation:
firstly, you need to reverse your language pair
secondly, mamotreto can mean simply a note book but in this connection more like what in the USA is known as a monstrosity


    Reference: http://www.yahooligans.yahoo.com/reference/dict_en/es
SwissTell
Local time: 05:49
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 122
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tome (large book)


Explanation:
:)

xxxTadzio
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger
22 mins
  -> Gracias amigo.
agree  xxxsonja29
1 hr
  -> Thanks Sonja.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
monstruosity


Explanation:
leviathan

Gabo Pena
Local time: 02:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 43
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
bulky bundle of papers


Explanation:
Hola Maria,
Otra sugerencia. Esta es la que da el Diccionario Simon & Schuster's.
Buena suerte y saludos a México del Oso ¶:^)

xxxOso
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Romina Riestra
27 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Romina ¶:^)
agree  María Isabel Estévez (maisa)
20 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, maisa ¶:^)
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
thick bundle of papers


Explanation:
Maybe you can add, 'extensively', because I feel that this is somehow the meaning behind it.


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Laurent Slowack
Local time: 04:49
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in SpanishSpanish
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a legal behemoth


Explanation:
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teju
Local time: 03:49
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 152
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
useless bunch of legal papers


Explanation:
I hope it may help you

Nora Bellettieri
Local time: 07:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Margarita Palatnik
6 hrs
  -> Gracias Margarita!
agree  María Isabel Estévez (maisa)
20 hrs
  -> Gracias maisa!
agree  Rosa María Domínguez
2 days11 hrs
  -> Gracias Rosa!
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2 days5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hefty bundle of juristic mambo-jumbo


Explanation:
...incurring in such idiocy it borders the anti-juristic, not bringing suit for constitutional protection but rather a hefty bundle of juristic mambo-jumbo.

I guess this choice keeps pretty much the same register(language level and emotional intent).

horive
Local time: 03:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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