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Spanish: "se queda corta"

English translation: to pale in comparison to...







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Spanish term or phrase:"quedarse corto/a"
English translation:to pale in comparison to...
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Linguistics / idiomatic expression
Spanish term or phrase: "se queda corta"
La violencia que hay entre los humanos se queda corta* al lado de la violencia de los humanos contra los animales.
Esdena
United States
pales in comparison to...
Explanation:
:)
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teju
United States
Note from asker to answerer
I used this answer so I am selecting this one. Thank you very much everyone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +10pales in comparison to...teju
5 +3is nothing compared to
Henry Hinds
4 +4is nothing compared with...Carmen Riadi
5 +1it's almost nothing in comparison with...
MARIA GUSTAFSON
4 +1pales into insignificance compared to.....xxxmuitoprazer
4is far less thanRuth Henderson
3 +1is a small matter / is of little consequence
Robert Forstag


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
is nothing compared with...

Explanation:
una opción

Carmen Riadi
Chile
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral María Teresa Taylor Oliver: En inglés, la preposición sería "to", en vez de "with". :)
7 mins
  -> Me hiciste dudar, pero consulté el diccionario y sí se usa con "with" o con "to"
agree Juan Hernández
43 mins
  -> Mil gracias, Juan.
agree Ruth Henderson: With is perfectly correct; both are used.
51 mins
  -> Gracias, Ruth. También me parecía que estaba bien.
agree Nitza Ramos
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias, Nitza.
agree Rebecca Hendry: Agree with Ruth - both are used.
1 hr
  -> Mil gracias, Rebecca.
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
is nothing compared to

Explanation:
se queda corta al lado de la violencia de los humanos = is nothing compared to violence by humans

Henry Hinds
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 64

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Denise DeVries
1 min
  -> Gracias, Denise.
agree Juan Hernández
43 mins
  -> Gracias, Juan.
agree Gabriela Mejías: I'm choosing yours because of the preposition... compared to seems more natural... Cariños desde BA!!
9 hrs
  -> Gracias, Gabriela, en realidad creo que hace la diferencia.
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
is a small matter / is of little consequence

Explanation:
This is the sense.

Suerte.

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-01-06 16:02:51 GMT)
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I would not go so far as to say that "it is nothing" is implied here. Violence committed by humans against humans is [obviously] a problem, but it is a *small* problem when compared to human violence against animals.

Robert Forstag
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Juan Hernández
44 mins
  -> Thank you, Juan.
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +10
pales in comparison to...

Explanation:
:)

teju
United States
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24
Note from asker to answerer
I used this answer so I am selecting this one. Thank you very much everyone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree María Teresa Taylor Oliver: Así es como yo lo diría :)
0 min
  -> Muuuuchas gracias - teju :)
agree Paola Giardina
5 mins
  -> Gracias Paola - teju ;)
agree Satto (Roberto)
18 mins
  -> Gracias Satto - teju :)
agree Chelin
21 mins
  -> Gracias Chelin - teju :)
agree Asimenia
26 mins
  -> Gracias Asimenia - teju :)
agree consue
34 mins
  -> Gracias consue- teju :)
agree MPGS: :) ... Gracias, A. Hermosa tradicion. :)
40 mins
  -> Feliz dia de Reyes, saludos y gracias - teju :)
agree Juan Hernández
41 mins
  -> Gracias Juan - teju :)
agree Marcelo González: igualmente, teju :-) >sin lugar a dudas, teju :-)
3 hrs
  -> Muy amable Marcelo, feliz dia de Reyes - teju :)
agree Hazel Whiteley
5 hrs
  -> Gracias Hazel - teju :)
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
se queda corta it's almost nothing in comparison with...

Explanation:
"Se queda corta" it's almost nothing when compared with...

MARIA GUSTAFSON
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Juan Hernández
14 mins
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pales into insignificance compared to.....

Explanation:
the violence perpetrated by humans on animals.

xxxmuitoprazer
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Juan Hernández
7 mins
  -> thanks!
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
se queda corta is far less than

Explanation:
another option

Ruth Henderson
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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