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URGENTE!!! episodios violentos

English translation: episodes of violence

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Spanish term or phrase:episodios de violencia
English translation:episodes of violence
Entered by: Aurora Humarán (X)

21:13 Mar 14, 2002
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: URGENTE!!! episodios violentos
hola, just to describe what is going on in some countries these days....
Aurora Humarán (X)
Argentina
Local time: 13:37
violent episodes/episodes of violence
Explanation:
he oído los dos, pero en el segundo, la violencia suele estár calificada...

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Note added at 2002-03-14 21:15:34 (GMT)
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aysssss sin acento estar, por supuesto
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Pilar T. Bayle (X)
Local time: 18:37
Grading comment
Mil gracias,
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3violent episodes/episodes of violence
Pilar T. Bayle (X)
4 +2Outbreaks of violence....
Paul Edgar
4outbreaks is better English!
Lia Fail (X)


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
violent episodes/episodes of violence


Explanation:
he oído los dos, pero en el segundo, la violencia suele estár calificada...

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Note added at 2002-03-14 21:15:34 (GMT)
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aysssss sin acento estar, por supuesto

Pilar T. Bayle (X)
Local time: 18:37
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 29
Grading comment
Mil gracias,

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Terry Burgess: ...but what about the "URGENTE"!! Pilarica:-)))
2 mins
  -> LOL!!!!!

agree  Davorka Grgic: I vote for "episodes of violence".
5 mins
  -> :-)

agree  1964
6 mins
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Outbreaks of violence....


Explanation:
Just a suggestion...
Paul

Paul Edgar
Local time: 18:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria: I like this suggestion. Outbreaks has the connotation of violence in itself.
6 mins

agree  Veronica Lambert Hall: I prefer this option too
35 mins
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
outbreaks is better English!


Explanation:
Episodes connotes a TV series!

Intermittent violence is anothe rpossibility.

Lia Fail (X)
Spain
Local time: 18:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1368
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