took a jaundiced view of her late husband and his drinking.

Spanish translation: mirar con mala cara

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English term or phrase:take a jaundiced view
Spanish translation:mirar con mala cara
Entered by: patinba

21:26 Nov 11, 2008
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: took a jaundiced view of her late husband and his drinking.
This sentence appear in a critial review, saying that the book's author turn to Alcholics Anonymous:

She was on the wagon for the last 20 years of her life and from that perspective, took a jaundiced view of her late husband and his drinking.
Laia Costa
miraba con mala cara a su finado esposo y su alcoholismo
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4 +2miraba con mala cara a su finado esposo y su alcoholismo
patinba
4(y desde esa perspectiva) empezó a tener una visión recelosa de su difunto esposo y su alcoholismo
Penélope Herrera
3La visión su difunto esposo y su alcoholismo se torno enfermiza.
Nathalia Suescun


  

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miraba con mala cara a su finado esposo y su alcoholismo


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patinba
Argentina
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agree  Yaotl Altan: Excelente opción
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(y desde esa perspectiva) empezó a tener una visión recelosa de su difunto esposo y su alcoholismo


Explanation:
Otra opción más formal.

Penélope Herrera
Netherlands
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La visión su difunto esposo y su alcoholismo se torno enfermiza.


Explanation:
Encontré que jaundice es ictericia, que a su vez es una enfermedad. Sería bueno enfatizar en que la imagen de su esposo era enfermiza para ella.

Nathalia Suescun
Colombia
Local time: 05:32
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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