Jul 26, 2010 11:02
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United Kingdom
pasar por encima de
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
having trouble with this phrase in the context i'm looking at. The article can be found here http://www.vespito.net/mvm/donaz.html and the phrase is in the middle of the fourth paragraph. Thanks in advance for any help.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | trampled over |
Simon Bruni
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| 4 +2 | that ran roughshod over ... |
Richard Boulter
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| 3 | over his dead body |
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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| 3 | showed total disregard for |
claudia16 (X)
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Proposed translations
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9 mins
Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Related KudoZ points
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180
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trampled over
Not certain because I don't know the background, but this is my instinct. Trampled over in the sense of disrespecting or disregarding whatever the person stood for.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Cheers Simon"
7 mins
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Accredited translators 20 yrs experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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137
over his dead body
Saludos
+2
1 hr
Richard Boulter
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
USA English; a decade of experience.
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
that ran roughshod over ...
Yes, I see the quandry. But this is emotionally-charged journalism, so the more-colloquial the better. 'To run rough-shod' would be to wear something like military boots or cleated shoes while trampling over someone or something precious. It could be 'ran roughshod over the moldering body of ...(politician) ...', since in this case the writer was not pleased with the deceased, though the people who were finding the new, young talent were trying to retaliate against a 'desecration' of his memory. So the phrase is part of a 'cynical' emotional evocation. Isn't that right?
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Wendy Streitparth
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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