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to pay a token visit

Spanish translation: una visita simbólica

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English term or phrase:to pay a token visit
Spanish translation:una visita simbólica
Entered by: Susie Rawson

16:52 Jun 11, 2015
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: to pay a token visit
to pay someone (or some place) a token visit.

¿una visita simbólica?
Susie Rawson
Argentina
una visita simbólica
Explanation:
fits!
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jude dabo
Local time: 06:53
Grading comment
decididamente la acepción más acertada en este caso. muchas gracias jude. :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3una visita simbólica
jude dabo
3 +3una visita de compromiso / visita de cumplido
Adoración Bodoque Martínez
3 +2realizar una visita para salvar las apariencias
JohnMcDove
4hacer una visita de cortesía
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
una visita de compromiso / visita de cumplido


Explanation:
Yo creo que se podría traducir así.

Saludos.


Adoración Bodoque Martínez
Ireland
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marjory Hord
2 mins
  -> Gracias Marjory
agree  JohnMcDove
8 mins
  -> Gracias John
agree  Henry Hinds
2 hrs
  -> Gracias Henry
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
una visita simbólica


Explanation:
fits!

jude dabo
Local time: 06:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
decididamente la acepción más acertada en este caso. muchas gracias jude. :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sergio Kot
5 mins
  -> cheers!
agree  Phoenix III
1 hr
  -> Thanks !!
agree  Maria Ortiz Takacs
4 hrs
  -> Gracias Maria!Enjoy your weekend.
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
realizar una visita para salvar las apariencias


Explanation:
Visita para salvar las apariencias. Dependerá del contexto. También podría ser una "visita simbólica" o una visita por pura fórmula de cortesía...

Es imposible determinar lo que va mejor sin contexto adicional...

Saludos.

JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 22:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 112
Notes to answerer
Asker: Según contexto, visita simbólica sería la traducción más adecuada. Solo quería afirmar la idea, ya que lo mío fue solo una inferencia. Gracias John.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MollyRose: This reminds me of someone who would do token appearances, or do token amounts of work, etc. He thought he was "salvando las apariencias," but he didn't fool anyone who knew him very well. The only one he was fooling was himself.
20 mins
  -> Thank you, Molly. Yeah, what seems "obvious" to others may be completely oblivious to the fact... :-)
agree  Andrew Bramhall
39 mins
  -> Thank you, Oliver. :-)
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hacer una visita de cortesía


Explanation:
Mi propuesta.

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 00:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 24
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