whoremongers

Spanish translation: frecuentadores de prostitutas

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English term or phrase:whoremongers
Spanish translation:frecuentadores de prostitutas
Entered by: Ana Juliá

18:07 Mar 7, 2004
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Religion
English term or phrase: whoremongers
The blood that cleansed the Corinthian whoremongers has lost none of its virtue.
Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 20:32
frecuentadores de prostitutas
Explanation:
Para el tono de la frase pega más que las traducciones más directas.
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Raquel Dominguez
Uruguay
Local time: 15:32
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Gracias
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1frecuentadores de prostitutas
Raquel Dominguez
4ver
C. Aaron Palomino
4putero
Carlos Fruhbeck
4proxeneta o putañero
jomasaov (X)


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ver


Explanation:
Aunque en tu contexto no se que se usaría (sólo traduces religión?) pero debe ser algo tipo proxeneta un loquesea -monger es el que reparte ese loquese, osea que aquí sería un distribuidor de putas, ni idea de cómo se díría. Un saludo.

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-03-07 18:12:13 GMT)
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A una mala pon ramera, suena muy bíblico, y quizás se refiera a la puta, y no a quien la distribuye. Mil perdones por el léxico.

C. Aaron Palomino
Spain
Local time: 20:32
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
putero


Explanation:
Según el DRAE:

putero.

1. adj. coloq. Dicho de un hombre: Que mantiene relaciones sexuales con prostitutas.


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Note added at 2004-03-07 18:38:22 (GMT)
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Aunque mejor poner un eufemismo... \"clientes de las prostitutas\", \"clientes\", etc...

Carlos Fruhbeck
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proxeneta o putañero


Explanation:
cualquiera pienso que puede valer

jomasaov (X)
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
frecuentadores de prostitutas


Explanation:
Para el tono de la frase pega más que las traducciones más directas.

Raquel Dominguez
Uruguay
Local time: 15:32
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Gracias

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agree  Mary Pennington
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