the hard-nosed Reagan administration
Spanish translation: el duro gobierno de Reagan
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| 06:02 Dec 14, 2005 |
| English to Spanish translations [PRO] Social Sciences - History / history | |||||
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|  Selected response from: María Cielo Pipet Argentina Local time: 10:30 | ||||
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| 4 +6 | la despiadada administración de Reagan |
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| 5 | el duro gobierno de Reagan |
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| 4 | obstinado/rígido/inflexible |
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| 4 -1 | el gobierno de línea dura de Reagan |
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Answers
6 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +6
peer agreement (net): +6la despiadada administración de Reagan Explanation: Hola clavas, Una idea con base en la definición del enlace. Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2005-12-14 06:14:43 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"Hard-nosed - adjective The term was orignally US slang meaning obstinate or stubborn. Its more frequent modern meaning applies to business men or politicians who are described as being hard-nosed - ***meaning that they are practical and ruthless with little or no time for sentimentality***.\" From the Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe: ruthless (adj.) despiadado,-a Ejemplo de uso: \"...En esta hora de vergüenza nacional para los mexicanos, cuando el mandatario nacional revela una vez más su sometimiento a ***la despiadada administración estadounidense*** ...\" http://www.embacuba.com.mx/Solidaridad_5.html -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2005-12-14 06:21:34 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Quizás, de acuerdo a tu contexto se podrían usar algunos otros adjetivos como: **dura, fría, inconmovible** Reference: http://www.answers.com/hard-nosed&r=67 |
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