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francamente residuales

English translation: frankly marginal/essentially marginal

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Spanish term or phrase:francamente residuales
English translation:frankly marginal/essentially marginal
Entered by: Gad Kohenov

16:23 Sep 16, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / institutions
Spanish term or phrase: francamente residuales
El estudio de nuevas formas de comportamiento internacional institucionalizado, redes, empresas multinacionales, sociedades público-privadas y otros actores, acaparó con el tiempo mayor atención y desplazó gradualmente a las organizaciones internacionales hacia las áreas periféricas o francamente residuales del escenario global
Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 05:59
frankly marginal
Explanation:
Otra opción.
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Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 15:59
Grading comment
Thank you, desertfox!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2(frankly) insignificant
neilmac
3 +2frankly marginal
Gad Kohenov
3decidedly inconsequential
claudia16 (X)


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(frankly) insignificant


Explanation:
= obsolete, no longer important. Can be expressed many ways...

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Note added at 9 mins (2010-09-16 16:33:29 GMT)
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"... peripheral or insignificant areas of the worldwide scenario" or similar ...

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Note added at 10 mins (2010-09-16 16:34:05 GMT)
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I'd omit "frankly" unless it's for a spoken presentation.

neilmac
Spain
Local time: 14:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 200

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
1 hr
agree  AllegroTrans
5 hrs
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
frankly marginal


Explanation:
Otra opción.

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 15:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thank you, desertfox!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Or 'essentially marginal'
11 hrs
  -> Thanks. Yes essentially marginal is also good.
agree  Evans (X): I would go with Muriel on "essentially" here
15 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot~! :))
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
decidedly inconsequential


Explanation:
x

claudia16 (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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