Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
hay que tener cuidado con no
English translation:
The experts advise against... // care should be taken not to...
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Monica Colangelo
May 17, 2003 01:24
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hay que tener cuidado con no
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Los expertos advierten que hay que tener cuidado con no copiar legislaciones extranjeras en forma demasiado literal. ilustrativo.
I would like to avoid saying "you/one has to be careful not to". Can anyone suggest an alternate (more elegant) construction?
I would like to avoid saying "you/one has to be careful not to". Can anyone suggest an alternate (more elegant) construction?
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Monica Colangelo
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The experts advise against... // care should be taken not to...
I'm still trying to find a word for "copiar"...maybe sth like "adopting foreign legislation literally"...hmmm, I don't like it much. Anyway I think what you were most concerned about was the first part, weren't you?
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Susana Galilea
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one should avoid...
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Andrea Ali
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Maria Rosich Andreu
: si! o que ... should be avoided
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Ismael Torres
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care must be taken not to
The experts warn that care must be taken not to copy foreign legislations...
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John Zuniga Roberts
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care has to be taken not to
"Experts warn that care has to be taken not to emulate foreign legislation ..."
"must" implies too much obligation, undeniable obligation, whereas "has to" implies it is "prudent" or "strongly recommendable."
Hope this helps.
jzr
"must" implies too much obligation, undeniable obligation, whereas "has to" implies it is "prudent" or "strongly recommendable."
Hope this helps.
jzr
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