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voluntarista

English translation: fanciful/unrealistic

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Spanish term or phrase:voluntarista
English translation:fanciful/unrealistic
Entered by: Edward Tully

08:47 Aug 29, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
Spanish term or phrase: voluntarista
Plan nacional de mediano plazo ... algunos mantienen una perspectiva muy voluntarista, es decir, proponen innumerables objetivos y acciones y muchas de ellas no cuentan con el financiamiento necesario.
Aracely Barahona-Strittmatter
Local time: 02:28
fanciful/unrealistic
Explanation:
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Edward Tully
Local time: 08:28
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3fanciful/unrealistic
Edward Tully
4 +2strong-willed/self-willed/stubborn
Robert Copeland
5well meaning, have good intentions
sinclairss
5voluntaristic
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
4wilful attitude
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
3wishful
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro


  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
strong-willed/self-willed/stubborn


Explanation:
suerte

Robert Copeland
United States
Local time: 02:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 41

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Egmont
2 hrs
  -> Thank You!!!
agree  Mónica Sauza
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
wishful


Explanation:
:)

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 08:28
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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wilful attitude


Explanation:
Suerte

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Note added at 1 hora (2008-08-29 09:50:58 GMT)
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Bueno... simplemente "wilful"...

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 08:28
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 137
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
fanciful/unrealistic


Explanation:
2 more options!

Edward Tully
Local time: 08:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 292
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joss Heywood: I like these too - voluntarista has to include the idea of making laws saying what you want to happen without looking at the real feasibility of putting them into practice - nothing to do with volunteers, and may not be well-intentioned
2 hrs
  -> thank you Joss! ;-)
agree  Richard Boulter: Prefer 'unrealistic' in this context. By the definition given in the source, this is not 'wilfulness' or 'stubbornness' in the context, and 'fanciful' belongs more to literature & not business. My 2-bits worth.
5 hrs
  -> thank you Richard! ;-)
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro: Yes,"unrealistic" is the word
22 hrs
  -> thank you! ;-)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
well meaning, have good intentions


Explanation:
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-08-29 11:12:34 GMT)
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or: some of which are full of good intentions

Example sentence(s):
  • some are very well meaning
  • some have very good intentios
sinclairss
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
voluntaristic


Explanation:
He traducido el término muchas veces.

vol·un·ta·rism (vŏl'ən-tə-rĭz'əm)
n.
The use of or reliance on voluntary action to maintain an institution, carry out a policy, or achieve an end.
A theory or doctrine that regards the will as the fundamental principle of the individual or of the universe.
voluntarist vol'un·ta·rist n.
voluntaristic vol'un·ta·ris'tic adj.

Fuente: Answers.com

María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Chile
Local time: 02:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 56
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