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habría llegado tan lejos

English translation: would have gone to the point of denying information

14:15 Mar 25, 2004
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Government / Politics / government
Spanish term or phrase: habría llegado tan lejos
La posición de este organismos habría llegado tan lejos como para negar información
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English translation:would have gone to the point of denying information
Explanation:
Tim Blair: Comment on A MASTER AT WORK
... I think old Peter would have gone to the point of having a nip 'n tuck just
so that he would have half a chance with the old trouser dropper. ...
spleenville.com/~lilith33/blog/ mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=4499 - 20k - Cached - Similar pages
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Sol
United States
Local time: 13:45
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3had gone so far as to deny information
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
5 +2would have gone so far as to
Ana Juliá
4 +1had gone as far as to deny information
Nitza Ramos
4 +1would have gone to the point of denying information
Sol
4was so advanced...
Elizabeth Castaldini


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
habría llegado tan lejos
had gone so far as to deny information


Explanation:
:)

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 110

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ltemes
26 mins
agree  Smeza
6 hrs
agree  Refugio
8 hrs
agree  Pablo Grosschmid
17 hrs
disagree  margaret caulfield: I'd say the tense is wrong here.
2 days 16 hrs
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
habría llegado tan lejos
had gone as far as to deny information


Explanation:
or.........had gone as far as to refuse information

Nitza Ramos
United States
Local time: 13:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): that's exactly what I said...
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Jane..... it's a little bit different from yours.... I put "AS" instead of "SO"
agree  Gabo Pena: would have gone so far as to...
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Toros
disagree  margaret caulfield: Once again, the tense.
2 days 15 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
habría llegado tan lejos
was so advanced...


Explanation:
or "was so advanced (as to lead to denial of information).

Elizabeth Castaldini
Local time: 13:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
habría llegado tan lejos
would have gone so far as to


Explanation:
would have gone so far as to deny information

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Note added at 4 hrs 27 mins (2004-03-25 18:42:48 GMT)
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... Not very. It is even more incredible to believe that Pilate would
have gone so far as to dramatize it, like an actor in a play. ...
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... (I doubt I would have gone so far as to baptize a child, but I probably would have
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Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 19:45
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  margaret caulfield
2 days 11 hrs
  -> Thank you, Margaret!
agree  roneill
4 days
  -> Gracias
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
habría llegado tan lejos
would have gone to the point of denying information


Explanation:
Tim Blair: Comment on A MASTER AT WORK
... I think old Peter would have gone to the point of having a nip 'n tuck just
so that he would have half a chance with the old trouser dropper. ...
spleenville.com/~lilith33/blog/ mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=4499 - 20k - Cached - Similar pages

Sol
United States
Local time: 13:45
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  margaret caulfield: very good.
2 days 10 hrs
  -> Thank-you Margaret :)
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