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hay que tener cuidado con no

English translation: The experts advise against... // care should be taken not to...

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Spanish term or phrase:hay que tener cuidado con no
English translation:The experts advise against... // care should be taken not to...
Entered by: Monica Colangelo

01:24 May 17, 2003
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: hay que tener cuidado con no
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?
AndrewSimms
The experts advise against... // care should be taken not to...
Explanation:
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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Monica Colangelo
Argentina
Local time: 06:05
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4The experts advise against... // care should be taken not to...
Monica Colangelo
4 +2one should avoid...
Susana Galilea
5care must be taken not to
Ismael Torres
5care has to be taken not to
John Zuniga Roberts


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
one should avoid...


Explanation:
HTH

Susana Galilea
United States
Local time: 04:05
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 1475

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrea Ali
1 min
agree  Maria Rosich Andreu: si! o que ... should be avoided
11 mins
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
The experts advise against... // care should be taken not to...


Explanation:
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?

Monica Colangelo
Argentina
Local time: 06:05
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 1042

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrea Ali: Cute! How about "reproduce"?
9 mins
  -> Gracias, Andrea
agree  Paul Roige (X): ...not to follow... too literally? :-)
10 mins
  -> Hi, there, Paul and thanks
agree  Maria Rosich Andreu
10 mins
  -> Gracias, María
agree  Henry Hinds
22 mins
  -> Gracias, Fronterizo
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
care must be taken not to


Explanation:
The experts warn that care must be taken not to copy foreign legislations...

Ismael Torres
Local time: 05:05
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 119
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
care has to be taken not to


Explanation:
"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



John Zuniga Roberts
Local time: 03:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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