Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Nombre del tuerto
English translation:
One-eyed person or man
Added to glossary by
Karina Pelech
Sep 2, 2002 14:29
21 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Argentinian digital nomad in LatAm
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
tuerto
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Insurance
insurance
'Nombre del tuerto'
(no context to work with - just a list)
Name of the problem? perhaps..
I'd appreciate any comments, as I can't seem to find it in the dictionaries I have, or in the proz glossary.
Thanks in advance... :o)
Allan
(no context to work with - just a list)
Name of the problem? perhaps..
I'd appreciate any comments, as I can't seem to find it in the dictionaries I have, or in the proz glossary.
Thanks in advance... :o)
Allan
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | one-eyed person |
Phillip Berryman
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| 5 +1 | "tort" or "wrong-doing" |
AnaAngelica Amador
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| 4 | Popeye |
Herman Vilella
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Proposed translations
+2
4 mins
Phillip Berryman
Native in English
An author's (6 books) care for language.
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
one-eyed person
One-eyed person or man.
En el reino de los ciegos el tuerto es rey.
In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
En el reino de los ciegos el tuerto es rey.
In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
MikeGarcia
: What other possibility is there? It's either that or...nothingness, y nos desvanecemos en el éter,como diría Borges.
5 mins
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| agree |
Marian Greenfield
31 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Philip ... I really wasn't sure. Apologies for doubting... Thanks Miguel and Marian for confirming...
Allan"
+1
50 mins
AnaAngelica Amador
Accurate, reasonably priced, on time!
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
"tort" or "wrong-doing"
In legal language "tuerto" and "entuerto" mean "daño, prejuicio, agravio".
Re: Wiley Legal Dictionary.
Re: Wiley Legal Dictionary.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Yasser El Helw
: You must have felt very bad. The other answers are ridiculous. Your answer was certainly useful to me!
1179 days
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8 hrs
Herman Vilella
Native in Spanish
&
English
A lifetime of translations
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
14
Popeye
depending on the seriousness/lightness balance of the context
Discussion
I may be completely wrong, of course - I'm not so proud to accept that.. :o)