died-in-the-wool
Spanish translation: consagrado en cuerpo y alma a su profesión
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| 18:34 Feb 13, 2004 |
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|  Selected response from: Valentín Hernández Lima Spain Local time: 01:15 | ||||||
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| 5 +1 | recalcitrante |
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| 5 | de hueso colorado |
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| 3 +2 | acérrimo |
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| 4 | consagrado en cuerpo y alma a su profesión |
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12 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1recalcitrante Explanation: One possibility |
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17 mins confidence:
de hueso colorado Explanation: Es lo que decimos por estos lares. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-02-13 18:54:52 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Es ¨dyed-in-the-wool¨, teñido, y no muerto. Exp. |
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13 mins confidence: 
consagrado en cuerpo y alma a su profesión Explanation: Más bien dyed-in-the-wool ...y un impresor flexográfico consagrado en cuerpo y alma a su profesión afirmó lo siguiente: En el sentido de que es un auténtico profesional de cabo a rabo, un profesional de pura cepa, como se diría en otras latitudes. Por ejemplo: <a dyed-in-the-wool fisherman>: firm and uncompromising in principle <a dyed-in-the-wool conservative> Gratas horas. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 10 mins (2004-02-13 19:45:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Recalcitrante correspondería a la acepción en política de \"intransigente\", obstinado, aferrado a ciertas opiniones. Como en el ejemplo \"a dyed-in-the-wool conservative\" y en la siguiente definición: dyed-in-the-wool wholeheartedly and stubbornly attached to something: wholeheartedly and stubbornly attached to a set of beliefs, political party, or philosophy and totally convinced of its merits Encarta® World English Dictionary |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2acérrimo Explanation: Definición de acérrimo: Referido a sustantivos que indican opinion: fervoroso, tenaz:"era un acérrimo partidario de...) |
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