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rather than the rule

Spanish translation: no la regla.

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English term or phrase:rather than the rule
Spanish translation: no la regla.
Entered by: Gustavo Garrido

23:52 Apr 15, 2002
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / politics
English term or phrase: rather than the rule
the issue is not whether instances of clientelism or interest-group politics are absolutely ruled out, but instead whether such instances are isolated rather than the rule.
analia
Argentina
Local time: 03:19
sino que éstos sean casos aislados y no la regla.
Explanation:
estoy seguro que se puede traducir así, seguramente tambiés se puede expresar de otras formas.
Ser o no ser la regla, es una frase hecha.

suerte.
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Gustavo Garrido
Argentina
Local time: 03:19
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4sino que éstos sean casos aislados y no la regla.
Gustavo Garrido
5 +2..si tales casos son [o, sean] la excepción más que la regla
Terry Burgess
5 +1y no generalizadas
Henry Hinds
5... sino que estos casos son la excepción de la regla.
olv10siq
5sino que dichos casos constituyan la excepción y no la regla
Monica Colangelo
5...sino en definir si éstas constituyen casos aislados o una práctica generalizada.
Atenea Acevedo (X)
4... en lugar de ser la norma...
Maria-Teresa Zenteno
4...sino, en cambio, de si tales casos son la excepción y no la regla...
Ramón Solá
4si se trata de casos aislados o de una praxis generalmente adoptada
Flora Bonetti


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
y no generalizadas


Explanation:
Así terminaría la frase.


    Exp.
Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 00:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 279

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Terry Burgess: I got here a bit late...as usual:-)))
15 mins
  -> Pues no siempre es así, ¡no te puedes quejar tanto!
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
..si tales casos son [o, sean] la excepción más que la regla


Explanation:
This is how I read it.
Luck!
terry


    None
Terry Burgess
Mexico
Local time: 00:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 38

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Sassone (X)
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias Silvia:-)))
agree  Nora Escoms
3 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias Nora:-)))
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
sino que éstos sean casos aislados y no la regla.


Explanation:
estoy seguro que se puede traducir así, seguramente tambiés se puede expresar de otras formas.
Ser o no ser la regla, es una frase hecha.

suerte.


Gustavo Garrido
Argentina
Local time: 03:19
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sebastian Lopez
53 mins
  -> gracias :)
agree  Francisco Herrerias: Completamente de acuerdo!
1 hr
  -> thanx a lot :))
agree  Sandra Bonilla: ¿puedo añadir una coma?: ...casos aislados, y no la regla.
20 hrs
  -> sí, me parece muy atinado. Gracias :)
agree  Atenea Acevedo (X): Sí, también de acuerdo con trebolillo
22 hrs
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
... en lugar de ser la norma...


Explanation:
Yo lo traducirîa asî...

Maria-Teresa Zenteno
Canada
Local time: 02:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...sino, en cambio, de si tales casos son la excepción y no la regla...


Explanation:
HTH...

Ramón Solá
Local time: 01:19
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PRO pts in category: 20
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
... sino que estos casos son la excepción de la regla.


Explanation:
Así es como lo interpreto.
Espero que te sirva.
Saludos.

olv10siq
Local time: 23:19
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 28
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
sino que dichos casos constituyan la excepción y no la regla


Explanation:
o "la excepción que confirma la regla" como se dice habitualmente

Monica Colangelo
Argentina
Local time: 03:19
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
si se trata de casos aislados o de una praxis generalmente adoptada


Explanation:
suerte
Flora

Flora Bonetti
Local time: 08:19
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
...sino en definir si éstas constituyen casos aislados o una práctica generalizada.


Explanation:
Es importante conservar la coherencia con la frase que antecede, que tiene mucho que ver con el "whether" en inglés:

La cuestión no radica en la existencia o ausencia total de políticas basadas en relaciones de clientelismo o de grupos de interés, sino en definir si éstas constituyen casos aislados o una práctica generalizada.

Atenea Acevedo (X)
Local time: 00:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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