perfunctory citation

Spanish translation: cita hecha a la ligera

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English term or phrase:perfunctory citation
Spanish translation:cita hecha a la ligera
Entered by: Rubén Llach (X)

09:14 Jul 17, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management / Business Theory
English term or phrase: perfunctory citation
Estoy traduciendo un documento sobre la capacidad de absorción, un importante constructo que presentaron en 1990 Cohen y Levinthal.

Esta es la oración en cuestión: The original meaning of the construct can get obscured as subsequent researchers adapt a construct to fit the needs of their paper or use it as a perfunctory citation.

Muchas gracias de antemano por la ayuda
Rubén Llach (X)
Spain
Local time: 17:46
cita hecha a la ligera
Explanation:
Una opción más informal...

Saludos!!
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Jorge Merino
Chile
Grading comment
Gracias, Jorge. Tu opción me resulta más natural, al menos, para mi contexto.
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4 +2cita perfunctoria
Constantinos Faridis (X)
4 +1cita hecha a la ligera
Jorge Merino


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cita perfunctoria


Explanation:
perfunctorio, ria.

(Del lat. perfunctorĭus).


1. adj. p. us. Hecho sin cuidado, a la ligera.




Constantinos Faridis (X)
Greece
Local time: 18:46
Native speaker of: Greek

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jorge Merino: perfuntoria
3 hrs
  -> gracias Jorge

agree  Pablo Grosschmid: perfunctoria
23 hrs
  -> gracias Pablo
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cita hecha a la ligera


Explanation:
Una opción más informal...

Saludos!!

Jorge Merino
Chile
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Gracias, Jorge. Tu opción me resulta más natural, al menos, para mi contexto.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Boulter
2 days 1 hr
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