Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
criminally careless
Spanish translation:
sumamente descuidado
Added to glossary by
Ana Juliá
Sep 8, 2005 15:44
18 yrs ago
1 viewer *
English term
criminally careless
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Religion
19th century book on Christian mothers
It is frequently the case that a mother, who does not intend to be guilty of injustice, neglects to make a proper distinction between faults and accidents. A child is playing about the room, and accidentally tears its clothes, or breaks a window with the ball which it is allowed to bounce upon the floor. The mother, vexed with the trouble it will cause her, hastily punishes the poor child. A child may be careless, and so criminally careless as to deserve punishment. In that case, it ought not to be punished for the accident, but for the carelessness, which is a fault.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
Proposed translations
+1
8 mins
Lindsey Crawford
Native in Spanish
Helping Businesses Communicate Worldwide
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Chinese to English, and 18 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
sumamente descuidado
Criminally careless puede ser descuidado en demasía.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gracias, Mariela"
3 mins
Caro Friszman
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Argentina
A passion for communication
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
175
dañinamente descuidado
Una posibilidad.
3 mins
rematadamente descuidado
ya sé que se pierde el matiz criminal, pero suena mejor que "descuidado hasta límites criminales"
4 mins
Anabel Martínez
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Spain
Localization and transcreation
Native in: Catalan (Variant: Central) , Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Catalan, Catalan to Spanish, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
140
vergonzosamente/ exageradamente / intencionadamente descuidado
puede que sea un pequeño juego de palabras entre "crime" y el sentido de "criminal" como algo vergonzoso
criminal ['krɪmɪnəl]
I nombre criminal
II adjetivo
1 criminal
2 familiar vergonzoso,-a
criminal ['krɪmɪnəl]
I nombre criminal
II adjetivo
1 criminal
2 familiar vergonzoso,-a
5 mins
Josefina Pozzi
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
Accurate, fast and reliable
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Argentine) , Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Italian to Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
negligente/ descuidado
imprudente
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 5 mins (2005-09-08 15:50:41 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
responsable de ser negligente/descuidado/imprudente
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 5 mins (2005-09-08 15:50:41 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
responsable de ser negligente/descuidado/imprudente
6 mins
Alex Crichton
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Freelance Translator
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Spanish to English, Catalan to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
gravemente descuidado
'Criminal' no se suele utilzar en este contexto. (¡a no ser que el niño descuide de no robar un coche!)
+2
5 mins
de una temeridad tan culposa
...
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 7 mins (2005-09-08 15:52:10 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Creo que suena "fuerte", fiel a la intención del original. En mi opinión es cruel describir un accidente de niños así, pero he intentado mantener el tono original con palabras asociadas al derecho penal, pero sin llegar a decir "crimen" o "delito", que creo que era lo que querías evitar.
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 7 mins (2005-09-08 15:52:10 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Creo que suena "fuerte", fiel a la intención del original. En mi opinión es cruel describir un accidente de niños así, pero he intentado mantener el tono original con palabras asociadas al derecho penal, pero sin llegar a decir "crimen" o "delito", que creo que era lo que querías evitar.
Something went wrong...