Jan 12, 2006 15:03
18 yrs ago
Spanish term

" verdadero suicidio"

Spanish to English Marketing Business/Commerce (general)
Esta frase está incluida dentro de esta oración que como es evidente critica duramente al gobierno. Cómo traducen en este caso "verdadero suicidio"

Sería una locura, un verdadero suicidio, dejar la investigación farmacéutica únicamente en las manos de un sector con una tendencia natural hacia la ineficacia y el derroche.

Proposed translations

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It would be (sheer) madness, an act of suicide

..to leave pharmaceutical research in the hands of a sector.....

(for example) hope this helps
Peer comment(s):

agree Heather Oland : this sounds natural in English
4 hrs
i think so too, thx :)
agree Oso (X) : ¶:^)
5 hrs
gracias! :) Por cierto me encanta el "osito" :)
agree Patrice
7 hrs
thx! :)
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Spanish term (edited): verdadero suicidio

a complete (total , utter, absolute ) suicide

;)
Peer comment(s):

agree Henry Hinds
4 mins
Tnx Henry
agree Carmen Riadi
10 mins
Gracias Cármen
agree Carla Monticelli
1 hr
Gracias Anakina
agree Francesca Callegari
2 hrs
Gracias Francesca
agree Susy Ordaz
4 hrs
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Spanish term (edited): verdadero suicidio

absolute suicide

it would be absolute suicide to...
Peer comment(s):

agree Christina Townsend
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Spanish term (edited): verdadero suicidio

and even suicidal

I would translate "una locura" as and adjective and add: and even suicidal
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suicidal madness

You could bring the 2 parts together;

It would be (sheer) suicidal madness to give up...

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... Law of Nature must end, in ‘over-population;’ in howling universal
famine, ‘impossibility,’ and suicidal madness, as of endless dog-kennels run rabid. ...
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Summary of and commentary on Herodotus' Histories, book 6
Herodotus remarks that the Persians considered this charge 'suicidal madness'.
On the wings the Athenians, fighting with better armor and longer spears than
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