Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
con una intensidad ejecutoria tan débil
English translation:
with such little/lax/minimal enforcement,
Added to glossary by
John Rawlins
May 29, 2009 21:53
15 yrs ago
Spanish term
United States
servicios para autores académicos
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
con una intensidad ejecutoria tan débil
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
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Desde luego, si se espera de las expulsiones que tengan un efecto disuasorio sobre los potenciales candidatos a la emigración y la residencia clandestina en España, parece que, con una intensidad ejecutoria tan débil, la sensación transmitida es justamente la contraria, la de una laxitud en el control migratorio:
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Jun 2, 2009 19:17: John Rawlins Created KOG entry
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with such little/lax/minimal enforcement,
Good luck Patricia - and our clandestine friends will need a little luck as well.
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Richard McDorman
: Of all the answers provided, I believe that this one is best; it fully conveys the meaning of the original Spanish and is well-worded and stylistically appropriate in English.
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María Eugenia Wachtendorff
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Gracias Maria!
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Maria Mastruzzo
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Thanks Maria!
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psicutrinius
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Gracias Psicutrinus!
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James A. Walsh
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Thanks James!
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CULPEPPER3000
: I might substitute "so" for "such", at least when using "little".
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agreed - thanks Culpepper!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, John! I just want to say that I agree with Muriel's point--it is the frequency of expulsions that is weak. So, I think I'm going to try to phrase it along these lines: with such a low frequency of enforcement..."
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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with enforcement that has such weak consequences
I believe this is the idea
Mike :)
Mike :)
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Edward Tully
Native in English
Because your words matter
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: Spanish to English
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with such limited legal powers
another option!
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Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Sworn & legal. Contracts & CVs. PhD
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
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(since they) hardly ever pass beyond the stage of threat
Totally rephrased.
(they = expulsions)
(they = expulsions)
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with such a weak dispositive force
I'm not really sure about this one. While, I think Rawlins' "enforcement" answer is the feeling of the sentence. I can't ignore the URLs that seem to indicate the answer may be a bit more formal.
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/law_general/100...
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/law_general/100...
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