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putting it mildly

Spanish translation: esto es/sería decir poco

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English term or phrase:putting it mildly
Spanish translation:esto es/sería decir poco
Entered by: Rosa Grau (X)

11:17 Jan 24, 2012
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: putting it mildly
xxxx, however, today, beckons 100 religious leaders, writers, to come here to this city, a city he had commissioned to be built in the space of the last 10 years.
An achievement?
That's putting it mildly.

Gracias
NTRAD
Spain
Local time: 13:16
esto es/sería decir poco
Explanation:
otra
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Rosa Grau (X)
Spain
Local time: 13:16
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3esto es/sería decir poco
Rosa Grau (X)
4 +2La palabra "hazaña" se queda corta para describirlo.
Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
4 +2Es lo mínimo que se puede decir.
Rafael Lechner
4 +2eso sería quedarse corto
isabelmurill (X)
4Para decirlo de una manera suave
Pilar Benito
4es poco decir
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
La palabra "hazaña" se queda corta para describirlo.


Explanation:
Yo cambiaría la estructura un poco.

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Local time: 13:16
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: Buena solución
10 mins
agree  Beatriz Abril
31 mins
disagree  Marcel Gomez: Personalmente a mi tambien me gustan las traducciones creativas, pero hay que tener en consideracion que no todos los clientes son asi, algunos se quejan cuando uno le aumenta una que otra palabrita.
55 mins
agree  José Julián
3 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Para decirlo de una manera suave


Explanation:
ES una expresión hecha que se puede decir de varias maneras parecidas, pero lo que quiere decir es que uno no se quiere exceder en el comentario, sino que está siendo comedido y "se queda corto".

Pilar Benito
Local time: 13:16
Native speaker of: Spanish
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
esto es/sería decir poco


Explanation:
otra

Rosa Grau (X)
Spain
Local time: 13:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcel Gomez
24 mins
  -> gracias! :-)
agree  Aury Zemla: Super de acuerdo... es otra forma de decir "To say_____, would be an understatement".
1 hr
  -> gracias! :-)
agree  José Julián
2 hrs
  -> gracias! :-)
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Es lo mínimo que se puede decir.


Explanation:
Para decirlo suavemente = por no decir mucho más = Es lo mínimo que se puede decir.

Rafael Lechner
Spain
Local time: 13:16
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Julián
2 hrs
agree  Mónica Hanlan: Una de las opciones que me gusta.
5 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
eso sería quedarse corto


Explanation:
mi sugerencia

isabelmurill (X)
Local time: 13:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Hanlan: También me gusta
3 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias, Mónica! Un saludo.
agree  inespp
18 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
es poco decir


Explanation:
Diría simplemente: "¿(Todo) Un logro? Es poco decir"

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Note added at 9 hrs (2012-01-24 21:14:42 GMT)
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 13:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 232
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