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edginess

Spanish translation: peligrosidad/inseguridad

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English term or phrase:edginess
Spanish translation:peligrosidad/inseguridad
Entered by: Carmen Hernaiz

23:38 Dec 4, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel / cool tourist guide
English term or phrase: edginess
This will take you through Plaça George Orwell, a tribute to the author of “Homage to Catalonia” which, thanks to regular police surveillance, has lost much of its former edginess.

Conneisseurs de la Plaza George Orwell de Barcelona de antaño, ¿alguna sugerencia?
LFQ
Local time: 06:52
peligrosidad
Explanation:
Yo haría esta traducción:

...a Plaça George Orwell, un tributo al autor de "Homenaje a Cataluña", la cual, gracias a la habitual vigilancia policial, ha perdido mucho de su antigua inseguridad.
Selected response from:

Carmen Hernaiz
Spain
Local time: 06:52
Grading comment
esta utilicé al final...y gracias por la traducción de la frase!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3riesgos/peligros
Margarita Gonzalez
5 +1peligrosidad
Carmen Hernaiz
4 +1inseguridad
ElChe (X)
4...ha perdido mucho de su ambiente bravucón/pendenciero de antaño
Cándida Artime Peñeñori


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
riesgos/peligros


Explanation:
En este contexto.

Margarita Gonzalez
Local time: 23:52
Works in field
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  Lydia De Jorge
59 mins
  -> Gracias, Lydia
agree  Christian [email protected]: reputacion peligrosa?
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias Christian,y es una buena opción aunque creo que la fama estaba bien fincada.
agree  starlight
15 hrs
  -> Gracias mil, Starlight.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...ha perdido mucho de su ambiente bravucón/pendenciero de antaño


Explanation:

Parece que anteriormente fue un sitio frecuentado por elementos rayanos (o quizás más que eso) en lo delincuencial.

Cándida Artime Peñeñori
Cuba
Local time: 00:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 51
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
inseguridad


Explanation:
ha perdido gran parte de su antigua inseguridad.

ha perdido gran parte de la inseguridad de otrora

ElChe (X)
Vatican City State
Local time: 06:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cor Stephan van Eijden
9 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
peligrosidad


Explanation:
Yo haría esta traducción:

...a Plaça George Orwell, un tributo al autor de "Homenaje a Cataluña", la cual, gracias a la habitual vigilancia policial, ha perdido mucho de su antigua inseguridad.

Carmen Hernaiz
Spain
Local time: 06:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 58
Grading comment
esta utilicé al final...y gracias por la traducción de la frase!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pilar Díez
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, Pilar
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