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fell afoul of

Spanish translation: cayó en desgracia

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English term or phrase:fell afoul of
Spanish translation:cayó en desgracia
Entered by: Swatchka

20:22 Mar 6, 2007
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Tourism & Travel / Hotels
English term or phrase: fell afoul of
Unconventional and individualistic, Tiny Rowland **fell afoul of **the British financial establishment in the nineties, when recession led to a push for financial control and away from entrepreneurial flair. Tycoons were becoming an unpopular breed in Britain and, amid bad publicity, Tiny was ousted from Lonrho in 1994.
SandraV
Mexico
Local time: 18:05
cayó en desgracia
Explanation:
Así no se sabe ni cómo ni porqué...
Selected response from:

Swatchka
Spain
Local time: 02:05
Grading comment
¡Muchas gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7cayó en desgracia
Swatchka
3 +1se vio en conflictos con / cayó de la gracia de / se vio víctima de
kironne
4se le acabó la suerte
starlight
3tener problemas con
eftraductora
3se despopularizó
Manuel Maduro
3perdió popularidad
caro1504
3se quedó afuera del
Alba Mora


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
tener problemas con


Explanation:
Creo que es el sentido.
Suerte!

eftraductora
Spain
Local time: 01:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
cayó en desgracia


Explanation:
Así no se sabe ni cómo ni porqué...

Swatchka
Spain
Local time: 02:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 34
Grading comment
¡Muchas gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Algazi
40 mins
  -> Gracias, Mónica
agree  Lydia De Jorge
44 mins
  -> Gracias Lydia :))
agree  Olivia Bravo: cayó en desgracia ante la clase financiera británica.
45 mins
  -> Re- gracias Gatuna :))
agree  Nivia Martínez
3 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias Nivia60
agree  JPMedicalTrans
5 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias Alexfromsd
agree  Julie Thompson
5 hrs
  -> Thank you Julie Thompson
agree  kironne
6 hrs
  -> Thnaks Kironne
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
se vio en conflictos con / cayó de la gracia de / se vio víctima de


Explanation:

http://www.m-w.com

Main Entry: afoul of

Pronunciation: &-'fau-l&v
Function: preposition
1 : in or into conflict with <ran afoul of the law>
2 : in or into collision or entanglement with

kironne
Chile
Local time: 20:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Heidi C: cayó de la gracia me parece que queda perfecto, con el mismo registro... :)
6 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Heidi, así me parece a mí también
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
se despopularizó


Explanation:
Más literalmente, "entró en conflicto con", pero no me parece que sea ese el sentido aquí

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Note added at 17 minutos (2007-03-06 20:40:19 GMT)
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"cayó de la gracia de" transmite la idea, pero me huele a anglicismo

Manuel Maduro
Local time: 20:05
Native speaker of: Native in PapiamentoPapiamento, Native in SpanishSpanish
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
perdió popularidad


Explanation:
.

caro1504
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
se le acabó la suerte


Explanation:
Una sugerencia . Suerte !!

starlight
Local time: 19:05
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 91
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
se quedó afuera del


Explanation:
Suerte

Alba Mora
Local time: 21:05
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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