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Every illegal immigrant IS a criminal.

Spanish translation: Todo [in]migrante ilegal/indocumentado sí es un delincuente.

13:27 May 1, 2007
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Every illegal immigrant IS a criminal.
Pretty straightforward and self-explanatory.
Will Matter
United States
Local time: 14:29
Spanish translation:Todo [in]migrante ilegal/indocumentado sí es un delincuente.
Explanation:
The emphasis that in English is expressed by stressing the word "is" is conveyed in Spanish by adding the word "sí". Note also that as Fernando and Cecilia mentioned, "criminal" is a false cognate.
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Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 15:29
Grading comment
This is what I was looking for and I understand the alternatives that you have offered. Good job. Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Todo inmigrante ilegal ES un delincuente
Fernando Tognis
4 +1Cualquier inmigrante ilegal ES un criminal
Elizabeth Ardans
5Todo [in]migrante ilegal/indocumentado sí es un delincuente.
Margaret Schroeder
4Todos [y cada uno de] los inmigrantes ilegales son criminales
psicutrinius
4todo inmigrante ilegal ES un criminal
Lydia De Jorge


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
every illegal immigrant is a criminal.
Cualquier inmigrante ilegal ES un criminal


Explanation:
o

Todos los inmigrantes ilegales SON criminales.

suerte!

Elizabeth Ardans
Uruguay
Local time: 18:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  VdeMoor (X): i would go for the 2nd option :) todos los inmigrantes...
1 min
  -> gracias!
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
every illegal immigrant is a criminal.
Todos [y cada uno de] los inmigrantes ilegales son criminales


Explanation:
The phrase including the text inside the square brackets is the one that (in my opinion, of course), captures best the nuance carried by the "every" in the original, as opposed to the "all" which might have been used instead.

psicutrinius
Spain
Local time: 23:29
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 5
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
every illegal immigrant is a criminal.
todo inmigrante ilegal ES un criminal


Explanation:
.

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 16:29
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 67
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
every illegal immigrant is a criminal.
Todo inmigrante ilegal ES un delincuente


Explanation:
"Criminal" en castellano se utiliza para homicida.

Fernando Tognis
Argentina
Local time: 18:29
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cecilia Della Croce: De acuerdo y gracias por la aclaración del false cognate!!!
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Cecilia.
agree  Heidi C: exacto, hay que tener cuidado con confundir "criminal" con "delincuente" :)
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, Heidi
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
every illegal immigrant is a criminal.
Todo [in]migrante ilegal/indocumentado sí es un delincuente.


Explanation:
The emphasis that in English is expressed by stressing the word "is" is conveyed in Spanish by adding the word "sí". Note also that as Fernando and Cecilia mentioned, "criminal" is a false cognate.

Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 15:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
This is what I was looking for and I understand the alternatives that you have offered. Good job. Thank you.
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