Glossary entry (derived from question below)
inglés term or phrase:
mésalliance
español translation:
mala alianza/mal casamiento/relación desigual
Added to glossary by
Samu77
Feb 28, 2008 22:48
16 yrs ago
inglés term
mésalliance
inglés al español
Ciencias sociales
Gobierno / Política
I put in for speaking time in the debate on this issue, but one of the consequences of my party’s unhappy mésalliance with the European People’s Party is that British Conservatives are systematically denied speaking time in important debates.
Proposed translations
(español)
4 +2 | mala alianza/mal casamiento/relación desigual | Terry Burgess |
4 | alianza desafortunada | Monica Segal |
3 | casamiento inconveniente/desigual | Jennifer Levey |
3 | Mala pareja | Gad Kohenov |
Proposed translations
+2
5 minutos
Selected
mala alianza/mal casamiento/relación desigual
Definition from the the Random House-Webster's:
mé·sal·li·ance (m!Åzà l#ÆÃns, m! zalÆ" Ãns; Fr. m!-zAl yäNsÆ), n., pl. mé·sal·li·anc·es (m!Åzà l#ÆÃn siz, m! zalÆ" Ãn siz; Fr. m! zAl yäNsÆ).
a marriage with someone who is considered socially inferior; misalliance.
[1775–85; < F; see MIS-, ALLIANCE]
Definition from the Oxford:
misalliance / "mIs@"laI@ns / n (liter) mal casamiento m, casamiento m desigual
mé·sal·li·ance (m!Åzà l#ÆÃns, m! zalÆ" Ãns; Fr. m!-zAl yäNsÆ), n., pl. mé·sal·li·anc·es (m!Åzà l#ÆÃn siz, m! zalÆ" Ãn siz; Fr. m! zAl yäNsÆ).
a marriage with someone who is considered socially inferior; misalliance.
[1775–85; < F; see MIS-, ALLIANCE]
Definition from the Oxford:
misalliance / "mIs@"laI@ns / n (liter) mal casamiento m, casamiento m desigual
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5 minutos
casamiento inconveniente/desigual
Collins fr-->en and en-->es dicos in sequence.
13 minutos
Mala pareja
Still another option.
21 minutos
alianza desafortunada
I like "desafortunada" better than "mala", but it's just an opinion
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