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los tan traídos a mal gobiernos locales

English translation: much maligned

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Spanish term or phrase:los tan traídos a mal gobiernos locales
English translation:much maligned
Entered by: Hellen Varela-Fdez.

20:13 Aug 5, 2009
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Spanish term or phrase: los tan traídos a mal gobiernos locales
Hola!! Una frase popular pero que no tengo idea de como expresar en inglés.

Contexto:
"Es indispensable integrar las funciones económicas y administrativas de los, tan traídos a mal, gobiernos locales".

Mil gracias.


Hellen
Hellen Varela-Fdez.
Costa Rica
Local time: 17:17
much maligned
Explanation:
Not certain if this is the same idea exactly
Selected response from:

Martha Harrold (X)
Local time: 00:17
Grading comment
Thank you, thank you!!! :0)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +6much maligned
Martha Harrold (X)
4the, so often denigrated, local governments
Elizabeth Novesky
3the long-suffering local governments/authorities
Edward Tully


  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the long-suffering local governments/authorities


Explanation:
I've seen this used as concerns that "bother/worry" a person, but never as a definer of a noun...
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Así explica el diverso significado de la palabra pacha, que es "tierra" ...... Pleitear. o traerse a mal traer affligirse vno a otro y en saliendo con el ...
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Note added at 28 mins (2009-08-05 20:41:59 GMT)
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a mal traer nos lleva - WordReference Forums - [ Translate this page ]
llevar/traer a mal traer: Quote: ~a alguien a mal ~. 1. loc. verb. Maltratarlo o molestarlo mucho en cualquier concepto. - Il nous en fait voir ...
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Edward Tully
Local time: 01:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 212
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +6
much maligned


Explanation:
Not certain if this is the same idea exactly

Martha Harrold (X)
Local time: 00:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you, thank you!!! :0)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elizabeth Novesky: yours sounds good too!
1 min
agree  philgoddard: Perfect.
1 hr
agree  David Ronder
3 hrs
agree  Jennifer Levey
4 hrs
agree  Bubo Coroman (X)
11 hrs
agree  Catherine Gilsenan
12 hrs
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the, so often denigrated, local governments


Explanation:
As in:
"It is vital to integrate the economic and administrative functions of the, so often denigrated, local governments."

I work in local government, and this is very true.

Elizabeth Novesky
United States
Local time: 19:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: the punctuation is wrong - you can't have a comma after "the".
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