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made ... feel shabby by contrast

Spanish translation: hacía que por contraste estos presidentes y príncipes se vieran miserables

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English term or phrase:made ... feel shabby by contrast
Spanish translation:hacía que por contraste estos presidentes y príncipes se vieran miserables
Entered by: Cristina Heraud-van Tol

14:50 Oct 8, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Religion / Book for Sunday School teachers
English term or phrase: made ... feel shabby by contrast
See Daniel 6
Daniel's conduct ***made these presidents and princes feel shabby by contrast***, and they hated him all the more, and became determined to do him harm.
Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 22:06
hacía que por contraste estos presidentes y príncipes se vieran miserables
Explanation:
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shabby:
deslucido, ajado, arrugado, astroso, miserable; Synonyms: crumpled, wrinkled, creased, mediocre, undistinguished, unimpressive, dingy, listless, lackluster, lacklustre; Having wrinkles.
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Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Peru
Local time: 15:06
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4 +2hacía que por contraste estos presidentes y príncipes se vieran miserables
Cristina Heraud-van Tol
4hacía que en cambio estos oficiales y princípes se sintieran inadecuados
Cecilia Welsh


  

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hacía que por contraste estos presidentes y príncipes se vieran miserables


Explanation:
Word Magic

shabby:
deslucido, ajado, arrugado, astroso, miserable; Synonyms: crumpled, wrinkled, creased, mediocre, undistinguished, unimpressive, dingy, listless, lackluster, lacklustre; Having wrinkles.

Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Peru
Local time: 15:06
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Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 90
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11 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hacía que en cambio estos oficiales y princípes se sintieran inadecuados


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Tal vez otra versión que te sea útil.

Cecilia Welsh
United States
Local time: 13:06
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PRO pts in category: 12
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