Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
could find no real case against
Spanish translation:
no lograron encontrar ningún argumento de peso contra
English term
could find no real case against
The prosecution set out to find people willing to lie, and to misquote the words of the Lord. They ***could find no real case against*** Him. Tell the children they could hardly condemn someone for healing sick people or teaching the love of God!
Dec 4, 2009 21:44: Beatriz Ramírez de Haro Created KOG entry
Dec 4, 2009 21:54: Beatriz Ramírez de Haro changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/669496">Beatriz Ramírez de Haro's</a> old entry - "could find no real case against"" to ""no lograron encontrar ningún argumento de peso contra Él""
Proposed translations
Spain
Golf, Literature and Religion Specialist
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
no pudieron encontrar argumentos / razones / ningún argumento / ninguna razón de peso contra Él
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Note added at 8 hrs (2009-12-02 22:48:47 GMT)
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case /keɪs/ sustantivo
5.(argument): she has a good ~ sus argumentos son buenos;
there is a ~ for doing nothing hay razones para no hacer nada
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claudia16 (X)
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Gracias, Claudia - Bea
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Raquel Bautista Valbuena
: Cualquiera de las opciones me parece muy buena.
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Las puse todas porque no sabía por cuál decidirme. Mil gracias, Raquel - Bea
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Cristian Garcia
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Gracias, clout - Bea
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Cecilia Welsh
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Gracias, Lady - Bea
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Rafael Molina Pulgar
: ¡Bravo! Saludos de Rafael
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Rafael, te devuelvo el saludo doblemente agradecida por tu voto y tu amabilidad - Bea
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Mexico
30+ years in financial, business, legal
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 1 more.
no podían encontrar un motivo concreto / real para enjuiciarlo
no pudieron encontrar causa en su contra/causa que mereciera enjuiciamientp
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Note added at 10 mins (2009-12-02 14:43:03 GMT)
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perdón, debió decir "enjuiciamiento"
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Oscar Knoblauch
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¡gracias Oscar!
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JaneTranslates
: I came here to answer with "causa en su contra," so, definitely, I agree!
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¡gracias Jane!
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Cecilia Welsh
: también me gusta "causa en su contra"
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¡ gracias LadyofArcadia!
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Wendy Petzall
: Pero yo diría "no pudieron LOGRAR"... para que esté más en consonancia con la intención torcida mencionada antes.
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¡gracias wmpetzall!
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no pudieron encontrar un caso real contra él
Reference comments
United States
As with colors, words make a difference
Native in: English 
, Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English to Creoles & Pidgins (Portuguese-based Other), and 3 more.
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Note added at 9 mins (2009-12-02 14:42:20 GMT)
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/motivo real
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