rogue outfit

Spanish translation: organización ilegal

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English term or phrase:rogue outfit
Spanish translation:organización ilegal
Entered by: hugocar

13:51 Apr 29, 2010
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: rogue outfit
Although its operations sometimes appear to be at odds with the public voice, it is not a rogue oufit; it receives directions from the government.

Aunque en ocasiones las operaciones de esta fuerza parecen ser criticada por el público, no son tan exageradas; este cuerpo recibe instrucciones del gobierno.

¿qué entienden ustedes por "rogue outfit" en este contexto?
Richard Ramirez
Local time: 04:30
organización ilegal
Explanation:
it is not a rogue oufit = no se trata de una organización ilegal/pirata
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hugocar
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1facción/unidad/grupo que actúa fuera de la ley/va por libre
patricia scott
4 +1no es una entidad que opera sin autorización
patinba
4 +1grupo paramilitar/grupo encubierto
Carolina Brito
5organización ilegal
hugocar
4no son payasadas (o bravuconadas)
Leonardo Lamarche
4grupo de bandoleros
Esther Fernández
3no se trata de una organización / un órgano / un ente inconformista
Bubo Coroman (X)
3no es cosa de tontos
Natalia Pedrosa (X)
3banda de renegados
Gad Kohenov


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no se trata de una organización / un órgano / un ente inconformista


Explanation:
inconformasta en el sentido de rebelde

Bubo Coroman (X)
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no son payasadas (o bravuconadas)


Explanation:
Mis sugerencias.

Leonardo Lamarche
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facción/unidad/grupo que actúa fuera de la ley/va por libre


Explanation:
There is a tendency in Western capitals to dismiss adversarial Iranian behavior as the work of rogue regime factions, which are not representative of ...
www.meforum.org/.../irans-revolutionary-guards-a-rogue-outf...

patricia scott
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agree  Jessica Noyes
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no es cosa de tontos


Explanation:
;)

Natalia Pedrosa (X)
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no es una entidad que opera sin autorización


Explanation:
"rogue" significa una entidad dentro de la estructura oficial, pero que no responde a ninguna autoridad de la misma, y actúa de forma independiente.

Creo que en este caso "at odds with the public voice" no significa la voz del público sino "la voz pública del Estado" Es una entidad que aveces parece no estar de acuerdo con el gobierno, pero no por eso es "una entidad que opera sin el visto bueno oficial"





patinba
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agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro: De acuerdo co todas tus consideraciones. Saludos
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banda de renegados


Explanation:
Suggestion.

Gad Kohenov
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grupo paramilitar/grupo encubierto


Explanation:
Paramilitary groups as security forces

These groups are neither a police agency nor a military organization, having elements of both but also lacking elements of both. Much of the world's military forces, particularly in developing countries, could be considered paramilitary; they are oriented towards controlling their own country's population rather than toward the role of a professional military.

This sort of paramilitary force typically exists to assure the internal control of a country and to suppress anarchy or civil war. They are typically armed with small arms and wear military uniforms. They are also often equipped with tear gas and other non-lethal weapons. Such paramilitaries may be controlled by the ruling political party or by the head of state personally rather than by the government.

In some situations, where the state or military apparatus is particularly weak or absent, they can act with a large degree of practical independence, having their own command structures and benefitting from private sponsors (instead of, or in addition to, any institutional ones), such as landowners, regional authorities, local interest groups, former victims of revolutionary paramilitary forces, warlords, drug lords or foreign interests. These sponsors may then be able to further extend their influence or control over the paramilitary forces, or even organize paramilitary groups of their own.

Carolina Brito
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agree  Laponcia
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organización ilegal


Explanation:
it is not a rogue oufit = no se trata de una organización ilegal/pirata

hugocar
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grupo de bandoleros


Explanation:
otra posibilidad

Esther Fernández
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