unsound behaviour

Spanish translation: actuaciones desacertadas

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English term or phrase:unsound behaviour
Spanish translation:actuaciones desacertadas
Entered by: Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

12:29 Aug 19, 2010
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Education / Pedagogy / technical text
English term or phrase: unsound behaviour
I would like to know what ‘unsound behaviour’ means in Spanish
Context:

When a woman in Africa cuts the last remaining local tree for fuel wood she is at the end of a long chain of environmentally ‘unsound behaviour’.
thanks a lot
lorcerrini
prácticas/actuaciones/comportamientos ambientales desacertadas/os
Explanation:
Más opciones.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-08-19 19:54:34 GMT)
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Otra opción más fluida sería "al final de una larga cadena de desaciertos/errores medioambientales"
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 04:59
Grading comment
i will take Beatriz Ramirez's answer as an answer
Thanks a lot!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1prácticas/actuaciones/comportamientos ambientales desacertadas/os
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
4mal comportamiento/comportamiento poco sensato
Graham Allen-Rawlings
4malas prácticas
Cecilia Rey
4comportamiento inadecuado
Leonardo Lamarche
3 -1comportamiento poco saludable
claudia16 (X)


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mal comportamiento/comportamiento poco sensato


Explanation:
IMHO

Graham Allen-Rawlings
Spain
Local time: 04:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
malas prácticas


Explanation:
malas prácticas ambientales

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Note added at 7 mins (2010-08-19 12:37:17 GMT)
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http://www.google.com.ar/search?hl=es&rlz=1T4SKPB_enAR353AR3...


Cecilia Rey
Argentina
Local time: 23:59
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 160

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Rosa Paredes: Si, pero IMO, o es el término más adecuado en este contexto.
12 hrs
  -> Gracias por tu comentario.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
comportamiento inadecuado


Explanation:
Mi sugerencia.

Leonardo Lamarche
Venezuela
Local time: 22:59
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 67
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
prácticas/actuaciones/comportamientos ambientales desacertadas/os


Explanation:
Más opciones.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-08-19 19:54:34 GMT)
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Otra opción más fluida sería "al final de una larga cadena de desaciertos/errores medioambientales"

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 04:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 432
Grading comment
i will take Beatriz Ramirez's answer as an answer
Thanks a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rosa Paredes: Muy 'acertada" :)
4 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Rosa - Bea
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
comportamiento poco saludable


Explanation:
x

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Note added at 19 hrs (2010-08-20 08:08:49 GMT)
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Poco saludable para el medio ambiente!

claudia16 (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Rosa Paredes: not quite the same
11 hrs
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