chief threat

Spanish translation: principales amenazas

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English term or phrase:chief threat
Spanish translation:principales amenazas
Entered by: two2tango

15:27 Aug 26, 2003
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: chief threat
Hola,

Una preguntita: me podríais dar una idea de qué significa Chief threat en este caso?
"Sept. 11 forced military minds to take another look at their assumptions. No longer were the ***chief threats*** to the U.S. other states with giant armies. Now the enemy was stateless organizations with secret, unseen soldiers living in lawless lands overseas or possibly even living right at home among us"

Muchas gracias :)
ruth granados
Local time: 02:21
principales amenazas
Explanation:
"chief" en entido figurado por "principal". Creo que se ajusta muy bien a tu contexto.
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two2tango
Argentina
Local time: 21:21
Grading comment
Claaaaaaro! tenéis todos mucha razón. Si es que se ofusca una a veces con las cosas y no ve lo que tiene delante.

Muchas gracias
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5 +1principales amenazas
two2tango
5principal amenaza
rhandler
5Principales amenazas
Mariana Guiadanes


  

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principales amenazas


Explanation:
"chief" en entido figurado por "principal". Creo que se ajusta muy bien a tu contexto.

two2tango
Argentina
Local time: 21:21
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 3812
Grading comment
Claaaaaaro! tenéis todos mucha razón. Si es que se ofusca una a veces con las cosas y no ve lo que tiene delante.

Muchas gracias

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agree  swisstell: amenazas principales
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principal amenaza


Explanation:
Literal. Ejemplos y referencias:

starMedia - Noticias - Los piratas, principal amenaza en ...
... Los piratas, principal amenaza en transitado estrecho de Malaca. Singapur,
1 ago (EFE).- El estrecho de Malaca, un brazo de mar situado ...
www.starmedia.com/articulos/712527.html

DESARME.org (BR) | Documentos Internacionales | Estados Unidos, ...
... ver todas as matérias desta seção. Estados Unidos, de campeón a principal amenaza a derechos humanos ...
www.desarme.org/publique/cgi/cgilua.exe/ sys/start.htm?sid=11&infoid=1208

Biodiversidad en América Latina - Entienden ALCA es principal ...
Entienden ALCA es principal amenaza a soberanía de naciones. Nivel Superior Contenido
Prensa Autor: Germán Marte. Fecha de Publicación: 09/12/2002 15:15. ...
www.biodiversidadla.org/article/articleview/1413/1/7/



    Reference: http://www.starmedia.com/articulos/712527.html
    Reference: http://www.biodiversidadla.org/article/articleview/1413/1/7/
rhandler
Local time: 21:21
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 1626
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Principales amenazas


Explanation:
Chief puede significar jefe y también "principal", "más importante", es sinónimo de "main". Puedes comprobarlo en el Oxford dictionary. "Las principales amenazas de EE.UU. ya no eran otros estados con poderosas armas" (algo así)

Mariana Guiadanes
Local time: 02:21
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in GalicianGalician
PRO pts in pair: 20
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