"affected to trade"

Spanish translation: pretenden actuar

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English term or phrase:\"affected to trade\"
Spanish translation:pretenden actuar
Entered by: tonchis

01:08 Jul 17, 2013
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English term or phrase: "affected to trade"
This is a quote from Adam Smith:

"I have never known much good done by those who ****affected to trade**** for the public good"
tonchis
Colombia
Local time: 10:07
pretenden actuar
Explanation:
www.hacer.org/latam/?p=9059
Nunca he conocido mucho bien hecho por aquellos que pretenden actuar por el bien público”. Ya no debiera de haber dudas al ... que produce riqueza para el ...

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Note added at 9 mins (2013-07-17 01:18:05 GMT)
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www.hacer.org/latam/?p=27132
Yo nunca he conocido mucho bien hecho por aquellos que pretenden actuar por el bien público. Evidentemente Adam Smith se ... al gobierno para controlar ...
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David Hollywood
Local time: 12:07
Grading comment
Thanks a lot to you all...I think this is the most logical suggestion, according with the idea of the sentence.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1nunca he sabido que hiciesen mucho bien aquellos afectos a trabajar por el bien público
Rafael Molina Pulgar
4pretenden actuar
David Hollywood
4"aquellos que simulan comerciar por el bien público"
Estela Ponisio


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
nunca he sabido que hiciesen mucho bien aquellos afectos a trabajar por el bien público


Explanation:
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalismo_económico

Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 09:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 1097

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Montse P.: O También si hacían mucho bien aquellos... Un saludo
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pretenden actuar


Explanation:
www.hacer.org/latam/?p=9059
Nunca he conocido mucho bien hecho por aquellos que pretenden actuar por el bien público”. Ya no debiera de haber dudas al ... que produce riqueza para el ...

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Note added at 9 mins (2013-07-17 01:18:05 GMT)
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www.hacer.org/latam/?p=27132
Yo nunca he conocido mucho bien hecho por aquellos que pretenden actuar por el bien público. Evidentemente Adam Smith se ... al gobierno para controlar ...

David Hollywood
Local time: 12:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 350
Grading comment
Thanks a lot to you all...I think this is the most logical suggestion, according with the idea of the sentence.
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1 day 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"aquellos que simulan comerciar por el bien público"


Explanation:
Saludos

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Note added at 1 day19 hrs (2013-07-18 20:27:28 GMT)
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o "por el bien común"

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Note added at 2 days6 hrs (2013-07-19 07:24:39 GMT)
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En este contexto "affect" significa "fingir", simular":

affect vtr (adopt, pretend) fingir⇒, aparentar⇒ vtr
afectar⇒ vtr
adoptar vtr
Pierre sometimes affects a southern accent.
Pierre a veces finge un acento sureño.


Estela Ponisio
Spain
Local time: 17:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 36
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