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blanket coverage

Spanish translation: cobertura total

01:24 Oct 12, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
English term or phrase: blanket coverage
Despite all that and more, ''It is impossible to have blanket coverage of what goes on in that embassy,'' Mr. Beck said.
A pesar de todo esto y demás argucias, “es imposible el tener una cobertura amplia sobre lo que ocurre en esa Embajada”, dijo el señor Beck.
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Spanish translation:cobertura total
Explanation:
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Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 11:54
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5cobertura total
Rafael Molina Pulgar
3 +4es imposible saber todo lo que pasa
David Hollywood
5Cobertura absoluta sobre
yolanda Speece
4total conocimiento
José J. Martínez
3una cobertura generalizada y global...
Bubo Coroman (X)


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
cobertura total


Explanation:
suerte.

Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 11:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 64
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Remy Arce: No había visto tu entrada al ver la de José. Sin restarle méritos a la de él, me parece que la tuya se ajusta más al significado de "blanket coverage"
5 mins
  -> Gracias mil, Remy.
agree  Lydia De Jorge
12 mins
  -> Gracias, Lydia.
agree  Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes: Good. ("cobertura total de lo que acontece": www.aporrea.org/actualidad/n60782.html). Saludos, Rafael.
5 hrs
  -> Saludos y gracias, Alejandro.
agree  Maria Mastruzzo
7 hrs
  -> Gracias, María.
agree  Alma Ramirez
8 hrs
  -> Gracias, Alma.
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
es imposible saber todo lo que pasa


Explanation:
that's the meaning :)

David Hollywood
Local time: 14:54
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  yolanda Speece
4 mins
agree  Soledad Caño
3 hrs
agree  Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes
5 hrs
agree  Daphne Consigliere, R.N.: es imposible saber todo lo que pasa... :)
15 hrs
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Cobertura absoluta sobre


Explanation:
todo lo que pasa en esa embajada.

En otras palabras es muy difícil ejercer control completo respecto a lo que sale y entra de ese sitio.

Es cuestión de seguridad.





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Note added at 19 mins (2009-10-12 01:44:18 GMT)
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Estar al pendiente


yolanda Speece
Local time: 12:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
total conocimiento


Explanation:
Cambié mi anterior respuesta, creo que esta es más adecuada y no traduce tan literalmente.

José J. Martínez
United States
Local time: 10:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
una cobertura generalizada y global...


Explanation:
... de todo lo que pasa... (sin que nada escape a la atención del observador)

Bubo Coroman (X)
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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