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English term or phrase:
dogmatically wary
Spanish translation:
desconfiar por principio
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Luis Javier Otoya
Feb 12, 2007 15:48
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dogmatically wary
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
historia del arte
His notebooks supply elliptical clues, but he was dogmatically wary of art historians and museum personnel.
Se refiere a Davis Stuart
¿Significa
1) que desconfiaba del dogmatismo de...
2) que su cautela o desconfianza eran dogmáticas?
Gracias
Se refiere a Davis Stuart
¿Significa
1) que desconfiaba del dogmatismo de...
2) que su cautela o desconfianza eran dogmáticas?
Gracias
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desconfiaba por principio
"Dogmatically wary" en el contexto sugiere que el personaje desconfiada por convicción propia o principio de los historiadores del arte y del personal de los museos...
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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pero era cauteloso/prudente en forma dogmática/ dogmáticamente prudente
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estaba sumamente atento a
Por el contexto que das creo que "dogmatically" no se refiere en realidad a un dogma sino a la extrema caución que este sujeto ponía en esa tarea. Por eso creo que no debería tomarse literalmente. Mi versión sería esta: "estaba sumamente atento a (cada movimiento de) los historiadores de arte y los miembros del personal".
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English term (edited):
was dogmatically wary
desconfiaba de modo sistemático/aferrado/dogmático de...
http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=desc...
"To be wary of" means "desconfiar de".
I agree that dogmatically here is a synonym for "as a matter of principle", "always/systematically", etc.
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Note added at 40 mins (2007-02-12 16:29:04 GMT)
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The second meaning you give is correct.
"To be wary of" means "desconfiar de".
I agree that dogmatically here is a synonym for "as a matter of principle", "always/systematically", etc.
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Note added at 40 mins (2007-02-12 16:29:04 GMT)
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The second meaning you give is correct.
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English term (edited):
(he was) dogmatically wary (of...):
no confiaba nunca (en...)
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Note added at 42 mins (2007-02-12 16:30:54 GMT)
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as a matter of personal conviction, often reiterated
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Note added at 42 mins (2007-02-12 16:30:54 GMT)
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as a matter of personal conviction, often reiterated
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desconfiaba sistemáticamente
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Rosa Plana Castillón
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Muchas gracias Rosa.
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Aïda Garcia Pons
: Sí, hacer algo sistemáticamente es una expresión que se usa mucho.
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Muchas gracias Aida.
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Claudia Luque Bedregal
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Muchas gracias.
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Maica B
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Muchas gracias Mai_k.
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