a cara limpia
English translation: makes no bones about
| 16:18 Mar 31, 2016 |
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|  Selected response from: David Hollywood Local time: 11:47 | ||||||
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| 4 +3 | makes no bones about |
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| 4 +1 | openly states/accepts |
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| 4 +1 | freely |
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| 3 +1 | shamelessly |
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| 2 +1 | with all apparent sincerity |
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| 3 | in all honesty |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1with all apparent sincerity Explanation: Or, simply, "sincerely." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 mins (2016-03-31 16:35:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Another possibility here would be: "with a straight face" (which would, of course, imply the opposite of what I originally suggested, namely "insincerity." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 mins (2016-03-31 16:36:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Upon reflection, I would tend to go with my second idea here, as it is consistent with what is said about the young woman in question in the rest of the sentence.... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 50 mins (2016-03-31 17:09:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The reference below (from http://www.frentepatriotico.com/inicio/2013/03/06/y-nos-grad... ) tends to support my second suggestion (i.e., in effect, that the term is a synonym of "descaradamente"): Sólo una ignorancia supina y el desprecio por todo aquello que signifique verdad y honestidad puede sustentar una afirmación de este carácter; pero la realidad de unos jóvenes dispuestos a cualquier sacrificio para hacer valer la verdad, los obligo a instrumentar una farsa de horas con cadenas del ministrejo Villegas y el usurpador (en este momento de la escritura me llega la noticia de la cadena anunciando por fin la muerte del sátrapa), mintiendo a cara limpia y preparando a la caterva ignara que los sigue ciegamente para que asimilase la noticia de la muerte largamente escondida y tratar de darle cierto aire de seudo legalidad a las mentiras y delitos de lesa patria cometidos por todos ellos con las falsificaciones cibernéticas de la firma del hace tiempo occiso emitiendo decretos ordenados por los sátrapas habaneros en desmedro de la sociedad, la economía y el pueblo venezolanos. |
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54 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1shamelessly Explanation: as literally it means clean faced or with a clean face could it mean 'barefaced' which in English means boldly, brazenly, without shame, without trying to hide it-there are many synoyms you can choose from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/barefacedly http://www.thefreedictionary.com/shameless -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2016-03-31 17:21:47 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or even better: unashamedly |
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6 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1openly states/accepts Explanation: 'who openly states/accepts that she doesn't know who her father is' I think "asume" here means 'takes on the fact' or 'accepts/takes on responsibility for' - not English 'assumes'. |
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12 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3makes no bones about Explanation: means sincerely admits -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs (2016-04-01 04:33:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- not knowing who is her father -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs (2016-04-01 04:34:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or: who her father is (more colloquial) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 hrs (2016-04-01 05:29:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- it's what we say in English but i know it will be hard for you to take it |
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