subtly underhanded
Spanish translation: "silenciosos", que actúan desde las sombras
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| English to Spanish translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Psychology / Manipulative people | |||||
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|  Selected response from: Mónica Algazi Uruguay Local time: 10:19 | ||||
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"silenciosos", que actúan desde las sombras Explanation: ladinos, taimados |
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45 mins confidence:
algo engañoso/deshonesto Explanation: Yo lo diría así |
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53 mins confidence:
| they are the subtly underhanded son los que actúan de [una] manera [más bien] solapada Explanation: “Solapado” es la palabra que tiene el mismísmo signifcado que “underhanded.” |
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sutilmente turbios Explanation: La idea es cómo nominalizar subrepticio, soterrado; estos sujetos son sutilmente turbios... Deshonesto parece demasiado explícito. Turbio parece funcionar en el contexto. |
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3 hrs confidence:
sutilmente retorcidos // disimuladamente falsos Explanation: Más opciones. |
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