Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
corrupto
English translation:
bent, crooked car-dealer
Added to glossary by
Patsy Florit
Nov 2, 2006 19:00
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term
corrupto
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Other
Linguistics
someone who cheats on peole by selling second hand cars as if they were almost new. He does certain things to the car for people not to realize. But as the repairs are not permanent, the cars starts having problems soon afterwards. A crook?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | bent, crooked car-dealer |
David Moore (X)
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| 4 | dishonest businessman, dealer |
NancyLynn
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| 4 | a dodgy dealer |
Sarah Brenchley
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| 2 | dodger/crook |
lafresita (X)
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Change log
Nov 2, 2006 19:05: Pamela Peralta changed "Language pair" from "English" to "Spanish to English"
Proposed translations
+2
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Selected
bent, crooked car-dealer
Lots of other expressions too...but "crook" on its own is not quite correct - it's too general.
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Comment: "Thanks a lot, I think this is the most suitable answer!"
1 min
dodger/crook
for example
3 mins
dishonest businessman, dealer
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1 hr
Sarah Brenchley
Native in English
Works in field
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Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
a dodgy dealer
Another possibility.
All the best,
sarah.
All the best,
sarah.
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