Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

if not in fact

Spanish translation:

aunque no lo sean en realidad

Added to glossary by Charles Davis
Mar 9, 2012 20:32
12 yrs ago
English term

if not in fact

English to Spanish Science Geography tsunamis
Warnings are binary, with a
very fine line between "warn" and "no warn"; the decision is usually conservative and
produces false alarms from the public viewpoint if not in fact.
Change log

Mar 12, 2012 23:17: Charles Davis Created KOG entry

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aunque no lo sean en realidad

Esto es lo que implica "if not in fact": el público se cree que son falsas alarmas, aunque en realidad no siempre son falsas sino reales.

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-03-09 22:08:37 GMT)
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El sentido de "if" aquí es este:

"if
7 despite being (used before an adjective or adverb to introduce a contrast):
she was honest, if a little brutal</n>"
http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/if?region=us&q=if

"If not" significa aquí "even if not"; "the alarms are false from the public viewpoint, despite not being false in fact". Si se avisa y luego no se produce ningún desastre, el público se cree que ha sido una falsa alarma, pero a veces el peligro ha sido real pero por suerte no ha llegado a notarse.

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-03-09 22:10:16 GMT)
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O sea: "false alarms from the public viewpoint, [even] if not [false alarms] in fact".
Peer comment(s):

agree Claudia Luque Bedregal : Exactamente ;)
10 hrs
Muchas gracias, Claudia :)
agree Marta Moreno Lobera
19 hrs
Muchas gracias, Marta. ¡Saludos!
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si no es el caso en la realidad

a lo mejor
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si no resulta acertada

mi interpretación
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