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07:34 Jun 3, 2011 |
English to Spanish translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Esoteric practices | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Rachel Freeman Spain Local time: 16:40 | ||||||
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4 +1 | discusión sobre nimiedades |
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4 | sofisma/ergoteo |
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4 | discurrir/conjeturar sobre la lógica (de las razones y probabilidades) |
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3 | buscarle los tres pies al gato |
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sofisma/ergoteo Explanation: Se trata de un término filosófico que se suele traducir por "sofisma" o (si prefieres un término que no sea de origen griego) "ergoteo". En este tema de KudoZ hay una explicación de lo que significa el término en inglés: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english/philosophy/2458817-logic_c... |
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discusión sobre nimiedades Explanation: My only issue with the answer above is that sophism (sofismo) is, according to Oxford dictionary: a fallacious argument, especially one used to deceive. That's not the feeling I'm getting from logic-chopping. According to Mosby's one of the (many) synonyms for logic-chopping is hairsplitting and that is the nuance I think they are getting at. That is, making unnecessarily fine distinctions in reasoning. |
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buscarle los tres pies al gato Explanation: depende del contexto y el público, creo que ésta sería la frase hecha en español que resume el término. |
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discurrir/conjeturar sobre la lógica (de las razones y probabilidades) Explanation: Otra opción. |
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