Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
grueso error de apreciación
English translation:
gross miscalculation
Added to glossary by
Susana Galilea
Mar 2, 2004 19:40
20 yrs ago
Spanish term
grueso error
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
expresi�n
expression: cometió un grueso error de apreciación
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | gross miscalculation |
Susana Galilea
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| 5 +8 | huge mistake |
David Russi
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| 5 +4 | gross error |
Marijke Singer
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| 5 +1 | serious mistake |
Rantes
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| 5 | big mistake |
Sol
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| 4 | crass mistake /error |
Mary Pennington
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Proposed translations
+3
3 hrs
Susana Galilea
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
United States
Customized Translation Services ENG>SPA
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain, US) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
20
Selected
gross miscalculation
November 1990 editor's note
... John McCain termed the proposed sale "a gross miscalculation of Congress." The most
vocal critics of this deal are lobbyists and lawmakers worried that it will ...
www.thebulletin.org/issues/1990/n90/n90ackland.html - 8k - Cached - Similar pages
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... I would submit that either that was a gross miscalculation of the resolve of the
citizens of Yugoslavia, or it is a gross miscalculation of Mr. Milosevic's ...
www.johnmckaymp.on.ca/speeches/House/99-kosovo2.htm - 18k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 4 hrs 5 mins (2004-03-02 23:46:38 GMT)
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error de apreciación = miscalculation
... John McCain termed the proposed sale "a gross miscalculation of Congress." The most
vocal critics of this deal are lobbyists and lawmakers worried that it will ...
www.thebulletin.org/issues/1990/n90/n90ackland.html - 8k - Cached - Similar pages
Contact Us
... I would submit that either that was a gross miscalculation of the resolve of the
citizens of Yugoslavia, or it is a gross miscalculation of Mr. Milosevic's ...
www.johnmckaymp.on.ca/speeches/House/99-kosovo2.htm - 18k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 4 hrs 5 mins (2004-03-02 23:46:38 GMT)
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error de apreciación = miscalculation
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "best for the context, thanks
Carlos"
+8
3 mins
David Russi
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
89
huge mistake
big mistake
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
noeliam
2 mins
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| agree |
Mag. Sabine Senn
5 mins
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| agree |
Sol
5 mins
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| agree |
Elvira Schmid
1 hr
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| agree |
TracyG (X)
1 hr
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| agree |
chaplin
3 hrs
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| agree |
Sandra OLIVER
3 hrs
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| agree |
Mariel Alvarado
3 hrs
|
10 mins
big mistake
another option
+4
25 mins
Marijke Singer
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
&
English
Spain
Technical translator with Math degree
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: Dutch to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
gross error
See websites:
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/27/1053801397594.html
"You can't recommend somebody's removal from a position like that purely on the grounds that they've made a gross error of judgement in a previous job."
http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/lifestyle/cityliving/pro...
"Justin almost visibly curls into the foetal position as he remembers: "We made a gross error of judgement there."
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/27/1053801397594.html
"You can't recommend somebody's removal from a position like that purely on the grounds that they've made a gross error of judgement in a previous job."
http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/lifestyle/cityliving/pro...
"Justin almost visibly curls into the foetal position as he remembers: "We made a gross error of judgement there."
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Nicola King
9 mins
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Thank you, Nicola!
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| agree |
Sheilann
1 hr
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Thank you, Sheila!
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| agree |
Hinara
2 hrs
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Thank you, Hilda!
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| agree |
Tom Bishop
4 hrs
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+1
5 hrs
9 hrs
Mary Pennington
Native in Spanish
Works in field
35 years experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
crass mistake /error
just another way of saying it
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