Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
honoured in the breach
Spanish translation:
(códigos burdamente) violados
Added to glossary by
lsm_82
Apr 11, 2009 12:06
15 yrs ago
English term
Not a translator
honoured in the breach
Homework / test
English to Spanish
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
We herald our professional codes but as we have seen in the United States alone these codes are often wantonly honoured in the breach .
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 | (códigos burdamente) violados |
Stella Lamarque
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| 5 +1 | honorado por la infracción |
Constantinos Faridis (X)
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References
| Reference |
Juan Alvarez
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Proposed translations
2 days 2 hrs
Stella Lamarque
Uruguay
Uruguay
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Uruguay
Public Accountant and Sworn Translator
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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7
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(códigos burdamente) violados
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
18 mins
honorado por la infracción
Meaning
This is usually thought to mean a rule which is more often broken than observed. The context of the play shows the real meaning as 'it is more honourable to breach than to observe'.
Origin
From Shakespeare's Hamlet, 1603:
HAMLET Ay, marry, is't:
But to my mind, though I am native here
And to the manner born, it is a custom
More honour'd in the breach than the observance.
La Declaración Global del Compromiso que resulta parece de ser honorada por la infracción. Julio, Primera conferencia patrocinada por la IAS (Sociedad ...
www.aidsinfonyc.org/tag/taglines/0304esp.html
This is usually thought to mean a rule which is more often broken than observed. The context of the play shows the real meaning as 'it is more honourable to breach than to observe'.
Origin
From Shakespeare's Hamlet, 1603:
HAMLET Ay, marry, is't:
But to my mind, though I am native here
And to the manner born, it is a custom
More honour'd in the breach than the observance.
La Declaración Global del Compromiso que resulta parece de ser honorada por la infracción. Julio, Primera conferencia patrocinada por la IAS (Sociedad ...
www.aidsinfonyc.org/tag/taglines/0304esp.html
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Natalia Pedrosa (X)
: Sigo diciendo que es poético, pero queda mejor "honrado por la infracción" que honorado. Saludos.
4 hrs
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Reference comments
11 mins
Juan Alvarez
Germany
Germany
Native in Spanish
Germany
Translator & interpreter
Native in: Galician 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, German to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
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