Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
no tuvo ninguna inconveniencia
English translation:
performed his duties in an entirely satisfactory manner
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patinba
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no tuvo ninguna inconveniencia
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This comes from a reference for a Franciscan Friar. The entire sentence reads:
"En los servicios prestados mencionados arriba, XXX no tuvo ninguna inconveniencia tanto dentro de a Orden como fuera de ella."
Does this mean that he did eveything they asked him to or that he was never "inappropriate"?
Gracias a todos de antemano.
"En los servicios prestados mencionados arriba, XXX no tuvo ninguna inconveniencia tanto dentro de a Orden como fuera de ella."
Does this mean that he did eveything they asked him to or that he was never "inappropriate"?
Gracias a todos de antemano.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | performed his duties in an entirely satisfactory manner |
patinba
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| 4 | he never blundered |
Francois Boye
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| 3 | that he was never inappropriate |
perezeddo219
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| 3 | no problems of any kind arose |
Robert Forstag
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performed his duties in an entirely satisfactory manner
If this is a reference (and not a defence in court) I would steer well clear of "inappropriate" , looking instead for something positive but non-committal.
Peer comment(s):
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Charles Davis
: Quite // Not least in the case of a Catholic priest and friar these days...
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Thanks, Charles! A bit of a minefield.
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neilmac
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Thank you, Neil!
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perezeddo219
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that he was never inappropriate
notice: inside or outside of it.
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Francois Boye
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he never blundered
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Robert Forstag
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no problems of any kind arose
Or, instead of "arose," "were noted" or "were reported."
The way I read this, it is rather a lukewarm endorsement of the good friar which really does not say (as Pat would have it) that he performed his duties "in an entirely satisfactory matter."
What instead is being said, in my view, is that there were no problems of any kind noted, either within or outside the Order to which he belongs.
The way I read this, it is rather a lukewarm endorsement of the good friar which really does not say (as Pat would have it) that he performed his duties "in an entirely satisfactory matter."
What instead is being said, in my view, is that there were no problems of any kind noted, either within or outside the Order to which he belongs.
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