Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

to be dead set against

Spanish translation:

está totalmente en contra

Added to glossary by Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Feb 23, 2016 16:05
8 yrs ago
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English term

to be dead set against

English to Spanish Bus/Financial Economics
¿Que significa la expresión "to be dead set against"?
El contexto es el siguiente:
Mark thinks there are problems in the contract and he IS DEAD SET AGAINST our signing it
Gracias
Change log

May 5, 2016 14:29: Patricia Fierro, M. Sc. Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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está totalmente en contra

de que lo firmemos / suscribamos / de suscribirlo.
Peer comment(s):

agree Kirsten Larsen (X)
11 mins
Gracias, Kirsten
agree Yaotl Altan
13 mins
gracias, Yaotl
agree Roser Bosch Casademont : "Dead" es coloquial por "very [much]"
50 mins
Thanks, Roser
agree Toni Castano
4 hrs
Gracias, Toni
agree JohnMcDove : 2 2.1 (absolutely) http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/translate/english-spanish/...
7 hrs
Thanks, John
agree Robert Forstag
18 hrs
Thanks, Robert
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+1
6 mins

estar rotundamente en contra de

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Peer comment(s):

agree JohnMcDove : También. :-)
6 hrs
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+1
3 hrs

Absolutamente en contra de

Otra opción. ...está absolutamente en contra de que lo firmemos.
Peer comment(s):

agree JohnMcDove : También. :-)
3 hrs
Gracias, John
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3 hrs

Oponerse resueltamente

Esta es otra orma de decir lo mismo.
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9 days

se opone de manera rotunda

Es lo que se estila en documentos formales.
Example sentence:

No esta de acuerdo y se opone de manera rotunda a que se firme.

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