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que rozaron lo personal

English translation: bordering on the personal

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Spanish term or phrase:que rozaron lo personal
English translation:bordering on the personal
Entered by: sebaspedlp

01:35 Dec 10, 2015
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Spanish term or phrase: que rozaron lo personal
seguramente el principal motivo de nuestras cuestiones son las diferentes culturas e idiosincrasias en la que vivimos, por lo que en principio me disculpo sobre los puntos que rozaron lo personal en mi último correo
sebaspedlp
Argentina
Local time: 00:01
bordering on the personal
Explanation:
Another option: "... had penned a damning letter loaded with all sorts of insinuations and accusation, some bordering on the personal, Tsvangirai responded in devastating fashion."
"This type of criticism, bordering on the personal, would hound the director for the remainder of his career."
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 05:01
Grading comment
Thank you so much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4bordering on the personal
neilmac
3 +2which touched on personal matters
Noni Gilbert Riley
4 +1that were rather personal
Andres Fekete


  

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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
which touched on personal matters


Explanation:
Without seeing that earlier e-mail it's difficult to judge if they went a little too far, as would be implied by Andres' take, or simply strayed off the subject into the wrong area.

Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Local time: 05:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 80

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  George Rabel: agree with your option and comments. Better to stay on the neutral, safer side
5 hrs
  -> Thanks George
agree  neilmac: Nice and diplomatic... :)
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thanks neilmac.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
bordering on the personal


Explanation:
Another option: "... had penned a damning letter loaded with all sorts of insinuations and accusation, some bordering on the personal, Tsvangirai responded in devastating fashion."
"This type of criticism, bordering on the personal, would hound the director for the remainder of his career."


    Reference: http://www.newzimbabwe.com/news-25577-Tsvangirai+%E2%80%98pl...
    Reference: http://www.iainfisher.com/berkoff/berkoff-study-a4.html
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 05:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 342
Grading comment
Thank you so much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andy Watkinson: Exactly, they weren't actually "personal" but "bordered on" .......
5 hrs
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: I like this: would be nice to see the original mail, wouldn't it!
6 hrs
  -> Now that you mention it, yes... :)
agree  lorenab23: Yes :-)
6 hrs
agree  Christian [email protected]
1 day 14 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
that were rather personal


Explanation:
Here's my take. Hope this helps.

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Note added at 16 hrs (2015-12-10 18:25:00 GMT)
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Another option which I believe conveys the same meaning as "rather" is "somewhat." They were somewhat personal. "Bordering on" is also an excellent option : )

Andres Fekete
Uruguay
Local time: 00:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Or just "the rather personal points".
16 hrs
  -> Thanks Phil!
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