carta de imunidad

English translation: letter of immunity

14:03 Sep 26, 2021
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
Spanish term or phrase: carta de imunidad
Used metaphorically by this Argentine critic:

La farsa, a los fines humorísticos, abunda en el trazo grueso pero es ahí precisamente donde el punto de vista se revela como una coartada engañosa, una carta equívoca de inmunidad.
Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 13:10
English translation:letter of immunity
Explanation:
Equivocal is an adjective used to describe the letter, suggesting an ambiguous or misleading type of content. There could be an element of humour, as I wonder if there's an ironic use of communication, while a point of view is given as an excuse.

(SP: El adjectivo 'equívoco' se usa para describir una carta, lo cual sugiere un contenido ambigüo, quizás confuso u enga­ñoso. Quizá se encuentre un trazo de humor. Me pregunto si se usa la ironía entre el comunicado, mientras hay la excusa de un punto de vista.)
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Lisa Rosengard
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:10
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3immunity passport
Katarina Peters
3free pass
David Hollywood
3letter of immunity
Lisa Rosengard


  

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immunity passport


Explanation:
in this case: false immunity passport

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 12:10
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free pass


Explanation:
maybe

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or: get out of jail free card

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What does get out of jail free card mean? A get out of jail free card is a metaphorical way to refer to anything that will get someone out of an undesirable situation or allow them to avoid punishment.

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and "bad" for "equivocada"... "useless" or "malconceived"

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malconceived

ill conceived or planned

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or: spurious

not being what it purports to be; false or fake.

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some food for thought :)

David Hollywood
Local time: 13:10
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letter of immunity


Explanation:
Equivocal is an adjective used to describe the letter, suggesting an ambiguous or misleading type of content. There could be an element of humour, as I wonder if there's an ironic use of communication, while a point of view is given as an excuse.

(SP: El adjectivo 'equívoco' se usa para describir una carta, lo cual sugiere un contenido ambigüo, quizás confuso u enga­ñoso. Quizá se encuentre un trazo de humor. Me pregunto si se usa la ironía entre el comunicado, mientras hay la excusa de un punto de vista.)

Lisa Rosengard
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:10
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