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language learning center · C2 · Lesson 9

Defending a layered case

Practice this topic in Spanish: Defending a layered case.

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Lucía

Defiendo la medida por razones prácticas, distributivas e institucionales.

I support the measure for practical, distributive and institutional reasons.

Mateo

En términos prácticos, reduce un riesgo inmediato y verificable.

In practical terms, it reduces an immediate and verifiable risk.

Lucía

Desde el punto de vista distributivo, beneficia sobre todo a quienes tienen menos alternativas.

From a distributive perspective, it mainly benefits those with fewer alternatives.

Mateo

Institucionalmente, establece un criterio que puede revisarse de forma pública.

Institutionally, it establishes a criterion that can be publicly reviewed.

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  • Defiendo la medida por razones prácticas, distributivas e institucionales.

    I support the measure for practical, distributive and institutional reasons.

    Defiendo la medida por razones prácticas, distributivas e institucionales.

  • En términos prácticos, reduce un riesgo inmediato y verificable.

    In practical terms, it reduces an immediate and verifiable risk.

    En términos prácticos, reduce un riesgo inmediato y verificable.

  • Desde el punto de vista distributivo, beneficia sobre todo a quienes tienen menos alternativas.

    From a distributive perspective, it mainly benefits those with fewer alternatives.

    Desde el punto de vista distributivo, beneficia sobre todo a quienes tienen menos alternativas.

  • Institucionalmente, establece un criterio que puede revisarse de forma pública.

    Institutionally, it establishes a criterion that can be publicly reviewed.

    Institucionalmente, establece un criterio que puede revisarse de forma pública.

  • Incluso si se rechaza una capa del argumento, las otras conservan fuerza independiente.

    Even if one layer of the argument is rejected, the others retain independent force.

    Incluso si se rechaza una capa del argumento, las otras conservan fuerza independiente.

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Which Spanish sentence has this meaning: “I support the measure for practical, distributive and institutional reasons.”

Which Spanish sentence has this meaning: “I support the measure for practical, distributive and institutional reasons.”

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  1. 1. Defiendo la medida por razones prácticas, distributivas e institucionales.
  2. 2. En términos prácticos, reduce un riesgo inmediato y verificable.
  3. 3. Desde el punto de vista distributivo, beneficia sobre todo a quienes tienen menos alternativas.
  4. 4. Institucionalmente, establece un criterio que puede revisarse de forma pública.
  5. 5. Incluso si se rechaza una capa del argumento, las otras conservan fuerza independiente.
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