Translation for "high-handedness" to spanish
Translation examples
But you want to admit this high-handedness by being highhanded yourself.
Pero tú pretendes admitir estas arbitrariedades con tu propia arbitrariedad.
They will not tolerate police brutality and high-handedness any longer.
Que no seguirán tolerando la brutalidad policial ni su arbitrariedad.
His high-handedness made Flora feel she should raise some objection.
Su arbitrariedad hizo que Flora protestara.
"Because I choose not to." Tom felt a surge of irritation at the high-handedness of the answer.
–Porque no quiero. La arbitrariedad de la respuesta irritó a Tom.
Already there had been campaign speeches alluding to the high-handedness of the party in power.
Ya se habían iniciado campañas contra las arbitrariedades del partido en el poder.
There was a high-handedness about all this that Robert found vaguely disturbing.
Había una cierta arbitrariedad y altanería en todo aquello que a Robert le resultaba vagamente perturbadora.
What had happened to him they called an example of administrative high-handedness and irresponsibility.
Lo que le había ocurrido era pregonado como ejemplo de arbitrariedad e irresponsabilidad de la Administración.
I was cut to the quick by his high-handedness and reduced to near despair by his behaviour towards me. 16
Su arbitrariedad me hirió en lo más vivo y su comportamiento hacia mí me redujo a un estado rayano con la desesperación. 16
If Helen couldn’t change the decision, he yelled, then she had bloody well better get him into a room with somebody who could, because Random House and he had acted strictly in accordance with what the police had said was possible, months ago, and this last-minute high-handedness just damn well wouldn’t do, it wouldn’t do at all, and if he didn’t get into that room right now he would go public in the loudest and most aggressive way, so get me in there, Helen, or else.
Si Helen no podía cambiar esa decisión, vociferó, más le valía llevarlo a un despacho donde hubiera alguien capaz de cambiarla, porque Random House y él habían actuado rigurosamente con arreglo a lo pactado con la policía, hacía meses, y esa arbitrariedad del último momento era desde luego inaceptable, era totalmente inaceptable, y si no lo llevaban a ese despacho inmediatamente, lo haría público de la manera más sonora y agresiva, así que lléveme allí, Helen, o si no...
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