Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
outspoken
Spanish translation:
Franco/directo
English term
Works in: Spanish to English
outspoken
Mr Soros, a strong supporter of European integration but an outspoken critic of Germany’s eurozone crisis management since 2010, praised the latest move by the European Central Bank to return to buying eurozone government bonds as “a more powerful step than the previous ones.
Sep 24, 2012 18:02: Julio Bereciartu Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (1): Javier C. Díaz
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Proposed translations
Venezuela
extracting the real meaning
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Spain
Sworn/Legal/Business, +20yrs, APTIJ
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish
portavoz de las críticas/que critica abiertamente
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Note added at 16 mins (2012-09-10 18:34:59 GMT)
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... que critica sin reservas...
Spain
Certified translator (Int. Jurad0) 1986
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Italian to Spanish
declarado
outspoken critic
crítico declarado
United States
rethink technology
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
- “abierto (crítico)…”, - “franco (crítico)…”, – “(crítico) declarado…”
Hello:
There are different ways to translate “outspoken” on the context of “Mr Soros, a strong supporter of European integration but an outspoken critic of Germany’s euro zone crisis management since 2010, praised the latest move by the European Central Bank to return to buying euro zone government bonds as “a more powerful step than the previous ones.”
When we browse the bilingual dictionaries we will find different possible translations, but the two translation that you suggested are good in this case: “declarado”, “abierto”.
Collins English Spanish Bilingual Dictionary says about: “outspoken” (Please see NOTE):
Term: “outspoken: adjective
1. [criticism] franco, abierto
2.[opponent, critic] declarado
3. ⇒ to be outspoken ser muy franco, no tener pelos en la lengua (informal)”
BILINGUAL VOCABULARY (related to the context)
1) English term “outspoken” = in Spanish “abierto”, “franco”, “declarado”
MY PROPOSAL:
These are my suggestions:
1) - “abierto (crítico)…”
2) - “franco (crítico)…”
3) – “(crítico) declarado…”
I hope this analysis helps you in your work.
Regards
Domingo
NOTE: Sources used in this analysis:
1) Collins English Dictionary
URL: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-spanish/...
2) Collins English Spanish Bilingual Dictionary
URL: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/outspoke...
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