Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
operación cicatriz
English translation:
healing process
Added to glossary by
Lisa Grayson
Aug 14, 2014 20:15
10 yrs ago
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operación cicatriz
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I've searched for this term on Google, and haven't found a good equivalent English term. The original document, a financial opinion column, says, in relevant part:
"Banamex termina caso Oceanografía: operación cicatriz con Citi
"La junta, que algunos denominan Town Hall, fue dirigida nada menos que por los más altos directivos de Citi. ... El mensaje era claro: tener una operación cicatriz entre Citi y Banamex. Se aprovechaba el fin de la investigación interna (llevada por el despacho Sherman and Stearling) del caso Oceanografía para mandar un mensaje de unidad."
Other news sources show that Citibank demanded that Banamex fire 11 key employees. But this particular column, unlike US sources, stresses the harmony between the two companies.
I'm thinking that "dire measures" might work, but I want to be accurate. I am grateful for your suggestions.
"Banamex termina caso Oceanografía: operación cicatriz con Citi
"La junta, que algunos denominan Town Hall, fue dirigida nada menos que por los más altos directivos de Citi. ... El mensaje era claro: tener una operación cicatriz entre Citi y Banamex. Se aprovechaba el fin de la investigación interna (llevada por el despacho Sherman and Stearling) del caso Oceanografía para mandar un mensaje de unidad."
Other news sources show that Citibank demanded that Banamex fire 11 key employees. But this particular column, unlike US sources, stresses the harmony between the two companies.
I'm thinking that "dire measures" might work, but I want to be accurate. I am grateful for your suggestions.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | healing process |
Jason Schrier
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| 4 | raprochement |
bigedsenior
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Proposed translations
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Jason Schrier
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healing process
It looks like the discussion has got to the heart of this, but for the sake of being thorough, I'm adding an answer.
I have been following this situation as well for my work and am familiar with it. What happened between Banamex and Oceanografia caused Citi lots of money. Thus, it put the two banks (Banamex and Citi) at odds, naturally. "Operación cicatriz" is not an "operación" in the strict sense, and given that this is a column in a newspaper the translation can't be literal. The two sides are putting the ordeal behind them. What you cite sounds like a column title, and taking the discussion into account, I think I would say this:
End of Oceanografia affair at Banamex, Healing Process with Citi Begins
I have capitalized it as if it were a newspaper column title.
I have been following this situation as well for my work and am familiar with it. What happened between Banamex and Oceanografia caused Citi lots of money. Thus, it put the two banks (Banamex and Citi) at odds, naturally. "Operación cicatriz" is not an "operación" in the strict sense, and given that this is a column in a newspaper the translation can't be literal. The two sides are putting the ordeal behind them. What you cite sounds like a column title, and taking the discussion into account, I think I would say this:
End of Oceanografia affair at Banamex, Healing Process with Citi Begins
I have capitalized it as if it were a newspaper column title.
Reference:
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Jason. I'm going with "healing process," as you and Luis suggested. |
| Luis G. Vasquez kicked off this discussion with his suggestion of "healing process," but I see that he did not formally submit an answer. Thank you for your helpful comments and suggestion! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Audra deFalco (X)
: I agree with this.
48 mins
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| agree |
Leopoldo Gurman
: Nice one =:).
15 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Jason!"
10 hrs
raprochement
Rapprochement | Define Rapprochement at Dictionary.com
dictionary.reference.com/browse/rapprochement
noun an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions. Origin: 1800–10; French, equivalent to rapproche ...
The Great Rapprochement - The Authentic History Center
www.authentichistory.com/1898-1913/4-imperialism/4-rapproch...
The Great Rapprochement describes a fundamental shift in the relationship between Great Britain and the United States in the late Nineteenth Century.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Ed. I'm sticking with "healing process," but I appreciate your suggestion of "rapprochement." |
Discussion
"Considera ADF necesaria 'operación cicatriz' en el PAN
"El ganador debe conciliar con el resto de grupos
"La senadora de la República Adriana Dávila Fernández, llamó a Carlos Carreón Mejía a llevar a cabo una 'operación cicatriz' luego del proceso interno del PAN en el que él salió victorioso y en breve se convertirá en el nuevo presidente del partido."
Thanks again!
Respectfully,
Luis G. Vasquez