Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
tratar de quebrar la tendencia que tensionaba
English translation:
(was how) to break/loosen the stranglehold placed (on the)
Added to glossary by
Marcelo González
Aug 5, 2012 11:30
12 yrs ago
Spanish term
tratar de quebrar la tendencia que tensionaba
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
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El gran desafía de America Latina y el Caribe debía ser tratar de quebrar la tendencia que tensionaba a las democracias de la región: el crecimiento de la brecha entre ricos y pobres.
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Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | (was) how to break/loosen the stranglehold placed (on the) |
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| 4 | counter the trend which has created so much tension |
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Aug 12, 2012 23:54: Marcelo González Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Marcelo González
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(was) how to break/loosen the stranglehold placed (on the)
...the democracies of the region: the increasing gap between the rich and the poor
Another option might be "break the tendency that placed a stranglehold on the democracies of the region."
Another option might be "break the tendency that placed a stranglehold on the democracies of the region."
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counter the trend which has created so much tension
The great challenge in Latin America and the Caribbean should be to try to counter the trend which has created so much tension in the democracies in the region: the growing gap between the rich and poor.
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Note added at 34 mins (2012-08-05 12:04:32 GMT)
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Alternative: counter the trend which has been responsible for so much tension.
(Just trying to be as idiomatic as possible in English.)
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Note added at 34 mins (2012-08-05 12:04:32 GMT)
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Alternative: counter the trend which has been responsible for so much tension.
(Just trying to be as idiomatic as possible in English.)
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