Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
La deuda atenaza la recuperación
English translation:
Debt is stifling the recovery.
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Feb 21, 2015 12:50
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Spanish term
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Accredited translators 20 yrs experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
La deuda atenaza la recuperación
Spanish to English
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Hola. Quería confirmar la traducción de "atenaza" en este contexto: ¿"Debt hinders the recovery"?
Muchas gracias por cualquier ayuda. Saludos y feliz día.
Contexto:
La deuda atenaza la recuperación
• La economía española purga los excesos de los años de bonanza
• El recorte del endeudamiento acumulado agravó la crisis y lastra las expectativas de mejora
Muchas gracias por cualquier ayuda. Saludos y feliz día.
Contexto:
La deuda atenaza la recuperación
• La economía española purga los excesos de los años de bonanza
• El recorte del endeudamiento acumulado agravó la crisis y lastra las expectativas de mejora
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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44 mins
Candace Holt Ryan
United States
United States
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United States
Semantic precision, syntactic accuracy
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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8
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Debt is stifling the recovery.
Se usa bastante in inglés. Adjunto un artículo del Wall Street Journal y otro de Bloomberg Business.
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Note added at 46 mins (2015-02-21 13:36:32 GMT)
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Marqué mal mi "Confidence level". Perdón. Sé bien que así se dice.
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Note added at 46 mins (2015-02-21 13:36:32 GMT)
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Marqué mal mi "Confidence level". Perdón. Sé bien que así se dice.
Example sentence:
Lingering Bad Debts Stifle Europe Recovery
Student Debt Is Stifling Home Sales
Reference:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323783704578249673291622116
http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2012-02-23/student-debt-is-stifling-home-sales
Peer comment(s):
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Charles Davis
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Thank you, Charles.
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Billh
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Thank you, Bill.
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Cecilia Gowar
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¡Gracias, cgowar!
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neilmac
: Classic :)
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Thank you, Neil.
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Ray Ables
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Thank you, Ray.
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Pablo Julián Davis
: Yes 'stifling' is used but I find this a little weak to convey the meaning.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Muchas gracias a todos. Al final opté por esta opción, aunque todas fueron fantásticas. Besos"
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13 mins
Alicia Orfalian
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
Finance, Health Care & HR Pro
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Debt is strangling/strangles recovery
Una opción
European debt crisis strangles recovery - Bing Videos
www.bing.com/videos/watch/...debt...strangles-recovery/3xuh...
May 20, 2011 - European debt crisis strangles recovery. CNBC's Simon Hobbs reports on Europe's struggle to gain its financial footing, with Greece's debt ...
Economic drought strangles African recovery: Assembly ...
www.popline.org/node/384304
Economic drought strangles African recovery: Assembly calls for increased aid, debt relief - UN General Assembly - includes interview with Stephen Lewis, ...
European debt crisis strangles recovery - Bing Videos
www.bing.com/videos/watch/...debt...strangles-recovery/3xuh...
May 20, 2011 - European debt crisis strangles recovery. CNBC's Simon Hobbs reports on Europe's struggle to gain its financial footing, with Greece's debt ...
Economic drought strangles African recovery: Assembly ...
www.popline.org/node/384304
Economic drought strangles African recovery: Assembly calls for increased aid, debt relief - UN General Assembly - includes interview with Stephen Lewis, ...
Peer comment(s):
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Pablo Julián Davis
: Sí, transmite bien el sentido del original.
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debt afflicts the recovery
is one of many possibilities
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Eileen Banks
Argentina
Argentina
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Works in field
Argentina
Thorough, fast and dependable
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Debt grips (down) recovery
... much like a vice
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23 mins
Dept puts a chokehold on recovery
a strong image but in keeping with 'atenazar'
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Note added at 24 mins (2015-02-21 13:14:35 GMT)
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OOps... I meant debt of course!
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Note added at 24 mins (2015-02-21 13:14:35 GMT)
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OOps... I meant debt of course!
Peer comment(s):
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Pablo Julián Davis
: Yes, strong image - right on the money.
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Thanks, Pablo.
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44 mins
Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
I read the Alethiometer
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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72
(Spanish) Debt cripples/hinders (economic) recovery
It may sound better if you add the word "Spanish": "Spanish debt cripples/is crippling recovery"
"Will US consumer debt reduction cripple the recovery?"
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/global_capital_markets/will...
"UK debt hinders economic recovery"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snqDUeevOzU
"Will US consumer debt reduction cripple the recovery?"
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/global_capital_markets/will...
"UK debt hinders economic recovery"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snqDUeevOzU
Peer comment(s):
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Charles Davis
: I don't think you need "Spanish" here since it occurs in the next line, but "cripples" (or "is crippling") is just right. "Hinders" is idiomatic but perhaps a bit restrained for "atenaza".
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Thanks Charles! I suppose you'll have to see how it reads in the general context :-)
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Pablo Julián Davis
: 'Crippling' is great, the source word needs a strong translation.
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Thanks Pablo!
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