Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
staying power
Spanish translation:
resistencia, aguante, tesón
Added to glossary by
Maria Rosich Andreu
Sep 17, 2006 21:41
17 yrs ago
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English term
Spain
Had I but world enough, and time!
Native in: Catalan 
, Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: Dutch to Spanish, Danish to Spanish, English to Spanish, and 10 more.
or staying power
English to Spanish
Other
International Org/Dev/Coop
conflict negotiation
In West Africa, with missions such as UNMIL in Liberia and UNAMSIL in Sierra Leone, Europe and the US have limited interest ***or staying power*** in funding the exercise [of peacekeeping] and warriors; guns and illicit goods continue to cross highly porous international borders, so tht warfare is constantly erupting.
La parte entre asteriscos me tiene desconcertada. ¿Alguna idea?
Muchas gracias,
Maria
La parte entre asteriscos me tiene desconcertada. ¿Alguna idea?
Muchas gracias,
Maria
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 | resistencia |
Valeria Rumachella
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| 4 +5 | permanencia |
Henry Hinds
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| 4 | o seguir como potencia |
Maria_Elena Garcia Guevara
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Proposed translations
15 hrs
Valeria Rumachella
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
Profesionalidad en tiempo y forma.
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Argentine, Uruguayan, Standard-Spain, Rioplatense, Latin American, Paraguayan) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
resistencia
OXFORD:
staying power / "steIIN / n [u] resistencia f, aguante m; he’s not very bright, but he’s got staying power no es muy inteligente,
pero es tesonero
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Note added at 17 horas (2006-09-18 14:42:51 GMT) Post-grading
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Mil gracias Maria. Un placer haberte sido de ayuda. :)
staying power / "steIIN / n [u] resistencia f, aguante m; he’s not very bright, but he’s got staying power no es muy inteligente,
pero es tesonero
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Note added at 17 horas (2006-09-18 14:42:51 GMT) Post-grading
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Mil gracias Maria. Un placer haberte sido de ayuda. :)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Esta tarde entregué este capítulo pero cuando haga la revisión final al libro creo que lo enfocaré en la dirección de "aguante / tesón", que me parece la más apropiada. Muchas gracias a todos por pensar conmigo :)"
+5
5 mins
Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Spanish
Works in field
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
119
permanencia
Ya
Peer comment(s):
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JaneTranslates
: Would "persistencia" work too? Different emphasis...what do you think? //FWIW, I like Teju's version! But, you certainly still have my "agree."
10 mins
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Gracias, Jane, pero lo dejaría igual.
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teju
: ¿Qué tal "capacidad de permanencia"? Saludos :)
15 mins
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Gracias, Teju, pero lo dejaría igual.
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| agree |
Alfonso Perpiña-Robert Navarro
18 mins
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Gracias, PPRN.
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Egmont
42 mins
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Gracias, Egmont.
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Robert Copeland
: capacidad de permanencia here.....??
3 hrs
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Gracias, Robert.
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2 hrs
Maria_Elena Garcia Guevara
Peru
Peru
Native in Spanish
Peru
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Peruvian)
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
o seguir como potencia
Más que permanencia me da la impresión que Los Estados Unidos y Europa no tienen mayor interés de seguir como potencia, como líderes.
¿Que opinas?
¿Que opinas?
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