La ley del mas vivo
English translation: Survival of the most cunning.
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| \"La ley del mas vivo\" Survival of the smartest Explanation: Those smart enough to fool the system and get away with it. |
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peer agreement (net): +1| "La ley del mas vivo" Survival of the most cunning. Explanation: Or, perhaps: Survival of the shrewdest. Suerte. |
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| "La ley del mas vivo" survival of the most unscrupulous Explanation: plenty of examples http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q="L... it means that the honest, ethical people lose and the unscrupulous people win -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 horas (2011-01-25 08:33:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- your term is closely related to the "law of the jungle" as per this example: Pure and Utilitarian science together gave us wonderful methods of production and terrible engines of war, and the use and direction of these things is left in the hands of men chosen by the method of "survival of the fittest", the method of the *** jungle, *** which today means simply the survival of the most unscrupulous, in business and in politics. |
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| "La ley del mas vivo" wise guys rule Explanation: Hth http://www.wilknetwork.com/Wise-Men-or-Wise-Guys-/7074698?pi... http://samumaugh.blogspot.com/2009/01/happy-epiphany-or-wise... |
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peer agreement (net): +1| "La ley del mas vivo" The Law of the Jungle Explanation: or "every man for himself" - might serve your purpose. As Kipling had it. I think this means just that, it's the "who dares wins" idea that the unscrupulous come out on top. See a description of the provenance of the expression: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Law_of_the_Jungle |
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| "La ley del mas vivo" Survival of the slipperiest Explanation: If you google "survival of the slipperiest" you get over 2000 hits, and based on your description it should have the right connotations to match the source term - crafty, sly, wily, etc. |
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| "La ley del mas vivo" survival of the slyest Explanation: Another option... Challenger 23 - Journey To Mars by Gustavus Pope (1894) by Richard ... - [ Traducir esta página ] They resemble more closely barbarian and oriental despotism, where it is survival of the slyest and strongest. That makes it a better setting for action ... www.challzine.net/23/23mars.html - En caché - Similares Cheers! |
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| "La ley del mas vivo" the cheater's way Explanation: I would not use smart because as we say in Colombia with that kind of acting a cheater ends up being a "dumb smart". "Here the cheater's way prevails" |
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| "La ley del mas vivo" Survival of the most artful / canniest Explanation: Similar idea to sly, just another option. |
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| "La ley del mas vivo" "Only the crafty survive" Explanation: 3 Sep 2010 ... We live in a capitalist world where only the crafty and smart survive. I found this to be true in matters of the heart, too. ... www.thecitizen.co.tz/.../26.../3966-what-type-of-woman-are-... - Cached A Worker Looks At History [Isaiah, v.8] The environment of the Jews was such that "only the crafty merchant could survive." The Jews became "a tramping race of pedlars and ... www.marxists.org/archive/starr-mark/worker-looks.../ch09.ht... - Cached A Young Horned Toad Says Hi Not sure just how crafty he is, but (obviously) crafty enough to survive in our highly populated desert. Not seeing many of these horned lizards these last ... hubpages.com/hub/A-Young-Horned-Toad-Says-Hi - Cached - Similar The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet | Magazine 17 Aug 2010 ... Not only is Facebook more than just another Web site, ..... developed in the subtle and crafty and controlling ways it did in other mediums. ... www.wired.com/magazine/2010/08/ff_webrip/all/1 - Cached Crafty Christmas Gifts? - LDS Social Network Forums 14 Nov 2010 ... Also need to survive being shipped around the world. ... "I only teach the general rules. Whether an exception applies to you is your ... www.lds.net/forums/general.../35666-crafty-christmas-gifts.... - Cached Self Sustaining System - Vivarium Forums 17 Nov 2009... that the next species up the food chain can survive off of them. .... the fittest in that case where only the crafty critters survive. ... www.vivariumforum.com › ... › PALUDARIUM - Cached - Similar Saludos>! eski |
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| "La ley del mas vivo" (prevalence) of the smartass code Explanation: Another option :) Suerte! |
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