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socavones de la justicia

English translation: pitfalls of justice

17:22 Sep 22, 2017
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Spanish term or phrase: socavones de la justicia
FRom a text by a Peruvian feminist.

Pero ¿de qué está hecha esta montaña en la que aún en la cima no podemos descansar? ¿Quiénes han construido teorías para alzar y sostener sus estructuras? ¿Quiénes manejan los socavones de la justicia y quiénes los ríos de las comunicaciones que la refuerzan?

miscarriage of justice??

Thanks
Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 03:31
English translation:pitfalls of justice
Explanation:
Another option that sort of fits with the mountain/river metaphor...

pit = pozo / fall= caer -> pitfall

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/pitfall

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<<What is this mountain made of, on whose summit we still cannot rest? ¿Who built the theories to raise and sustain its structures? ¿Who manages the pitfalls of justice and who the rivers of communications that reinforce it?>>
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 08:31
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4the undermining of justice
AllegroTrans
4 +1pitfalls of justice
neilmac
4[who] keeps subverting/sabotaging/undermining the judicial process
Muriel Vasconcellos


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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
los socavones de la justicia
the undermining of justice


Explanation:
socavón noun, masculine
hole n
sinkhole n
tunnel n



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Peru: Undermining Justice - Al Jazeera English
www.aljazeera.com/programmes/peopleandpower/2012/.../201253...
6 Dec 2012 - With global demand for natural resources increasing year on year, some of the world's poorest communities are having to fight hard to protect ...


Corruption undermining Justice.pdf - Families Link International
www.familieslink.co.uk/download/july07/Corruption undermini...
Corruption 'undermining' justice. Russia and Argentina have been named by a corruption watchdog as countries where political interference in the judicial ...

BBC NEWS | Europe | Corruption 'undermining' justice
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6687303.stm
24 May 2007 - Berlin-based Transparency International says corruption is also undermining justice in many parts of the world. In a new report, the group says ..

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Collins
socavar vt
1 (=minar) to undermine
2 (=excavar)
[persona] to dig under
[agua] to hollow out
3 (=debilitar) to sap, undermi

http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/socavar

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 123

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katie Auffinger: A lot of hits for the verb: socavar/undermine justice, democracy, sovereignty, etc.
14 mins
  -> thank you
agree  neilmac: Undermining... a string of metaphors like this is always a teaser... :)
1 hr
  -> Thank you
agree  patinba
4 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Alex Ossa: nice :)
10 hrs
  -> Thank you
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pitfalls of justice


Explanation:
Another option that sort of fits with the mountain/river metaphor...

pit = pozo / fall= caer -> pitfall

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/pitfall

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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-09-22 19:45:07 GMT)
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<<What is this mountain made of, on whose summit we still cannot rest? ¿Who built the theories to raise and sustain its structures? ¿Who manages the pitfalls of justice and who the rivers of communications that reinforce it?>>

Example sentence(s):
  • An inside view of the pitfalls of justice...
  • ... working to alert American women to the pitfalls of justice within Judaic law

    Reference: http://www.nydailynews.com/jury-foreman-view-pitfalls-justic...
    Reference: http://www.falconers.ca/falconers-llp-provides-commentary-pr...
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 08:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 200

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcelo González: fits rather well, indeed :-)
3 hrs
  -> Cheers, MG :-)
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
[who] keeps subverting/sabotaging/undermining the judicial process


Explanation:
The fact that it's plural in Spanish means (to me) that it's a repeated ongoing process that needs to be reflected in the translation.

Also, I think 'judicial process' helps to make the idea more concrete.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 23:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 468
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