no se saturen

English translation: free up/unburden the courts / decrease the workload of the courts

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Spanish term or phrase:no se saturen
English translation:free up/unburden the courts / decrease the workload of the courts
Entered by: Manuel Aburto

16:46 Jun 19, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: no se saturen
Buenos días,

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La Corte Suprema de Justicia, ha ampliado la cantidad de casos resueltos al sustentar su labor en los facilitadores judiciales rurales, quienes al ser capacitados por los Jueces y certificados por la CSJ se les permite resolver conflictos principalmente en el área civil lo que facilita que los Juzgados **no se saturen**.
Manuel Aburto
Nicaragua
Local time: 05:34
free up/unburden the courts / decrease the workload of the courts
Explanation:
Literally "not be overburdened/overwhelmed", but I would change it to a positive here.
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Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 05:34
Grading comment
Thanks Robert!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4are not overwhelmed
Jane Martin
4 +1free up/unburden the courts / decrease the workload of the courts
Robert Carter
5not become overburdened
Evelyn Johnson
4are not swamped
David Hollywood


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
are not overwhelmed


Explanation:
Courts and prisons could be overwhelmed by 'huge spike' in criminals caught in Boris Johnson's law and order crackdown
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/11/05/courts-priso...

“Even before the coronavirus outbreak, the government’s pledge to increase police officer numbers could have resulted in courts and prisons being overwhelmed by an increase in cases.
https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/news/latest/corona...


o‧ver‧whelm /ˌəʊvəˈwelm $ ˌoʊvər-/ ●○○ verb [transitive]

2 TOO MUCH if work or a problem overwhelms someone, it is too much or too difficult to deal with
be overwhelmed by something
We were overwhelmed by the number of applications.
be overwhelmed with something
They would be overwhelmed with paperwork.


Jane Martin
Local time: 12:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36

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agree  philgoddard
2 mins
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agree  Katarina Peters
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agree  Paulina Sobelman
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agree  James A. Walsh
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
los Juzgados no se saturen
free up/unburden the courts / decrease the workload of the courts


Explanation:
Literally "not be overburdened/overwhelmed", but I would change it to a positive here.

Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 05:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 120
Grading comment
Thanks Robert!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chema Nieto Castañón: Definitely. Saludos, Robert!
6 hrs
  -> Gracias, Chema, ¡saludos!
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
not become overburdened


Explanation:
This phrase suggests having too high a case load in relation to the capacity of the courts to process them.

Example sentence(s):
  • The hospitals in the province have been overburdened with Covid-19 cases.
  • Government offices have been overburdened recently due to high case volume and low staffing.
Evelyn Johnson
Spain
Local time: 13:34
Native speaker of: English
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
are not swamped


Explanation:
I would say

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"swamped" covers a couple of aspects..."overburdened" of course means the workload is excessive but it's still doable whereas "swamped" has the implication of "undoable"

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but "overwhelmed" is fine too

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a subtle difference

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e.g. The letter also states that in the event of such litigation, the groups will seek to ... Service has been swamped by lawsuits from activist groups that are designed to ...
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry - 2014 - ‎Citizen suits (Civil procedure)

Swamped in Lawsuits - Law - magz.tempo.comagz.tempo.co › read › swamped-i...
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The Constitutional Court has been swamped with election dispute lawsuits. Is the court capable of handling such a barrage of cases?

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anyway, "swamped", "overburdened" or "overwhelmed" would all work and nodody would know the difference

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nobody


David Hollywood
Local time: 08:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 190
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