Jul 27, 2012 23:21
11 yrs ago
Spanish term
embarcado en operaciones para hacer retroceder
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Cold War
XXX estaba embarcado en operaciones para hacer retroceder al "enemigo".
hay alguna expresión?
Gracias
hay alguna expresión?
Gracias
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David Hollywood
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was working on tatics to make the enemy retreat/draw back
I would suggest
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"tactics" of course
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was laying plans to make /force the "enemy" to retreat
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we really need more context to define enemy here and see how literal of figurative we have to be ...
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"or" all butterfingers it would seem :)
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"tactics" of course
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was laying plans to make /force the "enemy" to retreat
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we really need more context to define enemy here and see how literal of figurative we have to be ...
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"or" all butterfingers it would seem :)
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Comment: "Thanks!!!"
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Yvonne Gallagher
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embarked on operations to make the enemy retreat/fall back
these can be "special" or military or clandestine operations depending on your context
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/arsoc-his...
you might use "started" for "embarked on"
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http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/operation_unthinkable.h...
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/arsoc-his...
you might use "started" for "embarked on"
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http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/operation_unthinkable.h...
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Wendy Streitparth
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embarked on measures to repress/defeat the "enemy"/"foe".
I don't think we are talking about actual military operations, so retreat, withdraw etc. aren't really applicable (unless I've got it totally wrong!).
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embarked on operations to make the enemy withdraw
Creo que podría usarse esta forma tan literal:
Chapter VI: Endnotes
www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/.../ch6-f.htm - Traducir esta página
1 Nov 2006 – ... if Japan embarked on operations against Britain and the Netherlands. .... A cool appraisal of the enemy situation would have revealed that ... (2) "A small group wished to prevent the withdrawal of MacArthur from Manila.
[PDF]
China's New Silk Road to the Mediterranean
kms1.isn.ethz.ch/.../Files/.../165_Lin.pdf - Traducir esta página
Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Vista rápida
ISPSW network experts have worked – in some cases for ...... over time, a fact borne out by the cyclical expansion and withdrawal from Western Regions that ..... time could sustain an army embarked on operations in enemy territory”, China is ...
August 25, 1969
www.25thida.org/TLN/tln4-34.htm - Traducir esta página
12 Aug 2004 – Remember how glad you were to get that last letter from home. ... Although enemy fire was coming from three directions, the heaviest volume of ..... May 1968, the Lightning forces embarked on Operations Saratoga and Toan Thang. ..... with precision and timing to drop off a team of men at the landing zone.
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Si quisieras que suene un poco menos 'militar', podría usarse 'campaign' en vez de 'operations'
Chapter VI: Endnotes
www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/.../ch6-f.htm - Traducir esta página
1 Nov 2006 – ... if Japan embarked on operations against Britain and the Netherlands. .... A cool appraisal of the enemy situation would have revealed that ... (2) "A small group wished to prevent the withdrawal of MacArthur from Manila.
[PDF]
China's New Silk Road to the Mediterranean
kms1.isn.ethz.ch/.../Files/.../165_Lin.pdf - Traducir esta página
Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Vista rápida
ISPSW network experts have worked – in some cases for ...... over time, a fact borne out by the cyclical expansion and withdrawal from Western Regions that ..... time could sustain an army embarked on operations in enemy territory”, China is ...
August 25, 1969
www.25thida.org/TLN/tln4-34.htm - Traducir esta página
12 Aug 2004 – Remember how glad you were to get that last letter from home. ... Although enemy fire was coming from three directions, the heaviest volume of ..... May 1968, the Lightning forces embarked on Operations Saratoga and Toan Thang. ..... with precision and timing to drop off a team of men at the landing zone.
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Si quisieras que suene un poco menos 'militar', podría usarse 'campaign' en vez de 'operations'
Peer comment(s):
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Marcelo González
: exactly--a literal translation here works just fine--with either withdraw or retreat; cheers, Christine
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Thanks, Marcelo. Have a great weekend :)
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involved in operations/activities to make the "enemy" pull back
Unless there's earlier context I'm unaware of, I don't know if you should assume military context with "enemy" in quotes.
This could, work more generally, like a political debate where someone is working for a compromise with the "enemy" and make them pull back from a stated position, which would fit better than withdraw or retreat.
Operaciones could also be "measures" or "maneuvers" or "tactics"
Involved in could also be "undertaking" or "engaged in."
Depends on the rest of the text and phrasing choices.
This could, work more generally, like a political debate where someone is working for a compromise with the "enemy" and make them pull back from a stated position, which would fit better than withdraw or retreat.
Operaciones could also be "measures" or "maneuvers" or "tactics"
Involved in could also be "undertaking" or "engaged in."
Depends on the rest of the text and phrasing choices.
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