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cocktail explosivo

English translation: explosive cocktail

17:24 Apr 24, 2014
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Article on logistics in e-commerce
Spanish term or phrase: cocktail explosivo
... se está convirtiendo en un cocktail explosivo para muchas empresas del sector.
Lou Sanz
Spain
Local time: 14:44
English translation:explosive cocktail
Explanation:
Traducción literal

Así, la pobreza de las mujeres, la monoparentalidad y el aislamiento social constituyen un cóctel explosivo que pone en peligro la salud de las mujeres, lo cual es simplemente intolerable.
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//...

Female poverty, single parenthood and social isolation therefore create an explosive cocktail that endangers women's health, a state of affairs that is quite simply intolerable.
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//...
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Wilsonn Perez Reyes
El Salvador
Local time: 06:44
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5explosive cocktail
Wilsonn Perez Reyes
4 +1explosive / potentially dangerous situation*
Jenni Lukac (X)
3 +2explosive cocktail
spanishwords
3powder-keg
Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
explosive cocktail


Explanation:
Traducción literal

Así, la pobreza de las mujeres, la monoparentalidad y el aislamiento social constituyen un cóctel explosivo que pone en peligro la salud de las mujeres, lo cual es simplemente intolerable.
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//...

Female poverty, single parenthood and social isolation therefore create an explosive cocktail that endangers women's health, a state of affairs that is quite simply intolerable.
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//...


Wilsonn Perez Reyes
El Salvador
Local time: 06:44
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
8 mins
agree  spanishwords
9 mins
agree  Billh: of course and anybody who understands English would know this- if not they should not be translating professionally into English.
3 hrs
agree  Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes
3 hrs
agree  Neil Ashby: Here, here, Bill. I could not agree more....but this trend will continue and drag down the prices for the whole market.
16 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
explosive / potentially dangerous situation*


Explanation:
* "cocktail" usually refers to a mix of factors or circumstances that cause problems, but you haven't given any more details.

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 14:44
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Neil Ashby
16 hrs
  -> Thanks, Neil. Unfortunately there are so many today.
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
explosive cocktail


Explanation:
I believe you can use the same expression. If you do a search online you'll find many similar uses.



spanishwords
Local time: 05:44
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Billh: seems you answered at the same time
3 hrs
agree  Neil Ashby
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
powder-keg


Explanation:
Otra opción.

Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes
Spain
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16
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