Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
To play it long
Spanish translation:
apostar fuerte
Added to glossary by
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Nov 4, 2008 20:07
15 yrs ago
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English term
Works in: English to Spanish
To play it long
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Journalism
Contexto:
"Since the president ran a one-party state it looked as if he could afford TO PLAY IT LONG, but in the event, his risky strategy was derailed by economic shocks."
Gracias.
"Since the president ran a one-party state it looked as if he could afford TO PLAY IT LONG, but in the event, his risky strategy was derailed by economic shocks."
Gracias.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
Change log
Nov 5, 2008 21:08: Beatriz Ramírez de Haro Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
8 mins
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Spain
Golf, Literature and Religion Specialist
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
242
English term (edited):
to play it long /// adoptar una estrategia de largo plazo
Selected
apostar fuerte
La primera opción, por deducción del contexto, la segunda me parece más próxima al sentido de la expresión
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Note added at 11 mins (2008-11-04 20:19:24 GMT)
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Mi segunda opción es "adoptar una estrategia a largo plazo", pero la he puesto en el renglón equivocado
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Note added at 11 mins (2008-11-04 20:19:24 GMT)
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Mi segunda opción es "adoptar una estrategia a largo plazo", pero la he puesto en el renglón equivocado
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gracias a todos."
4 mins
Robert Copeland
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Spanish
Works in field
United States
Organized, Deadline-Oriented, Reliable
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
16
jugar en serio/jugar hasta el final/hasta la "muerte"/tomar riesgos
just a guess....
14 mins
Eileen Banks
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Argentina
Thorough, fast and dependable
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
(podía arriesgarse) a gobernar con mano dura
es como lo interpreto ... Suerte!
+1
16 mins
Penélope Herrera
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Spanish
Netherlands
Making frontiers in language disappear
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
prolongar el juego
Puede estar relacionado al juego político? Es tan sólo un palo de ciego.
25 mins
actuar como si tuviera mucho tiempo
Espero que te sea útil esta ooción.
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