Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
abrir el melón de
English translation:
to open the can of worms ...
Added to glossary by
BristolTEc
Oct 14, 2009 11:29
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Spanish term
Ecuador
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abrir el melón de
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Newspaper articles
In a newspaper article from Spain for translation to British English.
"La carrera que se había desatado para llegar a lograr un preregistro había vuelto a abrir el melón de la especulación con las licencias."
"La carrera que se había desatado para llegar a lograr un preregistro había vuelto a abrir el melón de la especulación con las licencias."
Proposed translations
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| 5 +7 | to open the can of worms of |
Pablo Fdez. Moriano
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| 4 +6 | [yet again] reopened the issue |
HugoSteckel
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Proposed translations
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Pablo Fdez. Moriano
Spain
Spain
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Works in field
Spain
Technical - Multimedia - Literary
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, German to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, and 2 more.
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4
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to open the can of worms of
I think that's the best fitting translation
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Note added at 7 mins (2009-10-14 11:37:00 GMT)
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to open a can of worms means to bring up a thorny issue, like in this case "abrir un melón" in Spanish
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-14 13:07:28 GMT)
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I wasn't sure about the last "of" either, but I found some examples on Google:
"This however seems to open the can of worms of identity federation"
"I don't want to open the can of worms of adding additional contrib modules"
"I can see why in his popular account Schewe does not want to open the can of worms of the linear hypothesis vs. threshold for radiation damage"
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Note added at 7 mins (2009-10-14 11:37:00 GMT)
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to open a can of worms means to bring up a thorny issue, like in this case "abrir un melón" in Spanish
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-14 13:07:28 GMT)
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I wasn't sure about the last "of" either, but I found some examples on Google:
"This however seems to open the can of worms of identity federation"
"I don't want to open the can of worms of adding additional contrib modules"
"I can see why in his popular account Schewe does not want to open the can of worms of the linear hypothesis vs. threshold for radiation damage"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks. I think this has the right ring, though I agree that "... can of worms of ..." does not sound right for a straight swap, so just needs to be worked in"
+6
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HugoSteckel
Switzerland
Switzerland
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Switzerland
Sport, tourism and marketing expert
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Related KudoZ points
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12
[yet again] reopened the issue
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Note added at 3 mins (2009-10-14 11:32:26 GMT)
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you could also say: put the issue of xx "back on the table"
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Note added at 3 mins (2009-10-14 11:32:26 GMT)
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you could also say: put the issue of xx "back on the table"
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Isabelle17
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Jenni Lukac (X)
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Robert Forstag
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Lucy Williams
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Eileen Banks
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Silvia Killian Özler
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