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Spanish term or phrase:
en la política de abundar
English translation:
(in line with/in keeping with) the policy of expressing agreement
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Marcelo González
Aug 2, 2012 09:28
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Spanish term
en la política de abundar
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Menem 's foreign policy
En la política de abundar en decisiones y gestos bienvenidos por XXX, cabe destacar la decisión oficial de desmantelar...
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Aug 8, 2012 08:19: Marcelo González Created KOG entry
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(in line with/in keeping with) the policy of expressing agreement
Beginning the translation with "In the policy of" is probably not a good idea; it would sound strange, at best. I think the writer means "in line with the policy..." (or "in keeping with"). As for "abundar," it basically means to agree (without any intensifier), so perhaps "to express" or "convey" agreement would be a good option.
abundar
4. intr. Compartir una idea, una opinión. Abunda EN las mismas opiniones que su profesor.
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I hope this helps :-)
abundar
4. intr. Compartir una idea, una opinión. Abunda EN las mismas opiniones que su profesor.
www.rae.es
I hope this helps :-)
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Against the political background of wholehearted agreement/with the policy of wholehearted agreement
sentence before this phrase would be useful
as a starter only
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as a starter only
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in the policy of going along with / agreeing with
Sounds like they're trying to march in lock step with Washington because they're trying to be included in "first world countries."
Abundar = abound is too literal.
Here is a definition (last one in series) where abundar means to agree with.
http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/abundar
Also, I googled "with whatever Washington says" to see some example sentences:
http://www.google.de/#hl=de&safe=active&output=search&sclien...
and you get a lot of hits for "going along with." I like that one.
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you could also say:
According to the policy....
In keeping with the policy....
Might not want to start the sentence with "In," though it could work.
Abundar = abound is too literal.
Here is a definition (last one in series) where abundar means to agree with.
http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/abundar
Also, I googled "with whatever Washington says" to see some example sentences:
http://www.google.de/#hl=de&safe=active&output=search&sclien...
and you get a lot of hits for "going along with." I like that one.
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Note added at 8 hrs (2012-08-02 18:12:45 GMT)
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you could also say:
According to the policy....
In keeping with the policy....
Might not want to start the sentence with "In," though it could work.
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among the many policy decisions and gestures
welcomed by Washington, was the government's step to.....
in fairly plain English, I hope..
in fairly plain English, I hope..
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Reference:
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Abundar en inglés | Traductor español a inglés ... - SpanishDict
www.spanishdict.com/translate/abundar - Translate this page
Translation of abundar on the Internet's leading Spanish English dictionary. ... need to cut costs. also: abundar en -> to agree completely with (estar de acuerdo) ...
www.spanishdict.com/translate/abundar - Translate this page
Translation of abundar on the Internet's leading Spanish English dictionary. ... need to cut costs. also: abundar en -> to agree completely with (estar de acuerdo) ...
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Marcelo González
: DRAE: abundar 4. intr. Compartir una idea, una opinión. Abunda EN las mismas opiniones que su profesor. :-)
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