Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
de-fang
Spanish translation:
hacer que no tenga incidencia / quitarle el aguijón
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Estela Perdomo
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English term
United States
de-fang
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The term is in an article from "The Economist" about Obama's immigration policy.
The sentence reads:
"Rather than making excuses for keeping it, Mr Obama should be exposing its awfulness and leading the campaign to de-fang it."
How would you translate the word de-fang?.eliminar? destrozar? acabar?
The sentence reads:
"Rather than making excuses for keeping it, Mr Obama should be exposing its awfulness and leading the campaign to de-fang it."
How would you translate the word de-fang?.eliminar? destrozar? acabar?
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 3 +3 | hacer que no tenga incidencia / quitarle el aguijón |
JohnMcDove
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| 3 | desarticular |
Florencio Alonso
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Proposed translations
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JohnMcDove
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
United States
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400
Selected
hacer que no tenga incidencia / quitarle el aguijón
hacer que no tenga incidencia / quitarle el aguijón
Usaría una metáfora como “quitarle el aguijón” “quitarle todo su veneno”, o sencillamente “hacer que sea-fuera inofensiva”, “dejarla inoperante y sin fuerza...”
Entendiendo la idea, las opciones son múltiples, claro.
Random House
defang, v.t.
1. to remove the fangs of: to defang a snake.
2. to cause to become less powerful or threatening; render harmless.
Suerte.
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Note added at 4 days (2014-03-10 20:55:35 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome.
Usaría una metáfora como “quitarle el aguijón” “quitarle todo su veneno”, o sencillamente “hacer que sea-fuera inofensiva”, “dejarla inoperante y sin fuerza...”
Entendiendo la idea, las opciones son múltiples, claro.
Random House
defang, v.t.
1. to remove the fangs of: to defang a snake.
2. to cause to become less powerful or threatening; render harmless.
Suerte.
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Note added at 4 days (2014-03-10 20:55:35 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you everybody for your input."
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Florencio Alonso
Uruguay
Uruguay
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Uruguay
Certif. Translator + Telecom Engineer
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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50
desarticular
No es destrozar ni eliminar ni acabar, sino quitarle todo su poder de acción.
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Note added at 9 mins (2014-03-05 23:53:03 GMT)
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Otras opciones:
-dejar sin efecto (esta me gusta)
-despojar de sus colmillos (esta no tanto)
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Note added at 9 mins (2014-03-05 23:53:03 GMT)
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Otras opciones:
-dejar sin efecto (esta me gusta)
-despojar de sus colmillos (esta no tanto)
Note from asker:
| Gracias por tu respuesta coterráneo. |
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