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arma de desgast polític

English translation: political weapon / weapon in a war of politital attrition

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Catalan term or phrase:arma de desgast polític
English translation:political weapon / weapon in a war of politital attrition
Entered by: Sheila Hardie

18:29 Mar 3, 2005
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / politics - Jordi Pujol
Catalan term or phrase: arma de desgast polític
... Pujol va insistir que no farà servir les tensions amb l'Iraq com a ***"arma de desgast
polític"*** i va dir que tant el PSOE com el PP han pres posicions massa ...

Could I say 'a weapon against a decline in political authority' perhaps???

Many thanks in advance!


Sheila
Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 09:26
political weapon / weapon in a war of politital attrition
Explanation:
I don't think it's a weapon against decline, but a weapond to "wear down" political opponents.

noun: a wearing down to weaken or destroy (Example: "A war of attrition")

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Note added at 9 mins (2005-03-03 18:38:50 GMT)
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I think you have two options:
1. Simplify a bit: politiocal weapon.
2. Lengthen it a bit to get in the idea of desgaste (attrition)

I\'d probably go for the first.

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Note added at 10 mins (2005-03-03 18:40:18 GMT)
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Oops -- sorry -- I do know how to spell \"political\"!

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Note added at 14 mins (2005-03-03 18:43:45 GMT)
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Oops -- sorry -- I do know how to spell \"political\"!
Selected response from:

Ross Andrew Parker
Local time: 09:26
Grading comment
Great suggestions! Thanks, Ross. I think political weapon sounds best in this context. Thanks again, Sheila
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +1political weapon / weapon in a war of politital attrition
Ross Andrew Parker


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
arma de desgast polític
political weapon / weapon in a war of politital attrition


Explanation:
I don't think it's a weapon against decline, but a weapond to "wear down" political opponents.

noun: a wearing down to weaken or destroy (Example: "A war of attrition")

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Note added at 9 mins (2005-03-03 18:38:50 GMT)
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I think you have two options:
1. Simplify a bit: politiocal weapon.
2. Lengthen it a bit to get in the idea of desgaste (attrition)

I\'d probably go for the first.

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Note added at 10 mins (2005-03-03 18:40:18 GMT)
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Oops -- sorry -- I do know how to spell \"political\"!

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Note added at 14 mins (2005-03-03 18:43:45 GMT)
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Oops -- sorry -- I do know how to spell \"political\"!

Ross Andrew Parker
Local time: 09:26
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 135
Grading comment
Great suggestions! Thanks, Ross. I think political weapon sounds best in this context. Thanks again, Sheila

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  A C-Q (X): I'd also go for political weapon
18 hrs
  -> Thanks, Anna.
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