Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
"catch 22"
Spanish translation:
Paradoja. Problema sin solución o contradictorio en sí mismo.
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Beta Cummins
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English term
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"catch 22"
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Communications
"catch 22", used in situations where you need giving something as to get something in return.
Please specify a saying in Spanish that would match this figure of speech.
Please specify a saying in Spanish that would match this figure of speech.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +7 | Paradoja. Problema sin solución o contradictorio en sí mismo. |
Marian Greenfield
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Proposed translations
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4 mins
Marian Greenfield
Native in English
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
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Paradoja. Problema sin solución o contradictorio en sí mismo.
this appears a bunch of times in the glossaries.
The above is a particularly nice solution at http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&id=671217
The above is a particularly nice solution at http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&id=671217
Peer comment(s):
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Neil Phillipson
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Ltemes
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Roxana Cortijo
2 hrs
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bparciak
2 hrs
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JoseAlejandro
: well, this sounds more explicatory...the asker wants an equivalent term in spanish, not an explanation in spanish
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cebice
: paradoja es buena respuesta
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| agree |
Andy Watkinson
: Glossaries, whazzat?
9 hrs
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Begoña Escorihuela
1 day 45 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "explains fairly, but does not provide an equivalent in Spanish, if any"
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