Sep 13, 2011 11:21
12 yrs ago
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para que pusiera allí sus fichas
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Business/Commerce (general)
The full context is given below and it is basically about corruption related to the granting of mining permits in a LATAM country. Basically a local government awarded a permit or permits provided that all "fichas" were controlled by a certain congressman. But what exactly are these? Could refer to hiring, contracting, to provision of worker ID cards or other documentation for working at the mine, or does it imply that everything had to go though the said congressman. Just what are the "fichas" referred to here?
El gobierno de XXXXX, según lo han denunciado varios artículos de prensa, le dio esta entidad para que pusiera allí sus fichas al entonces congresista conservador XXXXXX, quien después, fue condenado por la Corte Suprema de Justicia por concierto para delinquir........... .
Best wishes. Sian.
El gobierno de XXXXX, según lo han denunciado varios artículos de prensa, le dio esta entidad para que pusiera allí sus fichas al entonces congresista conservador XXXXXX, quien después, fue condenado por la Corte Suprema de Justicia por concierto para delinquir........... .
Best wishes. Sian.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | which became his personal domain/ free field of operation |
Pablo Julián Davis
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| 4 | to play his cards (in) |
neilmac
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Proposed translations
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Pablo Julián Davis
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which became his personal domain/ free field of operation
Very interesting translation problem! To me, the whole 'fichas' thing is, pretty clearly, un modismo: poner/jugar fichas > to play, to operate.
The charge is that the govt put this legislator in charge of the national mining agency, and he presided over an orgy of corruption, with mining permits being granted on a massive scale in return for bribes; also that he worked in concert with paramilitary forces/'death squads' as enforcers.
In other words, this congressman 'Mengano' could 'poner sus fichas', play, operate.
So, two possible suggestions: the mining agency became 'his personal domain', or it became a 'free field of operation' for him.
Examples: (1) "In Serbia, for example, the Security Information Agency (BIA), which previously .... The [Z] gang's main field of operation was ..." (http://www.etc-graz.at/cms/fileadmin/user_upload/humsec/Work... (2) "Keep in mind that the internet is a free field of operation for fraudsters and delinquents of all sorts. Armed with personal information of you these persons can..." (www.kissburg.com/Dating-Articles/Find-Me.aspx).... (3) "And both doctrines are presented to him under the authority of the State, the taxes he ...... and he has, for a while, a free field of operations. ...... They are germs of corruption spreading disease wherever they go..." (Max Nordau, The Conventional Lies of Our Civilization; http://www.artandpopularculture.com/The_Conventional_Lies_of... (4) "Egypt became his personal domain, inaccessible for senators without imperial authorisation..." (Laurent Bricault, M. J. Versluys, P. G. P. Meyboom, Nile into Tiber: Egypt in the Roman world : proceedings of the...; http:books.google.com)
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Note added at 57 mins (2011-09-13 12:19:05 GMT)
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Alternate sentence: The Fulano government...placed the conservative then-congressman Mengano in charge of the agency, which became his field of operation (or: personal domain). He was subsequently convicted...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-09-13 13:26:07 GMT)
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Just a quick note: what the legislator was given control of was not a concession but rather the whole agency (Ingeominas). Saludos! - PJD
The charge is that the govt put this legislator in charge of the national mining agency, and he presided over an orgy of corruption, with mining permits being granted on a massive scale in return for bribes; also that he worked in concert with paramilitary forces/'death squads' as enforcers.
In other words, this congressman 'Mengano' could 'poner sus fichas', play, operate.
So, two possible suggestions: the mining agency became 'his personal domain', or it became a 'free field of operation' for him.
Examples: (1) "In Serbia, for example, the Security Information Agency (BIA), which previously .... The [Z] gang's main field of operation was ..." (http://www.etc-graz.at/cms/fileadmin/user_upload/humsec/Work... (2) "Keep in mind that the internet is a free field of operation for fraudsters and delinquents of all sorts. Armed with personal information of you these persons can..." (www.kissburg.com/Dating-Articles/Find-Me.aspx).... (3) "And both doctrines are presented to him under the authority of the State, the taxes he ...... and he has, for a while, a free field of operations. ...... They are germs of corruption spreading disease wherever they go..." (Max Nordau, The Conventional Lies of Our Civilization; http://www.artandpopularculture.com/The_Conventional_Lies_of... (4) "Egypt became his personal domain, inaccessible for senators without imperial authorisation..." (Laurent Bricault, M. J. Versluys, P. G. P. Meyboom, Nile into Tiber: Egypt in the Roman world : proceedings of the...; http:books.google.com)
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Note added at 57 mins (2011-09-13 12:19:05 GMT)
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Alternate sentence: The Fulano government...placed the conservative then-congressman Mengano in charge of the agency, which became his field of operation (or: personal domain). He was subsequently convicted...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-09-13 13:26:07 GMT)
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Just a quick note: what the legislator was given control of was not a concession but rather the whole agency (Ingeominas). Saludos! - PJD
Example sentence:
The Fulano government...handed Mengano, then a conservative congressman, control of the agency as his free field of operation. He was subsequently convicted by the Supreme Court...
Note from asker:
| Hola Pablo, and that makes sense. Yes it was a tricky one! Some translations that capture this sense might be "give him a free hand" "allow him carte blanche over the operation of the concession". Many thanks. Points ot follow. Sian. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
: or "gave him free rein over the operation"
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Thanks gallagy2 - Pablo Julián
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks. Sian."
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to play his cards (in)
Maintains the gambling metaphor o some degree. PJD's answer seems to be on track.
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