Entangling alliances

Danish translation: forviklende alliancer

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English term or phrase:Entangling alliances
Danish translation:forviklende alliancer
Entered by: norgaards (X)

08:53 Jan 20, 2017
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Law/Patents - Government / Politics / The US Constitution
English term or phrase: Entangling alliances
Entangling alliances is not allowed according to the US constitution:

"While we hear many people today – especially conservatives – say that they really like the constitutional viewpoints of a person like Ron Paul, they’ll commonly turn around and say, well, “except for his foreign policy.” But the fact of the matter is this – virtually all of the founders held this kind of foreign policy viewpoint, and because of that alone, it should never be called quackery…unless you consider the founding fathers a bunch of quacks.

Thomas Jefferson summed it up perfectly in his 1801 inaugural address: “Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations — ENTANGLING ALLIANCES with none.”

How could entangling alliances be translated into Danish?
norgaards (X)
Denmark
Local time: 15:14
forviklende alliancer
Explanation:
I would suggest "forviklende", it has much the same meaning and also sounds a bit formal or archaic.
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Andreas Kjeldsen
Denmark
Local time: 15:14
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entangling alliances
forviklende alliancer


Explanation:
I would suggest "forviklende", it has much the same meaning and also sounds a bit formal or archaic.

Example sentence(s):
  • Fred, samhandel og oprigtigt venskab med alle nationer – forviklende alliancer med ingen.
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