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highest biding

Spanish translation: mejor postor

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English term or phrase:highest biding
Spanish translation:mejor postor
Entered by: Javier Moreno Pollarolo

02:48 Mar 18, 2010
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
English term or phrase: highest biding
The authorities quickly confiscated and sold the farm lands to the ***highest biding*** elites leaving the majority of the population destitute.
Javier Moreno Pollarolo
United States
mejor postor
Explanation:
Este es el vocablo correcto para el término en cuestión.

Suerte

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Note added at 48 mins (2010-03-18 03:36:50 GMT)
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"mejores postores de la aristocracia"
Selected response from:

Nelson Aguillon
United States
Local time: 19:01
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4oferta mas alta
Carolina Brito
5 +3mejor postor
Nelson Aguillon
4 +3(las elites) que hicieron las mejores ofertas
Cecilia Rey
4 +2(las elites), las cuales hicieron la oferta más alta
imcven
4mayores licitadores
Abaz
4a la élite dominante
Samuel Jiménez


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
oferta mas alta


Explanation:
ok

Carolina Brito
United States
Local time: 21:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias!!!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gloria Rivera: De acuerdo :)
5 mins
  -> gracias y buenas noches
neutral  Daniel Frisano: "más" lleva tilde
18 mins
  -> ya se...aqui nunca los pongo...muy mal de mi parte
agree  Maria Mastruzzo
33 mins
  -> gracias, Maria!!!!!!
agree  two2tango
9 hrs
  -> gracias!!!
agree  Leonardo Lamarche: agree.
10 hrs
  -> Leonardo, muchas gracias
disagree  Cecilia Rey: 'highest binding' es un adjetivo que califica a 'elites'
10 hrs
agree  Carl Bahnson
13 hrs
  -> Thanks, Carl
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(las elites), las cuales hicieron la oferta más alta


Explanation:
.. a las elites, las cuales hicieron la oferta más alta, dejando al resto de la población ....

Esta opción me parece gramaticalmente más apropiada.

Suerte

:)

imcven
Venezuela
Local time: 22:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias!!!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Frisano
1 hr
  -> Gracias Arrigo
agree  Rosa Paredes: por supuesto
1 hr
  -> Gracias Rosa
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
mejor postor


Explanation:
Este es el vocablo correcto para el término en cuestión.

Suerte

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Note added at 48 mins (2010-03-18 03:36:50 GMT)
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"mejores postores de la aristocracia"

Example sentence(s):
  • El anillo de esmeraldas fue vendido al mejor postor.
Nelson Aguillon
United States
Local time: 19:01
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Toni Castano: "Mejores postores entre/de las elites". El uso de "aristocracia" me crea dudas en este contexto.
5 hrs
agree  patinba: De acuerdo con Toni
8 hrs
agree  Mariana Lisci
1 day 3 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mayores licitadores


Explanation:
Cambiando algo la estructura:

[...] los mayores licitadores de entre la élite [...]

Abaz
Spain
Local time: 04:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
(las elites) que hicieron las mejores ofertas


Explanation:
...

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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-03-18 10:30:02 GMT)
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tambien puede ser:

que hicieron las ofertas más altas

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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-03-18 13:28:34 GMT)
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NOTA:

'highest binding' es un adjetivo que califica a 'elites'

Cecilia Rey
Argentina
Local time: 23:01
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  margaret caulfield: This is exactly what it means.
1 hr
  -> Gracias Margaret!
agree  Carmen Palomino: sí, de acuerdo con tu nota, parece que se quiere resaltar el término "elites" como clase poderosa y adinerada, y "highest binding" sería un sintagma adjetival que justifica que se quedaran con las tierras (porque eran los mejores postores)
3 hrs
  -> Gracias capahe.
agree  IvanAmortegui: Completamente de acuerdo
3 hrs
  -> Gracias Iván.
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1 day 15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
highest biding elites
a la élite dominante


Explanation:
Creo que sería lo más fluido en castellano aunque no sea totalmente literal, ya que se entiende que la élite dominante es la que puede hacer la mejor oferta. El problema que veo a traducir la expresión por "el mejor postor" es que pierde el matiz de "élite".

Samuel Jiménez
Spain
Local time: 04:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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