Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
perpetuarse en el poder
English translation:
remain in power
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RRTranslations
May 18, 2010 15:24
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term
perpetuarse en el poder
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
"El presidente financió el déficit fiscal a fin de perpetuarse en el poder"
Gracias!!
Gracias!!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +9 | remain in power |
George Rabel
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| 4 +2 | keeping himself in power |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 4 | stay in power / be reelected |
LSGTranslations
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| 3 | In order to remain in office as long as possible |
Gad Kohenov
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Proposed translations
+9
1 min
George Rabel
Native in Spanish
Works in field
TRANSLATIONS THAT READ LIKE ORIGINALS
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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32
Selected
remain in power
una de varias formas de decirlo
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks so much!!!"
3 mins
Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
Specializes in field
Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French 
, Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
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28
In order to remain in office as long as possible
Suggestion.
+2
1 hr
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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468
keeping himself in power
A slightly stronger way of putting it, which I think is closer to the original meaning.
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David Ronder
: It may be a minority view, but I believe this is the best answer
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Thanks, David! I think a lot has to do with when the answer is posted.
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Evans (X)
: I agree this is good (see my original agree to the first answer!)
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Thanks, Gilla!
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LSGTranslations
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
Argentina
Associated Freelance Translators
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Portuguese to Spanish, and 7 more.
stay in power / be reelected
Si estamos hablando de un regimen democrático, la frase en español "perpetuarse en el poder" significa básicamente que un presidente toma medidas para ser reelegido o bien para evitar un golpe de estado. Todo depende del contexto. "Remain in power" es la opción menos riesgosa de las anteriores, pero los mandatos presidenciales tienen una duración determinada, y no hay nada que puedan hacer para "perpetuarse en el poder", literalmente.
Quizás me excedí un poco con la explicación. Disculpen :)
Quizás me excedí un poco con la explicación. Disculpen :)
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