Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

unpatriotic pansies

Spanish translation:

Antipatriotas pusilánimes

Added to glossary by Daphne Corral (X)
Feb 11, 2013 21:51
11 yrs ago
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English term

unpatriotic pansies

English to Spanish Other Government / Politics
After escaping indictment, Rove is focused again on what he does best: ginning up the slime machine. Anyone who dares criticize President Bush's Iraq policy is a "cut-and-run" Democrat. The White House's object here is not to engage in a real debate about an exit strategy from Iraq; that would require acknowledging some complications, like the fact that Gen. George Casey, commander of the multinational forces in Iraq, believes it's time to start bringing some troops home. The object is instead to either get the Democrats tangled up in Kerryesque complexities on Iraq—or intimidate them into changing the subject to other, less-potent issues for fear of looking like unpatriotic

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Antipatriotas pusilánimes

Creo que es importante diferenciar entre "antipatriótico" y "antipatriota". Según la RAE
Antipatriota.
1. com. Persona que actúa en contra de su patria. (Creo que es el sentido de "antipatriotic" en este texto)

Antipatriótico, ca.
1. adj. Contrario al patriotismo.



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Note added at 1 hr (2013-02-11 23:30:12 GMT)
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La RAE añade además esto en la acepción de "antipatriota"
"... o se opone a un determinado concepto de ella. Actitudes, tendencias antipatriotas"
Peer comment(s):

agree Mónica Algazi
1 hr
agree Oliver Romero
13 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you so much!"
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cobardes antipatrióticos

Parece que refleja bien el sentido del inglés.

Suerte.
Note from asker:
Gracias Robert pero me pareció que pusil´snime era más suave. thank you all the same!!
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puslilanimidad antipatriótica

Con todo el respeto que se merece Robert, "cobarde¨me parece un tanto fuerte como traducción de "pansy."
Note from asker:
Thank you George! I agree that Cobarde is a little strong. Thank you again
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blandenggues carentes de sentimientos patrios

Una de las tantas formas que se utilizan para descalificar al oponente.
Peer comment(s):

agree Marcelo González : pero con una "g": unos blandengues/pusilánimes carentes de...
1 hr
Sí, claro que tienes razón, Marcelo. Muchas gracias por advertirme que debo cuidar esos detalles. ¿Falta de control muscular por la edad? Dios quiera que no me falle la cabeza :-)
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antipatriotas sin agallas

Creo que hay que intentar conservar la connotación de "pansy"

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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-02-12 00:24:06 GMT)
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pansy n slang, pejorative, offensive (gay man) ofensivo mariquita nm
coloquial mariposón nm
Méx., HN, pey joto nm
Peer comment(s):

agree Rosmu
14 hrs
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