Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

por la inviabilidad del costo de traslado

English translation:

due to prohibitive transport costs

Added to glossary by Carol Gullidge
Apr 25, 2013 07:50
11 yrs ago
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Spanish term

por la inviabilidad del costo de traslado

Spanish to English Social Sciences History Perón
Hola

Pero cobraban tarifas antieconómicas
a las destinadas al mercado interno argentino, lo que
aumentaba artificialmente los precios e incluso desalentaba
algunas producciones regionales por la inviabilidad
del costo de traslado a los centros de consumo


gracias!
Change log

Apr 30, 2013 10:48: Carol Gullidge Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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due to prohibitive transport costs

Prohibitive works here as well as for "tarifas antieconómicas". But if you prefer not to use the same word twice, you could perhaps use "proscriptive", "excessive", "exorbitant" - even perhaps "extortionate" - or some other alternative to avoid repetition. Out of these, "proscriptive" is closest to the ST meaning, but also, imo, sounds the least natural
Peer comment(s):

agree Charles Davis : I quite agree. My first thought to avoid the repetition was "exorbitant", but perhaps "excessive" would be more prudent. "Proscriptive" is too recherché.
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thanks Charles! I agree regarding proscriptive, etc
agree Zilin Cui : I agree with Charles Davis. To avoid repetition "excessive" could be an alternative here.
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thanks Mafalda :) I agree that "excessive" would be a good alternative, to avoid repetition of "prohobitive"
agree Evans (X) : With Charles, too
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thanks Gilla!
agree Rosa Paredes : De acuerdo con Charles. Saludos.
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Gracias Rosa! Saludos.
agree David Ronder
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thanks David!
agree Rebecca Hendry
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thanks Rebecca!
agree JaneTranslates : Me too. And with Charles on "excessive."
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Thanks Janetranslates!!
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due to the unviable cost of transportation

or "unviability of the cost"

From the Oxford English:

unviable
■ adjective not capable of working successfully.


unviability noun
Peer comment(s):

agree EirTranslations
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agree Graciela Vicente
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because of how unfeasible the cost of transport(ation)) ... was

Of course, you could also use the adjective:
...because of the unfeasibility of the cost of transport to ...

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Note added at 35 mins (2013-04-25 08:26:17 GMT)
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UK: transport; US: transportation

Both 'because of' and 'due to' are correct.

postnoon.com › City
Sep 10, 2012 – Just our logistics costs amount to approximately Rs.38 lakh. ... the two rupees, for the cheapest transport system in the country, and travel for free. ... MMTS trains regularly and they will tell you ***how unfeasible the proposition is.***

"A55 Hard Shoulder Would Cost Pounds 200m; GOVERNMENT ...
www.questia.com › ... › Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Aug 4, 2012 – Ministers have so far insisted that the cost makes the improvement unfeasible in the present economic climate. But Tory shadow transport ...

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due to the unattainable cost of transportation

Just another way to say it...
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