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the tentacles of the French state stretch deep into the country´s industry.

Spanish translation: los tentáculos del estado francés llegan/alcanzan hasta lo más profundo de la industria local

20:56 Jan 5, 2008
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Bus/Financial - Law: Contract(s) / GDF- SUEZ merger
English term or phrase: the tentacles of the French state stretch deep into the country´s industry.
¿Alguen sabe cómo traducir esta frasE?
So Mr Sarkozy finds himself having to sort out another tricky industrial problem, and hoping to repeat his success at Airbus. It is no wonder that French political leaders get sucked into such matters: the tentacles of the French state stretch deep into the country's industry. The nationalising state and its successor, the privatising state, have been succeeded by the blander-sounding shareholding state. The French approach to privatisation has been to convert state firms into proper limited and listed companies, but with the state keeping big slices of the shares in key firms, and small holdings in others
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Spanish translation:los tentáculos del estado francés llegan/alcanzan hasta lo más profundo de la industria local
Explanation:
los tentáculos del estado francés lleganhasta/alcanzan lo más profundo de la industria local
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3los tentáculos del estado francés llegan/alcanzan hasta lo más profundo de la industria local
Sp-EnTranslator
4 +2los tentáculos del gobierno francés extienden profundamente en la industria del páis
Michael Powers (PhD)
4 +1los tentaculos del estado frances alcanzan la industria del pais hasta sus profundidades
Lydia De Jorge
4 +1los tentáculos del estado frances se extendieron penentrando profundamente a la industria del país
Rocio Barrientos
4 +1los tentáculos del estado francés se adentran de lleno en la industria del país
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
5los tentaculos del estado frances alcanzan el fondo de la industria del pais
Eileen Brophy
5los tentáculos del estado francés se adentran profundamente en la industria del país
OSWALDO MESIAS
3 +1los tentáculos del Estado se arraigan profundamente en la industria fracesa
Nelida Kreer


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the tentacles of the french state stretch deep into the country´s industry.
los tentáculos del estado francés llegan/alcanzan hasta lo más profundo de la industria local


Explanation:
los tentáculos del estado francés lleganhasta/alcanzan lo más profundo de la industria local

Sp-EnTranslator
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agree  Mónica Algazi
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Mónica.
agree  nigthgirl
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, nightgirl.
agree  Tradjur: Más que "local" diría "del país".
2 days 11 hrs
  -> Gracias, Tradjur.
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the tentacles of the french state stretch deep into the country´s industry.
los tentáculos del gobierno francés extienden profundamente en la industria del páis


Explanation:
Oxford

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
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agree  Cecilia Welsh: "gobierno" sounds better than "estado" "... francés se extienden ..."
15 mins
  -> Thank you, LadyofArcadia - Mike :)
agree  Edward Tully: yep, "estado" is a common mistake!
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Edward - Mike :)
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the tentacles of the french state stretch deep into the country´s industry.
los tentaculos del estado frances alcanzan la industria del pais hasta sus profundidades


Explanation:
las garras del estado frances tienen un largo alcance dentro de la industria..

Lydia De Jorge
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agree  Rocio Barrientos: Me gusta la tuya también :)
3 mins
  -> Thanks sunshine!
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the tentacles of the french state stretch deep into the countryâ´s industry.
los tentáculos del estado frances se extendieron penentrando profundamente a la industria del país


Explanation:
una opción

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-01-05 21:02:20 GMT)
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los tentáculos del estado francés se extendieron penentrando profundamente a la industria del país.

(acento en la é de francés)

Rocio Barrientos
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agree  Yaotl Altan
0 min
  -> Gracias, Yaotl
agree  Lydia De Jorge: parece que todos escribiamos a la vez...
3 mins
  -> Si... hola Ly... gracias
disagree  OSWALDO MESIAS: ¿Porqué cambian del presente al pasado?
1 hr
  -> uso el pasado por el contexto que dió la persona que realizó la pregunta
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the tentacles of the french state stretch deep into the country´s industry.
los tentáculos del estado francés se adentran de lleno en la industria del país


Explanation:
Otra posibilidad.

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
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agree  Sp-EnTranslator: También "se adentran" :-D
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the tentacles of the french state stretch deep into the country´s industry.
los tentaculos del estado frances alcanzan el fondo de la industria del pais


Explanation:
This is how I would translate it!!!

Eileen Brophy
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the tentacles of the french state stretch deep into the country´s industry.
los tentáculos del estado francés se adentran profundamente en la industria del país


Explanation:
Muy similar a las otras respuestas pero manteniendo el tiempo y estructura del original

OSWALDO MESIAS
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the tentacles of the french state stretch deep into the countryâ´s industry.
los tentáculos del Estado se arraigan profundamente en la industria fracesa


Explanation:
Another option. I have not qualified the State as french, because I have shifted that info to "industry" and then it becomes understood that it refers to the "French"state, since, if it were any other foreign State you would say so.

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-01-05 22:52:56 GMT)
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I meant: "industria francesa" of course. Sorry.

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-01-05 22:54:35 GMT)
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And the first "French" must be capitalized. Doubly sorry.

Nelida Kreer
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agree  Sp-EnTranslator: también, muy bien.
51 mins
  -> Gracias y saludos!!!
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