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18:26 Aug 9, 2011

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Science - Economics

English term or phrase: as nothing more than capital

The irony is that as capital once again concentrates as nothing more than capital (i.e., as the immense skim of the financiers),

liliana fernandez

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4 +1

como nada más que capital

rafaelB

como mero (o puro) capital

Pablo Julián Davis

como capital y nada más

Rafael Molina Pulgar

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

como nada más que capital

Explanation:
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rafaelB
Uruguay
Local time: 06:32
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Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

54 mins confidence:

como capital y nada más

Explanation:
suerte.

Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 04:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 117

4 mins confidence:

como mero (o puro) capital

Explanation:
o podría ser: 'como capital a secas'

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-08-09 19:36:14 GMT)
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Me parece que 'capa' no funcionaría, parece que se refiera a los financieros mismos como estrato. Recomiendo 'tajada' porque el texto tiene una intención crítica con lo de 'skim'...
¡Suerte!

Pablo Julián Davis
Local time: 04:32
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: La ironía es que conforme el capital se concentra nuevamente en nada más que el capital Pero creo que tu versión es más adecuada y cobra más sentido

Asker: The irony is that as capital once again concentrates as nothing more than capital (i.e., as the immense skim of the financiers), La ironía es que conforme el capital se concentra nuevamente como mero capital, (es decir, como la enorme capa de financieros),

Asker: Se concentra una vez más en el mero capital

Asker: Gracias pero tu propuesta sugiere skim off, y el texto original sólo dice skim of

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