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06:04 Jul 18, 2009

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / elections/politics

English term or phrase: Long-shot

Hola! ¿que les parece mi traducción de "long-shot?
"A pesar de sus escasas probabilidades de ganar, Howard Dean recaudó..."

Long-shot Howard Dean raised $45 million in ’04 by striking a chord.

Gracias!!

PD: Encontré el significado de esta manera pero no s´s si es correcto. In politics, a long-shot is a candidate with little chance of winning.

BenjaminMond

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

un candidato con pocas chances (ver nota)

LiliG

4 +1

vencedor inesperado; un candidato con escasas posibilidades de ganar

Carmen Schultz

4 +1

improbable vencedor/ improbable ganador

Javier Moreno-Pollarolo

candidato improbable

Eng2Span

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

long-shot improbable vencedor/ improbable ganador

Explanation:
ya sé de qué se trata el documento que estás traduciendo. Aquí mis sugerencias.

Javier Moreno-Pollarolo
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

long-shot vencedor inesperado; un candidato con escasas posibilidades de ganar

Explanation:
dos opciones (long-shot a veces es equivalente a "dark-horse" que encaja bien en este contexto)

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Note added at 13 mins (2009-07-18 06:17:42 GMT)
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De Webster's Online:
Main Entry:
a long shot
Function:
noun
Date:
1867
1: a venture involving great risk but promising a great reward if successful ; also : a venture unlikely to succeed. 2: an entry (as in a horse race) given little chance of winning 3: a bet in which the chances of winning are slight but the possible winnings great.
— by a long shot
: by a great deal

Main Entry:
dark horse
Function:
noun
Date:
1831
1 a: a usually little known contender (as a racehorse) that makes an unexpectedly good showing b: an entrant in a contest that is judged unlikely to succeed2: a political candidate unexpectedly nominated usually as a compromise between factions

Carmen Schultz
Local time: 00:14
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

8 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

long-shot un candidato con pocas chances (ver nota)

Explanation:
Yo pondría: "Howard Dean, un candidato con pocas chances,...
para ser más exacto, porque no mencionan las palabras: "A pesar de" ni "ganar".

LiliG
Argentina
Local time: 03:14
Native speaker of:

Spanish

8 hrs confidence:

long-shot candidato improbable

Explanation:
Es muy común decirlo así, especialmente en la política...

De cómo un joven senador pasó de candidato improbable a líder del ...
- [ Translate this page ]
5 Nov 2008 ... La carrera de Barack Obama a la presidencia de Estados Unidos tenía pocas probabilidades cuando la anunció con gran fanfarria en el ...
www.elconfidencial.com/.../mundo_53_obama_candidato_improba... - Cached - Similar -

Publico.es Móvil - El candidato improbable
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El candidato improbable. La tenacidad ha elevado a quien lo tenía todo en contra. Por: I. PIQUER. 05/11/2008 00:38. Barack Obama lo repite a menudo en sus ...
m.publico.es/171217 - Cached - Similar -

Eng2Span
United States
Local time: 01:14
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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