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English term or phrase:	aggrandizement
Spanish translation:	engrandecimiento
Entered by:	japsmp

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21:36 Sep 30, 2005

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Social Sciences - History

English term or phrase: aggrandizement

Teller defended his amendment as an effort to ward off expected European charges that the United States had intervened in Cuba "for the puropse of aggrandizement".

Darth Sidious

engrandecimiento

Explanation:
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japsmp
Local time: 17:26

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3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +5

aumentar su influencia (en este caso)

hecdan

engrandecimiento

René Cofré Baeza

engrandecimiento

japsmp

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2 mins confidence:

engrandecimiento

Explanation:
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Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/definition/aggrandizement

japsmp
Local time: 17:26
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 3

2 mins confidence:

engrandecimiento

Explanation:
esa es la idea

René Cofré Baeza
Local time: 17:26
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 14

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

aumentar su influencia (en este caso)

Explanation:
an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance

hecdan
Local time: 12:26
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Pablo Grosschmid: también podría usarse el verbo engrandecer en reflexivo "para engrandecerse" (la intención inicial también fue robar !)

2 mins

-> precisamente puse lo de influencia porque lo de Cuba es bien distinto de lo de México en el siglo XIX, que se trató de un robo de territorio; en Cuba no buscan agrandarse sino mantener o expandir su influencia

agree

JaneTranslates: I was thinking of "engrandecimiento" until I saw your answer. I agree, for this context.

5 mins

-> thanks JaneTr

agree

Hebe Martorella: engrandecerse, bueno siempre la intención fue robar, y sigue siendolo no?

39 mins

-> seguramente, pero pareciera que el agregar territorios como propios ya no rinde tanto (o cunde, dirían en España)

agree

TradMe: Es la idea. ¡Y felicidades!

1 hr

-> a tí también, Julio Arturo

agree

mar52

5 hrs

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