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Spanish translation: complicar las cosas

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English term or phrase:	rock the boat
Spanish translation:	complicar las cosas
Entered by:	Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

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00:54 Sep 13, 2011

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English term or phrase: rock the boat

"Let's not rock the boat right now".

Relates to a decision making proces concerning a merger where a change in the management structure should be made.

There are many ways to translate this phrase and I am looking for the most appropriate for this instance in particular.

Thanks in advance!

Victoria Frazier KudoZ activity Questions: 383 (6 open) (2 without valid answers) (31 closed without grading) Answers: 1334
Local time: 10:41

complicar las cosas

Explanation:
En el contexto que describes diría algo neutro como:
"no vayamos a complicar las cosas / no compliquemos las cosas / no vamos a complicar las cosas en este momento"

Creo que va mejor que un coloquialismo.
¡Saludos y suerte!

Selected response from:

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 17:41

Grading comment

Muchas gracias a todos por sus sugerencias. El cliente prefiere algo más neutro como la sugerencia de Beatríz.
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Summary of answers provided

4 +3

no hagas olas

anademahomar

no le busquemos 3 pies al gato, sabiendo que tiene 4

Carvallo

alborotar el gallinero (ver otras alternativas)

isabel murillo

complicar las cosas

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

no te metas en líos

conniejimenez

No muevas el barco

Maika Navarro

no hagamos revuelo

Remy Arce

Summary of reference entries provided

This could help

jairo payan

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

no hagas olas

Explanation:
No es el momento de causar problemas

anademahomar
Honduras
Local time: 09:41
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 12

1 hr confidence:

No muevas el barco

Explanation:
Explicación: pon de tu parte para que las cosas salgan bien.

Example sentence(s):

Lo que significa: «no mováis el barco, que todos vamos juntos en él».

Reference: http://its.intecmevi.com/langopic/index.jsp?term=rock+the+bo...

Maika Navarro
Local time: 11:41
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

Catalan

2 hrs confidence:

no hagamos revuelo

Explanation:
en ese contexto, puede ser una opción; en otras palabras, "hagamos los cambios sin causar mayor conmoción".

Remy Arce
Local time: 11:41
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 32

5 hrs confidence:

no te metas en líos

Explanation:
meter en líos
get into trouble (lit.: to put into trouble)

meter palos en las ruedas
throw a (monkey) wrench in the works; throw a spanner in the works

meter(se) la pata
get involved; become a part of (lit.: to put in the leg (animal’s paw))

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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-09-13 06:13:29 GMT)
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Despues de leér el contexto retiro mi respuesta.

conniejimenez
Local time: 08:41
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

5 hrs confidence:

alborotar el gallinero (ver otras alternativas)

Explanation:
En España, la frase hecha equivalente podría ser esta: "mejor no alborotar el gallinero" o, "mejor no marear la perdiz" o "mejor no tocarlo y dejar las cosas tal y como están", si se quiere una alternativa más formal.

isabel murillo
Local time: 17:41
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of:

Catalan,

Spanish

6 hrs confidence:

complicar las cosas

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 17:41
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 142

Grading comment

Muchas gracias a todos por sus sugerencias. El cliente prefiere algo más neutro como la sugerencia de Beatríz.

13 hrs confidence:

no le busquemos 3 pies al gato, sabiendo que tiene 4

Explanation:
Una expresión no muy formal que digamos, pero en inglés tampoco es formal.

Carvallo
Mexico
Local time: 10:41
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of:

Spanish

Reference comments

2 hrs

Reference: This could help

Reference information:
To rock the boat is to risk upsetting a group situation. Example: "We have to work together on this project. I don't want anyone rocking the boat."

People in a group on a small boat need to work together. If one person moves suddenly, the whole boat could rock dangerously. Example: "Everyone wants to go except for you. Why do you have to rock the boat?"

We cause trouble for other people when we rock the boat, because people need to find new positions to make "the boat" steady again. Example: "I hate to rock the boat, but I do think we need to rewrite this report."
http://goenglish.com/RockTheBoat.asp

jairo payan
Colombia
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Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

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Sep 14, 2011 - Changes made by Beatriz Ramírez de Haro:
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