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se mantuvo en el poder

English translation: ... held/hung/clung on to power

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Spanish term or phrase:	se mantuvo en el poder
English translation:	... held/hung/clung on to power
Entered by:	Carol Gullidge

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18:00 Jan 4, 2012

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Social Sciences - History / Argentine history

Spanish term or phrase: se mantuvo en el poder

Hola

Esta frase: se mantuvo en el poder mediante el fraude electoral

que palabra en inglés seria apropiada para darle énfasis al mantuvo, ya que es importante resaltarla.

gracias

susiq

... held on to power

Explanation:
clung on to power

Both of these emphasise the word "mantuvo", in a slightly negative way

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or RETAINED POWER

Selected response from:

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:29

Grading comment

thanks!!!l
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

remained in power

Lindsay Spratt

4 +6

... held on to power

Carol Gullidge

4 +1

stuck to power

Emiliano Pantoja

4 +1

managed to stay in power

Lisa McCarthy

remained/stay in office/power

juanpablosans

kept, or retained..

Alidad Vassigh

he/she maintained power

rich.

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

remained in power

Explanation:
I would say.

Lindsay Spratt
Local time: 23:29
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

7 mins confidence:

remained/stay in office/power

Explanation:
Se dice así. Tienes dos alternativas. Elige la que más te guste

Example sentence(s):

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sang, danced and said he intends to stay in power for two more decades

https://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=remain+in+office+chavez#sclient=psy-ab&hl=es&source=hp&q=remain+in+power+chavez&pbx

juanpablosans
Local time: 21:59
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

5 mins confidence:

he/she maintained power

Explanation:
Another option:
He maintained power with the backing of the military, the urban working and middle classes, and politicians in smaller states, who had been excluded from power under the republic.
http://www.countriesquest.com/south_america/brazil/history/g...
He maintained power by his repression of political opponents, his control of the mass media, and the opportunistic alliances he formed with parties across the political spectrum, including Yugoslav United Left, the party led by his wife.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/383076/Slobodan-Mi...

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He maintained power through manipulation of votes, but also through simple violence and assassination of his opponents...
http://www.go-oaxaca.com/people.html

He maintained power by Separating from the pope even though he still kept the main Catholic believes in England.
http://westcivprojectkothenbeutel.blogspot.com/2010/05/is-mo...

rich.
Mexico
Local time: 21:29
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

... held on to power

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 56

Grading comment

thanks!!!l

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

agree

juanpablosans

1 hr

-> many thanks juanpablosans :)

agree

Charles Davis: Yes!

1 hr

-> many thanks Charles!

agree

ormiston: why not clung to power, the reflexive verb does make it sound more active

4 hrs

-> many thanks ormiston! yes, someone else mentioned "clung to", which I like, but then he deleted it!

agree

gallagy2: I like "clung" or combining with LisaMac's "managed to cling on to"

4 hrs

-> many thanks gallagy2! or even "hung on to power"... :)

agree

franglish

13 hrs

-> many thanks franglish!

agree

Deborah Lockett: "hung onto power" is just right because it is something that would not have happened without a lot of manipulation

2 days17 hrs

-> many thanks Deborah - have a nice weekend!

15 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

managed to stay in power

Explanation:
I think the use of 'managed' works well in this context, implying that they wouldn´t have stayed in power without corrupt practices.

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#
All comments for vindician | guardian.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk/discussion/user-comments/vindicianCached
Stalin came to power and ***managed to stay in power through a bloody coup and unprecedented terror.** It had nothing whatsoever to do with capitalist ...
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BOOK REVIEWS
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14683850108454643
Kligman is that Ceausescu **managed to stay in power through capitalizing on a combination of people's fear and complicity*** for 24 years. ...

Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 04:29
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 32

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

stuck to power

Explanation:
stick to power

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http://www.ukgovernmentonline.co.uk/gaddafi-heir-inevitably-...

http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2009/02/20/gaza-emergenc...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/133706/defiant-mubarak-a...

Emiliano Pantoja
Local time: 04:29
Native speaker of:

Spanish

1 day22 hrs confidence:

kept, or retained..

Explanation:
kept power, or retained power..

because action, in this cause fraudulent, is implied in "mantenerse"

Example sentence(s):

he kept power through electoral/election fraud..

Alidad Vassigh
Local time: 04:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Voters for reclassification
as
PRO / non-PRO

Non-PRO (1): Rosa Paredes

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Changes made by editors

Jan 9 - Changes made by Carol Gullidge:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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