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en este clima de aprestos bélicos

English translation: aganst this background of impending war


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01:05 Jan 11, 2012
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History / Argentine history
Spanish term or phrase: en este clima de aprestos bélicos
hola

La oración dice así:

fue preparar al país para una guerra y forzó una mayor presencia militar en el aparato del estado. En este clima de aprestos bélicos adquirio relevancia la figura de ...
No se me ocurre ninguna frase siguiendo un poco el estilo del original

Mil gracias.
susiq
English translation:aganst this background of impending war
Explanation:
Just another idea!

I think 'impending' would only work if the war did actually subsequently happen — which unfortunately the context given doesn't tell us.

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Oops, sorry for the typo, that should of course read 'against...'
Selected response from:

Tony M
France
Local time: 04:29
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +4aganst this background of impending war
Tony M
5in this climate with war looming ahead
juanpablosans
4 +1In this climate of preparation for war
rich.
4and while these winds of war were blowing
Andrea Viaggio
4in a climate of war looming on the horizongallagy2
4in this climate of warmongering
fionn
3from this conflict laden climate...
claudia16
3and preparing for the winds of war that were already blowing
David Hollywood
3in the midst of this build up to warBrendanTK
3... a greater military presence in the state machinery; and as this geared up for war, there came to
Deborah Lockett


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
In this climate of preparation for war


Explanation:
I can't see much wrong with a literal translation.

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A couple of books use the term, "climate of war preparation":
http://tiny.cc/icft0

rich.
Mexico
Local time: 21:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jude69: ok
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Jude
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
and preparing for the winds of war that were already blowing


Explanation:
poetic but might work

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geting ready to go fight in plain English

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getting

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girding up for war

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Amidst this climate of readying for war

David Hollywood
Local time: 23:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: I like 'the winds of war', but don't see the need to add 'preparing for...'
4 hrs
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
in this climate of warmongering


Explanation:
Depends if there is a political move towards war or just practical preparations. If it is the latter you might use the phrase "putting the country on a war footing".


Example sentence(s):
  • "Australian Prime Minister John Howard were re-elected amid a climate of warmongering and racist xenophobia against ..."
  • "notion that seems to have been forgotten in the current climate of warmongering fundamentalists..."

    Reference: http://directaction.org.au/issue1/the_conch_musicians_aiming...
    Reference: http://www.houstonpress.com/content/printVersion/231793/
fionn
Mexico
Local time: 21:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: 'warmongering' puts a completely different slant on the meaning, and one that would be unwelcome here, I feel. 'Warmongering' is too judgemental — they might, for example, have been preparing to defend themselves against a warmongering aggressor.
3 hrs
  -> please read the explanation...! (also, you shouldn't put disagrees if you are giving an answer yourself...)
agree  Deborah Lockett: "warmongering" yes, because the greater military presence was deliberately "forced" (forzó); "sabre-rattling" would have the same meaning
10 hrs
  -> thanks Deborah
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
in a climate of war looming on the horizon


Explanation:

www.prisonplanet.com/fluoride-removal-from-water-supply-gai...

6 days ago – In a climate where war with Syria and Iran looms on the horizon, the world economic depression worsens with each passing day, and civil ...

or omit the climate part and rephrase more simply as

With war looming on the horizon,



houstonfreethinkers.com/all-news


5 days ago – In a climate where war with Syria and Iran looms on the horizon, the world economic depression worsens with each passing day, and civil ...



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www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=17386





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New Balkans Wars Loom on the Horizon. by Dr Pyotr Iskenderov. Global Research, February 4, 2010. Strategic Culture Foundation - 2010-02-02. Email this ...


gallagy2
Ireland
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PRO pts in category: 6
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
and while these winds of war were blowing


Explanation:

Though this sentence is a bit "metaphorical", I think it fits in this context.- But you will decide whether it does.-

Good luck!

Andrea Viaggio
Argentina
Local time: 23:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: I can't help feeling that the use of 'while' introduces a temporal element that is neither present in the original, nor desirable in translation.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you for your comment!! I have used "while" as I could feel that "temporal element" in ... " preparar al país ... " "... aprestos bélicos... " ... but I may be wrong ...
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
... a greater military presence in the state machinery; and as this geared up for war, there came to


Explanation:
"...there came to prominence the figure of..."

carrying on the metaphor of the "state machinery", it "geared up" for war

Deborah Lockett
Local time: 03:29
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 82
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +4
aganst this background of impending war


Explanation:
Just another idea!

I think 'impending' would only work if the war did actually subsequently happen — which unfortunately the context given doesn't tell us.

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Note added at 13 hrs (2012-01-11 14:07:50 GMT)
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Oops, sorry for the typo, that should of course read 'against...'

Tony M
France
Local time: 04:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Simon Bruni: nice and idiomatic
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Simon!
agree  James A. Walsh
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, James!
agree  fionn: just for good measure !
10 hrs
  -> Thanks, Fionn!
agree  Jackie Bowman: Like it. Minor typo with "against" but otherwise accurate, clear and rhythmic with the rest of the sentence.
20 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot, Jackie!
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
in the midst of this build up to war


Explanation:
* possibly ' in the midst of these warlike preparations' could work also.

BrendanTK
Local time: 04:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 day13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
in this climate with war looming ahead


Explanation:
Gracias a las correcciones de mis colegas

juanpablosans
Local time: 21:59
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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2 days28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
from this conflict laden climate...


Explanation:
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claudia16
Local time: 03:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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