aparece el rey desnudo

English translation: it is clearly evident that the Emperor is wearing no clothes.

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Spanish term or phrase:aparece el rey desnudo
English translation:it is clearly evident that the Emperor is wearing no clothes.
Entered by: Robert Forstag

16:03 Oct 23, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Journalism / Newspaper report on IMF predictions
Spanish term or phrase: aparece el rey desnudo
I am translating an article on the IMF's gloomy assessment of the Spanish economy. The full sentence, and the following one are:

Y añade: "La crisis ha ido arrancando capas a la economía española, como si se tratara de una cebolla, y ahora que lo peor ha pasado y que algunos empiezan a salir del pozo aparece el rey desnudo. En España persisten en carne viva los excesos iniciales: enorme burbuja inmobiliaria, enorme endeudamiento, enorme déficit exterior, enormes problemas en el mercado laboral".
Louise Souter (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:08
it is clearly evident that the Emperor is wearing no clothes.
Explanation:
The construction "is seen to have no clothes on" is awkward and unnatural in English.

Suerte.
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Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 02:08
Grading comment
I agree with Richard Boulter "...Emperor has no clothes."
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9the Emperor is seen to have no clothes on
patinba
4 +2it is clearly evident that the Emperor is wearing no clothes.
Robert Forstag
4the king, who is obviously unclothed
Barbara Cochran, MFA
3and the king without clothes is seen/appears
Cinnamon Nolan


Discussion entries: 5





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
and the king without clothes is seen/appears


Explanation:
I think this refers to the famous fairty tale.

A King Without Clothes .Nobody's around with guts or Inclination to tell the king that he Is wearing no clothes. The President Imagined the mili tary budget was neglected in the ...
news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat...id...sjid...

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Note added at 7 mins (2009-10-23 16:10:57 GMT)
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The tale is "The Emperor's New Clothes". Here it would refer to the fact that nobody is willing to admit that the problems that caused the crisis still exist.

U.S. Economy - King Without Clothes: by John S. 0. votes. vote. This week, the Dow Average Posted the Best Two-Week Rally Since 2000 as Energy Producers Gain ...
www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=1804596

The King Has No Clothes: But Saying So Might Land You In PrisonAny government that is allowed to roam freely without checks and balances becomes ... The King Has No Clothes: But Saying So Might Land You In Prison ...
www.prisonplanet.com/analysis_watson_011303_king.html

Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Local time: 07:08
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
the Emperor is seen to have no clothes on


Explanation:
The system is still deeply flawed

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 03:08
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Walsh: http://nc-bluedog.blogspot.com/2009/02/king-has-no-clothes.h...
1 min
  -> Thank-you!

agree  Evans (X): yes, or "it turns out to be the Emperor with no clothes". To answer Roberto, the Emperor comes from the English version of the Hans Anderson story.
13 mins
  -> Thank-you!

neutral  Roberto Rey: I don't "get it" why "emperor" if its a king?
27 mins
  -> The story is familiar in the English-speaking world as The Emperor's New Clothes.

agree  bcsantos
47 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree  Joss Heywood: to answer Roberto Satto's question - the traditional story is of an Emperor. In Italy, it's of a king: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor's_New_Clothes
50 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree  Jenni Lukac (X): Agree, prefering Gilla's phrasing a bit more.
2 hrs

agree  Jenny Westwell
5 hrs

agree  Christian [email protected]
10 hrs

agree  Lesley Clarke
22 hrs

agree  GMac
1 day 23 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
it is clearly evident that the Emperor is wearing no clothes.


Explanation:
The construction "is seen to have no clothes on" is awkward and unnatural in English.

Suerte.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 02:08
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 87
Grading comment
I agree with Richard Boulter "...Emperor has no clothes."

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hayley Armstrong: I like your answer Robert - it gives a stronger allusion to the story of "The Emperor's New Clothes" and it also reads naturally.
10 hrs
  -> Thank you, Hayley. These were precisely my thoughts as well. :)

agree  coolbrowne: Agreed with "the Emperor is wearing no clothes" but, if I may, "clearly" is redundant.
4 days
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the king, who is obviously unclothed


Explanation:
HTH

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 02:08
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Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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