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English translation: face disaster/are brought down by/go to the wall

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Spanish term or phrase:	caer al hoyo
English translation:	face disaster/are brought down by/go to the wall
Entered by:	Comunican

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09:57 Jul 24, 2010

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Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.

Spanish term or phrase: caer al hoyo

"Naciones desarrolladas caen al hoyo por crisis económicas o guerras civiles y países con fulminante desarrollo sustentado sobre especulaciones se sitúan a la cabeza de la frágil economía mundial"

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Comunican KudoZ activity Questions: 988 (5 open) (1 without valid answers) (98 closed without grading) Answers: 136 United Kingdom
Local time: 06:30

face disaster/are brought down by/go to the wall

Explanation:
are brought to their knees

Selected response from:

polyglot45

Grading comment

Many thanks everyone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +6

face disaster/are brought down by/go to the wall

polyglot45

3 +2

go down the plughole

Noni Gilbert

go broke

Muriel Vasconcellos

hit rock bottom

Ana Gutierrez

fall into the abyss

Edward Tully

fall into a gap

Esther van der Wal

face (economic) ruin

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Answers

7 mins confidence:

fall into a gap

Explanation:
This is meant figuratively.

Good luck!

Esther van der Wal
Netherlands
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of:

Dutch

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

face disaster/are brought down by/go to the wall

Explanation:
are brought to their knees

polyglot45
Native speaker of:

English,

French
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Many thanks everyone!

27 mins confidence:

fall into the abyss

Explanation:
Dr. Kantathi Suphamongkhon: Stop Thailand's Free Fall Into the ...
I have watched Thailand's free fall into the abyss with deep sadness. ... mess is really all about the bottom line, the economics of the bottom line. ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../stop-thailands-free-fall_b_57856... - CachedEuro crisis isn't over, but we won't fall into an abyss: Lenny ...
27 May 2010 ... India|The Economic Times| ... On the one hand, I believe there is still more pain to come, but I don't believe we will fall into the abyss. ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5978845.cms - CachedState of the economy: Pulling back from the abyss - Pakistan Talk ...
8 posts - 1 author - Last post: 3 Jul
Coupled with this, the low rate of economic growth since 2007-08 ...... We could fall into the abyss or progress towards a better future. ...
www.pakistantalk.com/.../economy/7269-state-economy-pulling... - CachedGet more discussion results
Haiti, Now and Next — Social Science Research Council
27 Jan 2010 ... Run From the Earthquake, Fall Into the Abyss: A Léogane Paradox ... This pattern reproduces an economic system that has insufficient manual ...
www.ssrc.org/features/pages/haiti-now-and-next/.../1364/ - Cached - Similar

Edward Tully
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 80

45 mins confidence:

hit rock bottom

Explanation:
As in example below

Reference: http://www.hvk.org/articles/0297/0046.html

Ana Gutierrez
Local time: 06:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

47 mins confidence:

face (economic) ruin

Explanation:
Saludos

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Más opciones:

face (large economic) shortfalls

Smartranslators
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 66

59 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

go down the plughole

Explanation:
Probably a bit too colloquial.

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-07-24 10:57:17 GMT)
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"Profits go down the plughole as housing downturn hits Wolseley" http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/sep/23/wolseley.cons...

Noni Gilbert
Local time: 07:30
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 24

8 hrs confidence:

go broke

Explanation:
I don't think it means they will never recover.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 22:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 249

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