Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
politiquero
English translation:
politicker/wheeler-dealer
Added to glossary by
liz askew
Dec 31, 2011 13:35
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Puerto Rico
politiquero
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
In Puerto Rico, a person that makes lightness of politic issues
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | politicker |
liz askew
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| 4 +2 | petty politician |
eski
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| 5 | cheap politician |
Juan Pablo Sans
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| 3 | political satirist |
David Hollywood
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| 3 | disillusioned politician |
Julie Thurston
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| 3 | "two-bit politician" |
Alidad Vassigh (X)
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| 1 +1 | political intriguer / political schemer |
Andres Larsen
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Proposed translations
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politicker
• politiquería Meaning,Definition in the Open English dictionary
www.wordmeaning.org/spanish/politiquería.htm
Meaning of politiquería. politicking. 1. f. action and effect of politiquear. The last upgrade about meaning of politiquería was 12/18/2011 11:57:28 AM ...
• 1950: Colombia | As they saw it
astheysawit.com/3877-1950-colombia.html
... he had so often attacked in days gone by — and condemned politiquería (politicking), renounced personal desires, appealed for loyalty of all the nation, ...
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/politicking
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'politicker | Define 'politicker at Dictionary.com
dictionary.reference.com/browse/'politicker
politicking [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]. —n. 1. political activity, esp seeking votes. 2. activity directed towards acquiring power and influence, ...
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or
wheeler-dealer
wheeler-dealer – Dictionary definition of wheeler-dealer ...
www.encyclopedia.com › ... › January 2009
Definition of wheeler-dealer – Our online dictionary has wheeler-dealer ... wheel·er and deal·er) • n. a person who engages in commercial or political scheming. ...
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wheeler-dealer
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | 198 words | Copyright
wheel·er-deal·er (also wheel·er and deal·er) • n. a person who engages in commercial or political scheming. DERIVATIVES: wheel·er-deal·ing n.
www.wordmeaning.org/spanish/politiquería.htm
Meaning of politiquería. politicking. 1. f. action and effect of politiquear. The last upgrade about meaning of politiquería was 12/18/2011 11:57:28 AM ...
• 1950: Colombia | As they saw it
astheysawit.com/3877-1950-colombia.html
... he had so often attacked in days gone by — and condemned politiquería (politicking), renounced personal desires, appealed for loyalty of all the nation, ...
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/politicking
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'politicker | Define 'politicker at Dictionary.com
dictionary.reference.com/browse/'politicker
politicking [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]. —n. 1. political activity, esp seeking votes. 2. activity directed towards acquiring power and influence, ...
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or
wheeler-dealer
wheeler-dealer – Dictionary definition of wheeler-dealer ...
www.encyclopedia.com › ... › January 2009
Definition of wheeler-dealer – Our online dictionary has wheeler-dealer ... wheel·er and deal·er) • n. a person who engages in commercial or political scheming. ...
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wheeler-dealer
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | 198 words | Copyright
wheel·er-deal·er (also wheel·er and deal·er) • n. a person who engages in commercial or political scheming. DERIVATIVES: wheel·er-deal·ing n.
Peer comment(s):
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franglish
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Thank you and a very Happy New Year to you!
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| agree |
Juan Pablo Sans
: Me gusta el término
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Muchas gracias! Happy New Year to you!
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Charles Davis
: Either is fine, but I particularly like "wheeler-dealer". Happy New Year, Liz!
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Thank you Charles. Happy New Year to you too! Wishing you good health.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
26 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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223
political satirist
I would say
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in this particular context
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might also be "shifty politicians" but context is missing ...
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in this particular context
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might also be "shifty politicians" but context is missing ...
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53 mins
Andres Larsen
Venezuela
Venezuela
Native in English
Venezuela
freelance translator
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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76
political intriguer / political schemer
political intriguer / political schemer
sources for "political intriguer":
Politiquero
www.tomisimo.org/dictionary/spanish_english/***politiquero
politiquero. NM. political intriguer. N. politiquero***. NM. politician. N. Copyright ©2011 by Tomisimo.org. All rights reserved. ...
LASA 2003 San Jerónimo
lasa.international.pitt.edu/Lasa2003/StanfordCatherine.pdf
PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
CM Stanford -
San Jerónimo, a Patron Saint Festival that is “Politiquero”. Several informants indicated that San Jerónimo is the most politiquero. (political intriguer) of any ...
Dictionary - Definition of politician
www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/Politician
7, 1.1785, politician, dabbler in politics, intriguer, would-be politician ...... Spanish, hombre político (politician), politiquero (politician), ...
in this last source (Websters Online Dictionary) there are two definitions in English which definitely apply to the "politiquero":
3. A schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways.
5. One primarily devoted to his own advancement in public office, or to the success of a political party; -- used in a depreciatory sense; one addicted or attached to politics as managed by parties (see Politics, 2); a schemer; an intriguer; as, a mere politician.
Louise Julie de Mailly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Julie_de_Mailly
... was the most successful in manipulating him and becoming politically powerful . ... sister Marie Anne, who proved to be quite a successful ***political intriguer***. ...
sources for "political schemer":
Gran diccionario bilingüe norma: inglés-español, español-inglés - books.google.com/books?isbn=9580448809...
Jorge Cárdenas Nannetti - 2004
to make political maneuvers, to scheme politically. 2. ... ***political maneuvering, political scheming; political gossip. politiquero, га т.. f. political scheming***, political ...
The Influence Of Machiavelli On Shakespeare - Study Tools
www.britaininprint.net/shakespeare/study_tools/machiavelli....
Although Shakespeare's most infamous Machiavellian character is Richard III, the model of ***the political schemer out to secure his own position*** can be detected ...
sources for "political intriguer":
Politiquero
www.tomisimo.org/dictionary/spanish_english/***politiquero
politiquero. NM. political intriguer. N. politiquero***. NM. politician. N. Copyright ©2011 by Tomisimo.org. All rights reserved. ...
LASA 2003 San Jerónimo
lasa.international.pitt.edu/Lasa2003/StanfordCatherine.pdf
PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
CM Stanford -
San Jerónimo, a Patron Saint Festival that is “Politiquero”. Several informants indicated that San Jerónimo is the most politiquero. (political intriguer) of any ...
Dictionary - Definition of politician
www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definitions/Politician
7, 1.1785, politician, dabbler in politics, intriguer, would-be politician ...... Spanish, hombre político (politician), politiquero (politician), ...
in this last source (Websters Online Dictionary) there are two definitions in English which definitely apply to the "politiquero":
3. A schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways.
5. One primarily devoted to his own advancement in public office, or to the success of a political party; -- used in a depreciatory sense; one addicted or attached to politics as managed by parties (see Politics, 2); a schemer; an intriguer; as, a mere politician.
Louise Julie de Mailly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Julie_de_Mailly
... was the most successful in manipulating him and becoming politically powerful . ... sister Marie Anne, who proved to be quite a successful ***political intriguer***. ...
sources for "political schemer":
Gran diccionario bilingüe norma: inglés-español, español-inglés - books.google.com/books?isbn=9580448809...
Jorge Cárdenas Nannetti - 2004
to make political maneuvers, to scheme politically. 2. ... ***political maneuvering, political scheming; political gossip. politiquero, га т.. f. political scheming***, political ...
The Influence Of Machiavelli On Shakespeare - Study Tools
www.britaininprint.net/shakespeare/study_tools/machiavelli....
Although Shakespeare's most infamous Machiavellian character is Richard III, the model of ***the political schemer out to secure his own position*** can be detected ...
Peer comment(s):
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patinba
: Either is good! Sorry to see you have not done anything to improve your confidence, though :(
37 mins
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57 mins
Juan Pablo Sans
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
Mexico
Make your brand convert in Spanish!
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Mexican, Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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3
cheap politician
La cosa es que en inglés no hay un equivalente exacto para politiquero. Tendrías que ponerle como un adjetivo siempre
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El problema que yo veo con los dos términos de arriba es que están haciendo ver que los politiqueros son personas que hacen jugadas sucias, pero en realidad un politiquero en español es una persona que practica política de la baja, es decir, sólo critica, no propone, hace mancoyas, etc.
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El problema que yo veo con los dos términos de arriba es que están haciendo ver que los politiqueros son personas que hacen jugadas sucias, pero en realidad un politiquero en español es una persona que practica política de la baja, es decir, sólo critica, no propone, hace mancoyas, etc.
3 hrs
disillusioned politician
another way
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3 hrs
petty politician
petty politician
petty politician - traducción de español - Diccionario Inglés ...
18 May 2011 ... Traducción en Español, Sinónimos, Definiciones y Ejemplos de Uso de Palabra en
Inglés 'petty politician'
www.wordmagicsoft.com/diccionario/en.../petty politician.ph... - En caché - SimilaresTom Petty tells politician Michele Bachmann to stop using his song ...
29 Jun 2011 ... Tom Petty attempts to block a US presidential candidate from using one of his hits
at campaign stops.
www.digitalspy.com/.../tom-petty-tells-politician-michele-b... - En caché - SimilaresBhardwaj behaving like a 'petty politician': BJP - Indian Express
21 Jan 2011 ... Bhardwaj behaving like a 'petty politician': BJP - Taking its campaign against
Governor H R Bhardwaj to a new level, ruling BJP in Karnataka ...
www.indianexpress.com/news/...a-petty-politician/740493/ - En caché - SimilaresPalace calls bishop 'ignorant, petty politician' for urging PNoy ...
11 Jun 2011 ... Read 'Palace calls bishop 'ignorant, petty politician' for urging PNoy to resign
' on Yahoo!. President Benigno Aquino III's camp last Friday ...
ph.news.yahoo.com/palace-calls-bishop-ignorant-petty-politician-urging-pnoy-045805820.html - En caché - Similares
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Happy New Year!
eski :))
petty politician - traducción de español - Diccionario Inglés ...
18 May 2011 ... Traducción en Español, Sinónimos, Definiciones y Ejemplos de Uso de Palabra en
Inglés 'petty politician'
www.wordmagicsoft.com/diccionario/en.../petty politician.ph... - En caché - SimilaresTom Petty tells politician Michele Bachmann to stop using his song ...
29 Jun 2011 ... Tom Petty attempts to block a US presidential candidate from using one of his hits
at campaign stops.
www.digitalspy.com/.../tom-petty-tells-politician-michele-b... - En caché - SimilaresBhardwaj behaving like a 'petty politician': BJP - Indian Express
21 Jan 2011 ... Bhardwaj behaving like a 'petty politician': BJP - Taking its campaign against
Governor H R Bhardwaj to a new level, ruling BJP in Karnataka ...
www.indianexpress.com/news/...a-petty-politician/740493/ - En caché - SimilaresPalace calls bishop 'ignorant, petty politician' for urging PNoy ...
11 Jun 2011 ... Read 'Palace calls bishop 'ignorant, petty politician' for urging PNoy to resign
' on Yahoo!. President Benigno Aquino III's camp last Friday ...
ph.news.yahoo.com/palace-calls-bishop-ignorant-petty-politician-urging-pnoy-045805820.html - En caché - Similares
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Happy New Year!
eski :))
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Juan Pablo Sans
: Me gusta tu solución
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Mil gracias por tu confirmacion y Feliz 2012, Juan Pablo. eski :))
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Gerardo Garcia Ramis
: Esto es lo más cercano a lo que busca Ana, ya que el politiquero combina oportunismo con ataques sin fundamento.
22 hrs
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6 days
"two-bit politician"
.. but you might want to keep the inverted commas as it is colloquial, or you could put "scheming little politicians"
sounds like something has to be constructed here..
sounds like something has to be constructed here..
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