declaraciones coyunturales

English translation: circumstantial statements

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Spanish term or phrase:declaraciones coyunturales
English translation:circumstantial statements
Entered by: María Teresa Taylor Oliver

05:01 Aug 27, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
Spanish term or phrase: declaraciones coyunturales
"Los partidos de la Concertación, más allá de las ***declaraciones coyunturales***, asintieron a la estrategia del gobierno de Lagos..."

El diccionario no me ayuda:
coyuntural adjetivo
datos coyunturales relevant data
medidas coyunturales immediately relevant measures
solución coyuntural interim solution

Agh! :( Un millón de gracias por la ayuda acostumbrada.
María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Panama
Local time: 21:22
circumstantial statements
Explanation:
Just check Google:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q="circumstantia...
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Ernesto de Lara
Local time: 19:22
Grading comment
Ricardo Lagos is the Chilean president, Jane :) In fact, I got some Nigerian hits when I did several Google searches on this document, which, of course, had no relevance whatsoever. Thanks to all!!!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3circumstantial statements
Ernesto de Lara
5 +1moment-driven statements
JH Trads
5occasional statements/ statements demanded by the occasion
Andra Parvu
5usual official statements
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4off-the-cuff remarks
Tom2004


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
occasional statements/ statements demanded by the occasion


Explanation:
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-08-27 05:08:21 GMT)
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occasion or juncture
demanded or imposed

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Note added at 7 mins (2004-08-27 05:09:25 GMT)
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occasion or juncture
demanded or imposed

Andra Parvu
Argentina
Local time: 23:22
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
circumstantial statements


Explanation:
Just check Google:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q="circumstantia...

Ernesto de Lara
Local time: 19:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Ricardo Lagos is the Chilean president, Jane :) In fact, I got some Nigerian hits when I did several Google searches on this document, which, of course, had no relevance whatsoever. Thanks to all!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  nothing
3 hrs

agree  Margarita Palatnik (X)
5 hrs

agree  Nora Bellettieri
8 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
moment-driven statements


Explanation:
opportunistic comments

JH Trads
United States
Local time: 22:22
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 30

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Juliá
4 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
off-the-cuff remarks


Explanation:
'

Tom2004
Canada
Local time: 22:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
usual official statements


Explanation:
I don't understand what Lagos, Nigeria has to do with this...however, it means the "usual official statements"....which usually have little meaning....without more context

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 110
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