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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

good old boys syndrome

Spanish translation:

Síndrome de "compadrazgo"

Added to glossary by Flavio Posse
Feb 17, 2005 18:06
19 yrs ago
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English term

good old boys syndrome

English to Spanish Other Law (general) criminal law
"...when counsel (defense) addresses you in their final statement as I ( prosecutor )have begun to do. I suggest to the jury, as I did in my opening statement, that you demand of them that they appeal to your logic and common sense that is based upon human freedom, and not the ** good old boys syndrome **. Prejudice has no place in a case such as this..."
Proposed translations (Spanish)
3 +2 Síndrome del amiguismo.
4 clientelismo
3 +1 intolerancia y conformismo

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Feb 18, 2005:
compadrazgo me gusta Juan,ya que si sirve en Mexico sirve en California. Gracias.
Non-ProZ.com Feb 17, 2005:
yo entiendo el significado del t�rmino, lo que necesito es un t�rmino equivalente, "coloquial", que reuna las caracteristicas de una confabulaci�n entre "compadres".

Proposed translations

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Síndrome del amiguismo.

Diría yo, pero esperemos otras propuestas.
Suerte.

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Note added at 4 hrs 50 mins (2005-02-17 22:56:27 GMT)
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\"La vieja manía, el vicio del compadrazgo\", ¿entonces?
Eso del compadrazgo queda perfecto para México, por no estoy seguro si para España.
Saludos.

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Note added at 7 hrs 5 mins (2005-02-18 01:12:11 GMT)
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Venga, compadrazgo... bueno en México, bueno en California.
Peer comment(s):
agree Daniel Burns (X)
1 hr
agree Maria Belarra : Bien pensado. "Compadreo" tiene la misma raíz y (al menos en España) puede tener connotaciones negativas
17 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Muchas gracias Juan Jacob. Síndrome del compadrazgo procede."
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clientelismo

A algo afin a eso refiere.

RAE: "clientelismo. 1. m. Sistema de protección y amparo con que los poderosos patrocinan a quienes se acogen a ellos a cambio de su sumisión y de sus servicios."
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+1
12 mins

intolerancia y conformismo

No sé si esta es la explicación que te conviene más porque habría que ver el contexto exacto, pero un "good old boy" es un personaje (generalmente identificado con los hombres blancos del Sur de Estados Unidos) con una actitud tradicionalista y cómoda con las cosas que conoce y que son aceptadas por todos su amigos, e intolerante hacia lo que sea distinto de sí mismo y las personas de su entorno, muchas veces racista, anti-gay o anti-intelectual.
Reference:

http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/good+old+boy

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=good%20old%20boy

Peer comment(s):
agree Hardy Moreno : I definitely think that this is the closest suggestion so far. The "good ol' boys" syndrome make one think of how people in the south were when slavery was abolished. The southerners were not willing to accept the change and started making things more d
15 mins
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