Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
A río revuelto ganancia de pescadores.
English translation:
it is good fishing in troubled waters
Added to glossary by
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Apr 19, 2002 14:50
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Spanish term
Kelly Yelmene
A río revuelto ganancia de pescadores.
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Other
It has to do with foreign banks taking advantage of the Mexican banking crisis.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | it is good fishing in troubled waters |
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
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| 4 +2 | It's an ill wind that blows nobody good |
Bill Greendyk
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Proposed translations
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Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Native in Spanish
Quality Above All...Calidad Sobre Todo
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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it is good fishing in troubled waters
por ejemplo:
http://www.marrder.com/htw/2001feb/national.htm
There is a proverb that says, "En rio revuelto, ganancia de pescadores (It is good fishing in troubled waters)." True to this saying, Arturo Corrales Alvarez, a member of the Christian Democracy Party, is trying to gain an advantage from the situation.
IT IS GOOD FISHING IN TROUBLED WATERS - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... a Scottish source? Thomas Fuller, who printed "It is good fishing, in troubled Waters,"
soon after in his Gnomologia (London, 1732, p. 125), no doubt found it ...
www.utas.edu.au/docs/flonta/DP,2,1,96/TROUBLED_WATERS.html - 24k - En caché - Páginas similares
F&P Proverbs and Quotations - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Everything new is fine. England. First come, first served.
England. It is good fishing in troubled waters. England. ...
www.friends-partners.org/cgi-bin/friends/dsearch?db=p&cat=1... - 15k - En caché - Páginas similares
http://www.marrder.com/htw/2001feb/national.htm
There is a proverb that says, "En rio revuelto, ganancia de pescadores (It is good fishing in troubled waters)." True to this saying, Arturo Corrales Alvarez, a member of the Christian Democracy Party, is trying to gain an advantage from the situation.
IT IS GOOD FISHING IN TROUBLED WATERS - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... a Scottish source? Thomas Fuller, who printed "It is good fishing, in troubled Waters,"
soon after in his Gnomologia (London, 1732, p. 125), no doubt found it ...
www.utas.edu.au/docs/flonta/DP,2,1,96/TROUBLED_WATERS.html - 24k - En caché - Páginas similares
F&P Proverbs and Quotations - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Everything new is fine. England. First come, first served.
England. It is good fishing in troubled waters. England. ...
www.friends-partners.org/cgi-bin/friends/dsearch?db=p&cat=1... - 15k - En caché - Páginas similares
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Comment: "Muy completo. Muchas gracias."
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3 mins
Bill Greendyk
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Literature and lyrics true to original!
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English
Related KudoZ points
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It's an ill wind that blows nobody good
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This is the way I've heard the refrain translated. There are probably some other options, as well.
Good luck!
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Note added at 2002-04-19 14:55:51 (GMT)
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Harper Collins Dictionary gives a different translation: \"There is always someone ready to take advantage of a chaotic situation.\" (How precisely accurate!!) Perphaps more suitable to your context.
Good luck!
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Note added at 2002-04-19 14:55:51 (GMT)
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Harper Collins Dictionary gives a different translation: \"There is always someone ready to take advantage of a chaotic situation.\" (How precisely accurate!!) Perphaps more suitable to your context.
Peer comment(s):
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Egmont
: ok
1 min
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| agree |
RNolder (X)
: "There is always someone ready to take advantage of a chaotic situation."
14 mins
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Comment: "I´m sorry. This doesn´t sound right to us."
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