Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
una alianza no confesa
English translation:
an undeclared alliance
Added to glossary by
Thomas Walker
Jul 26, 2016 00:08
7 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United States
una alianza no confesa
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This is from an opinion piece in a Spanish newspaper (Córdoba). I'm having trouble figuring out exactly what the phrase "no confesa" is doing in this sentence. Any help greatly appreciated.
The part of the paragraph where the phrase appears:
"En los sondeos, un 65% considera que Clinton es deshonesta, un mal dato, aunque sólo tres puntos por encima del propio Trump. EEUU se juega en las elecciones de noviembre un paso atrás en su liderazgo político y empresarial del mundo justo en unos momentos en que otros actores, caso de Rusia, comienzan a cristalizar en torno a sus fronteras ***una alianza no confesa*** de países de dudoso comportamiento democrático."
The part of the paragraph where the phrase appears:
"En los sondeos, un 65% considera que Clinton es deshonesta, un mal dato, aunque sólo tres puntos por encima del propio Trump. EEUU se juega en las elecciones de noviembre un paso atrás en su liderazgo político y empresarial del mundo justo en unos momentos en que otros actores, caso de Rusia, comienzan a cristalizar en torno a sus fronteras ***una alianza no confesa*** de países de dudoso comportamiento democrático."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +9 | an unspoken alliance |
lorenab23
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| 4 +1 | an unholy alliance |
neilmac
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| 5 | an undisclosed alliance |
Rebecca Jowers
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Proposed translations
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10 mins
Selected
an unspoken alliance
an alliance among countries of questionable/dubious behavior
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Lorena. I ended up using "undeclared", but I never would have gotten there but for your suggestion of "unspoken.""
+1
7 hrs
an unholy alliance
"An unholy alliance popularly refers to an alliance which is perceived as unnatural, unusual, or simply undesirable..."
Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unholy_alliance_(geopolitical)
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/unholy-alliance
Peer comment(s):
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AllegroTrans
: probably so, but I think this is over-translation
4 hrs
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A trifle purple perhaps, but tabloids is as tabloids does....
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| agree |
philgoddard
: This is a good idea too.
4 hrs
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Ack appreciated :)
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12 hrs
Rebecca Jowers
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
30 yrs experience legal-commercial
Native in: English 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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104
an undisclosed alliance
(another possible option)
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