Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
aflojarse la pasta
English translation:
if money isn\'t loosened up
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Anna Moorby DipTrans
Feb 22, 2019 21:46
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Spanish term
United Kingdom
Communicate. Collaborate. Connect
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English
aflojarse la pasta
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
Financial Crisis, Lehman Brothers
This apparently is something George W Bush said after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, but I cannot for the life of me find what he actually said in English. Could someone give me an idea of what I should be googling please?!
"Si no se afloja la pasta, podria irse al infierno"
Thanks!
"Si no se afloja la pasta, podria irse al infierno"
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | if money isn't loosened up |
Robert Carter
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| 5 | if money DOESN'T loosen up |
bigedsenior
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Proposed translations
+6
4 mins
Robert Carter
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
Translating full-time since 1998
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English
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if money isn't loosened up
Moments earlier, George W. Bush had declared, with his characteristic penchant for boiling an issue down to its bare essentials: “If money isn’t loosened up, this sucker could go down.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/3088656/...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-02-23 00:12:02 GMT)
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Whether or not they were his actual words, it does appear to be the phrase reported by the WaPo.
Unless there's actual tape or footage of him saying it, I'm changing this to a "5."
PRESIDENT BUSH, at the White House meeting, per the Washington Post: "If money isn't loosened up, this sucker could go down.”
https://www.politico.com/tipsheets/huddle/2008/09/this-sucke...
He recalled Bush’s pithy summary of the crisis in late September 2008, in which the president was quoted as saying: “If money isn’t loosened up, this sucker could go down.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/paulson-buffett/update-1-pau...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/3088656/...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2019-02-23 00:12:02 GMT)
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Whether or not they were his actual words, it does appear to be the phrase reported by the WaPo.
Unless there's actual tape or footage of him saying it, I'm changing this to a "5."
PRESIDENT BUSH, at the White House meeting, per the Washington Post: "If money isn't loosened up, this sucker could go down.”
https://www.politico.com/tipsheets/huddle/2008/09/this-sucke...
He recalled Bush’s pithy summary of the crisis in late September 2008, in which the president was quoted as saying: “If money isn’t loosened up, this sucker could go down.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/paulson-buffett/update-1-pau...
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if money DOESN'T loosen up
Warren Buffet wrote -
George Bush said, "If money doesn't loosen up, this sucker will go down" - I believe this was the greatest economic statement of all time.
https://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffett-on-george-w-b...
George Bush said, "If money doesn't loosen up, this sucker will go down" - I believe this was the greatest economic statement of all time.
https://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffett-on-george-w-b...
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