Die Zeit spielt den Leuten in die Hände, denen moralische Bedenken ...

Spanish translation: el tiempo está de parte de...

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German term or phrase:Die Zeit spielt den Leuten in die Hände, denen moralische Bedenken ...
Spanish translation:el tiempo está de parte de...
Entered by: Olga GB

12:45 Jul 23, 2010
German to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / ethics
German term or phrase: Die Zeit spielt den Leuten in die Hände, denen moralische Bedenken ...
I need help regarding the phrase Die Zeit spielt in die Hände. I understand that it has to do with power in the hands fo some people, but I couldn't find the exact translation. It appears in a comment regarding ethics to be maintained in genetics engineering and decision-making in this regard.
Olga GB
United States
Local time: 01:25
el tiempo está de parte de...
Explanation:
A bote pronto:

die Zeit spielt in unsere Hände =
el tiempo está de nuestra parte

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-07-23 14:23:08 GMT)
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En función del contexto también podría servir:
el tiempo corre a nuestro favor.
Selected response from:

Luisa Mirás
Spain
Local time: 09:25
Grading comment
Estimada Luisa, muchas gracias por su ayuda, que ha sido muy efectiva.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2El tiempo está de parte de aquella gente cuyos reparos morales ...
Pedro Zimmer
3 +1el tiempo está de parte de...
Luisa Mirás


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
el tiempo está de parte de...


Explanation:
A bote pronto:

die Zeit spielt in unsere Hände =
el tiempo está de nuestra parte

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-07-23 14:23:08 GMT)
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En función del contexto también podría servir:
el tiempo corre a nuestro favor.

Luisa Mirás
Spain
Local time: 09:25
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in GalicianGalician
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Estimada Luisa, muchas gracias por su ayuda, que ha sido muy efectiva.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lidius
1 day 25 mins
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
El tiempo está de parte de aquella gente cuyos reparos morales ...


Explanation:
Pls change the language pair.

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Note added at 2 horas (2010-07-23 15:03:39 GMT)
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or use spanish or german.

Pedro Zimmer
Argentina
Local time: 05:25
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Estimado Pedro, muchas gracias por su respuesta, que también me resultó útil.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TransMEET
8 mins
  -> Gracias, TRansMEET

agree  nahuelhuapi: ¡Saludos!
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, nahuelhuapi
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