Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
逃げ切りを図る
English translation:
Dodge (the issue)
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Japanese term
Japan
逃げ切りを図る
Japanese to English
Bus/Financial
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Context:
Gender equalityに取り組まず、現状維持のまま逃げ切りを図りたい
Explanation:
Some companies do not want to work on improving gender equality and rather would maintain the status quo, hoping nothing will happen.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Gender equalityに取り組まず、現状維持のまま逃げ切りを図りたい
Explanation:
Some companies do not want to work on improving gender equality and rather would maintain the status quo, hoping nothing will happen.
Thanks for your help in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | Dodge (the issue) |
Michael Hughes
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| 4 +1 | Coast through |
Eduardo L Confortin
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| 3 +2 | Attempt to avoid the issue altogether |
Thomas Cannon III
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Proposed translations
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8 mins
Michael Hughes
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Japanese - English Translator with MBA
Native in: English 
Works in: Japanese to English, English, Japanese
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Dodge (the issue)
A suggested translation for the sentence would be:
"They wish to dodge the issue of gender equality and just maintain the status quo".
I think 逃げ切り has connotations of wanting to get by with minimal effort without actually addressing the issue at hand.
"They wish to dodge the issue of gender equality and just maintain the status quo".
I think 逃げ切り has connotations of wanting to get by with minimal effort without actually addressing the issue at hand.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for your help!"
+1
4 hrs
Eduardo L Confortin
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Japanese to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
Coast through
Essentially, I think this boils down to an attempt to coast through out of this undesirable situation without having to do anything significant that would truly improve the situation, let alone fix it, all so the company in question can move on from the issue altogether.
Example sentence:
While I struggled, my sister coasted through school with top grades.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your help! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Thomas Cannon III
: I like the wording of “moving on from the issue altogether”
3 hrs
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Thank you, Thomas! I do believe that it was intentional and active too, but not quite a scheme, so I decide to not emphasize "図る" too much, but rather, discretely, by using "coast" instead, so as to make it more natural and in line with the source text.
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+2
7 hrs
Thomas Cannon III
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Japanese to English - Art, Gov, Tourism
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Japanese to English
Attempt to avoid the issue altogether
Both Michael Hughes and Eduardo L Confortin have covered 逃げ切る comprehensively so my two cents is on 図る.
図る is an intentional word, and is very active. Rather than hoping, 図る is more of plotting or planning
“Some companies put little effort into improving gender inequality, maintaining the status quo in an attempt to avoid the issue altogether.”
Both 取り組む and 図る have nuance of being deliberate, so these companies are actively choosing not to put in effort as well as choosing to put their heads in the sand and pretend that gender equality is a non-issue.
図る is an intentional word, and is very active. Rather than hoping, 図る is more of plotting or planning
“Some companies put little effort into improving gender inequality, maintaining the status quo in an attempt to avoid the issue altogether.”
Both 取り組む and 図る have nuance of being deliberate, so these companies are actively choosing not to put in effort as well as choosing to put their heads in the sand and pretend that gender equality is a non-issue.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your help! |
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