Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
a caballo de
English translation:
on the heels of, in the wake of
Added to glossary by
Nicholas Henry
Feb 20, 2006 21:10
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term
a caballo de
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Brasil se expande aprovechando los huecos que van dejando los Estados Unidos y las empresas multinacionales del Norte, *a caballo de* la deslegitimación del Consenso de Washington que está permitiendo el acceso al gobierno de varios países de fuerzas progresistas y de izquierda.
I'm having problems with the whole of this sentence, so see the next question if you have any ideas about what "accesso al gobierno" means. Thanks for your help!
I'm having problems with the whole of this sentence, so see the next question if you have any ideas about what "accesso al gobierno" means. Thanks for your help!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | on the heels of |
Robert Forstag
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| 4 | taking advantage of |
Melina Calderón
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| 3 | in the wake of |
Judi O'Brien
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Proposed translations
+3
13 mins
Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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269
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on the heels of
An idiomatic way of saying "after something else has happened", which, it seems, is what "a caballo de" means here.
Alternatively: in the wake of.
Suerte.
Alternatively: in the wake of.
Suerte.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Robert. I like in the wake of."
36 mins
Melina Calderón
Native in Spanish
"High Quality"
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: French to Spanish, English to Spanish, Spanish to French
taking advantage of
A caballo de... Tambien puede decirse: " montarse en" (esta es la expresión más usada. Ambas significan aprovechar una situación ya dada.
7 hrs
in the wake of
another possibility
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