Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to get a wash
Spanish translation:
con igualdad de ventajas
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Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
Oct 14, 2021 16:07
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English term
to get a wash
English to Spanish
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
Power balance
In the past, different kinds of lending were often carried out by different types of institutions, which, when it came to lobbying, found it difficult to speak with one voice. Following the major consolidation that took place in the banking sector, though, a smaller number of entities performed all of these lending functions—and for them, a consensus was easier. As a legislative assistant to a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee commented, “The bankruptcy bill is a poster child for what should not happen in Congress. Maybe when there are two opposing powerful [interest groups], ***you get a wash****, but in the bankruptcy bill, there is a real imbalance.” The result was a law that shifted the above-mentioned “balance of power” entirely in favor of creditors.
No logro darle un sentido lógico a la expresión «you get a wash» dentro de este contexto específico. El párrafo citado aparece en un libro que estoy traduciendo sobre capitalismo en Estados Unidos.
Agradezco su ayuda desde ya.
No logro darle un sentido lógico a la expresión «you get a wash» dentro de este contexto específico. El párrafo citado aparece en un libro que estoy traduciendo sobre capitalismo en Estados Unidos.
Agradezco su ayuda desde ya.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
3 | con igualdad de ventajas | Cristina Zavala |
3 | haber cierto equilibrio | Mónica Algazi |
2 | se anulan mutuamente | Orkoyen (X) |
Proposed translations
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con igualdad de ventajas
Maybe when there are two opposing powerful [interest groups], ***you get a wash****, but in the bankruptcy bill, there is a real imbalance.”
...Quizá en el caso de dos grupos poderosos de intereses opuestos, se da una situación con igualdad de ventajas para ambos, pero en el proyecto de ley sobre quiebra, existe un desequilibrio real”
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/it's a wash
Definition of it's a wash
—used to say that something is equal and that one side does not have an advantage You won the first game and I won the second, so it's a wash.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/wash
a wash
A situation or exchange that is considered equal or equitable, as regarding debt, status, ability, a contest, etc. I'll pay the Internet bill if you'll pay the electricity bill, and then we'll just call it a wash. We both won a significant number of matches against each other, so we just called it a wash in the end.
...Quizá en el caso de dos grupos poderosos de intereses opuestos, se da una situación con igualdad de ventajas para ambos, pero en el proyecto de ley sobre quiebra, existe un desequilibrio real”
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/it's a wash
Definition of it's a wash
—used to say that something is equal and that one side does not have an advantage You won the first game and I won the second, so it's a wash.
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/wash
a wash
A situation or exchange that is considered equal or equitable, as regarding debt, status, ability, a contest, etc. I'll pay the Internet bill if you'll pay the electricity bill, and then we'll just call it a wash. We both won a significant number of matches against each other, so we just called it a wash in the end.
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Comment: "Muchas gracias, Cristina. A decir verdad, las tres opciones iban en la misma línea, pero la tuya es la que mejor se adapta a mi contexto específico. Gracias también por las excelentes referencias. "
2 hrs
haber cierto equilibrio
En este caso, "cuando hay ..., se logra cierto equilibrio (de fuerzas), pero...
1 day 19 hrs
se anulan mutuamente
Estos esfuerzos opuestos niegan una ventaja
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