Apr 7, 2008 23:17
16 yrs ago
Spanish term
United States
servicios para autores académicos
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
orilló al país a perder
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Mexico
La ausencia de reformas orilló al país a perder las enormes ventajas que le dio el TLCAN . . .
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+2
7 mins
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Quality Above All...Calidad Sobre Todo
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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80
Selected
led the country to lose/miss out on...
Hope this helps.
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Note added at 19 minutos (2008-04-07 23:36:35 GMT)
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A decade of NAFTA left losers, winners
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The reality of NAFTA at 10 is a still-developing story of winners and losers. .... El Paso missed out on opportunities to benefit from NAFTA more directly. ...
www.globalexchange.org/countries/americas/mexico/863.html - 37k -
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Note added at 19 minutos (2008-04-07 23:36:35 GMT)
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A decade of NAFTA left losers, winners
- [ Traduzca esta página ]
The reality of NAFTA at 10 is a still-developing story of winners and losers. .... El Paso missed out on opportunities to benefit from NAFTA more directly. ...
www.globalexchange.org/countries/americas/mexico/863.html - 37k -
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you for your help, and thanks to everyone for their suggestions!"
+2
6 mins
Donald Scott Alexander
Native in English
Works in field
Fast, Professional and Accurate!
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, German to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
drove/led the country to lose
(I am assuming this is Mexican Spanish.)
Here is a similar phrase about TLCAN in Mexico, using "hizo" instead "orilló":
Oportunidades en la relación económica y comercial entre China y ...
lo que hizo perder las ventajas del TLCAN a los textileros mexicanos. En ...... modelo descansa en las ventajas del país, entre ellas su enorme mercado ...
www.economia.unam.mx/cechimex/QS/LibroOportunidadesyRetos/O...
Oxford Spanish Dictionary:
orillar
(Mexico) (conducir)
orillar a alguien a algo - to drive somebody to something
Here is a similar phrase about TLCAN in Mexico, using "hizo" instead "orilló":
Oportunidades en la relación económica y comercial entre China y ...
lo que hizo perder las ventajas del TLCAN a los textileros mexicanos. En ...... modelo descansa en las ventajas del país, entre ellas su enorme mercado ...
www.economia.unam.mx/cechimex/QS/LibroOportunidadesyRetos/O...
Oxford Spanish Dictionary:
orillar
(Mexico) (conducir)
orillar a alguien a algo - to drive somebody to something
Peer comment(s):
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Kate Major Patience
: I agree with Alex because I think these are the only two options so far that are possible. I think that 'miss out on' is too passive. They themselves 'lost' the advantages, they didn't miss out for any other reason. 'drove/led the country to lose'.
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| agree |
Sylvia Valls
3 hrs
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26 mins
led/brought/put the country on the brink of losing..
another option
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Xenia Wong
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
Excellence-promptness-guarantee-20 yrs.
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
36
resulted in the country loosing the large advantages...
según contexto..
5 hrs
marginalized the country making it lose
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