Aug 18, 2011 06:22
12 yrs ago
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English term
Spain
Traductora Pública, Sworn Translator
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Uruguayan, Standard-Spain, Argentine, Rioplatense) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Big Food, Big Pharma, Big Sugar
English to Spanish
Other
Business/Commerce (general)
large, powerful companies
These terms are used to name rather informally and pejoratively the big conglomerates that produce and market these goods, the same way we talk about Big Oil and Big Tobacco.
I've only found "grandes empresas ---", or "grandes compañías ---" so far, but they lack the nuance of the original.
I've only found "grandes empresas ---", or "grandes compañías ---" so far, but they lack the nuance of the original.
Proposed translations
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3 mins
Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Spain
Native in English
&
Spanish
Spain
Language skills and scientific knowledge
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) , English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish, and 6 more.
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grandes empresas de la alimentación / farmacéuticas / del azúcar
Ésta es la mejor traducción disponible. Cuando se quiere mantener el significado estricto del original, a menudo se utiliza el término inglés en español, así que también puedes hacer eso.
Note from asker:
| ¡Gracias, Alistair! |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I really like "multinacional", but my text deals mostly with the big American conglomerates, so this is the answer that best fits my translation. Isabel, Pablo, and Connie, your contributions were quite helpful."
11 hrs
grandes corporaciones multinacionales en los sectores de...
No lo dice, pero se supone que lo son, y por acá por lo menos, "multinacional" se ha convertido en un término de oprobio.
Note from asker:
| De acuerdo con tu nota sobre la connotación de "multinacional", al menos para el Cono Sur.¡ Gracias! |
2 days 11 hrs
Marie-Helene Dubois
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Specializes in field
Spain
Word class
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Dutch to English, French to English, and 1 more.
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32
los peces gordos de la alimentación, la farmacéutica y el azúcar.
A little more pejorative perhaps?
Note from asker:
| Good idea to help with the nuance. Thanks! |
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