Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

imponer ningún sistema de desarrollo de un país a otro

English translation:

which does not mean imposing (any) one country\'s development system on another

Added to glossary by schmetterlich
Jul 27, 2017 04:07
6 yrs ago
Spanish term

imponer ningún sistema de desarrollo de un país a otro

Spanish to English Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
La cooperación, fundamentalmente regional, debe contribuir a formular nuevas políticas públicas en lo económico, social y ambiental, nuevas capacidades institucionales y técnicas, lo que no significa imponer ningún sistema de desarrollo de un país a otro.

...which does not mean to impose a development system from one country to another.

Gracias de antemano.

Proposed translations

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which does not mean imposing (any) one country's development system on another

Similar to Veronica's answer, but I think "by no means" is stronger than the original intention.
Peer comment(s):

agree Marcelo González
1 day 14 hrs
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which, however, does not mean that the single countries impose their systems of development on

other countries
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which, by no means implies imposing one country's development system on any other.

na

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Note added at 9 hrs (2017-07-27 13:57:24 GMT)
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the comma is a typo
Peer comment(s):

agree Robert Forstag : After I read and reflected on your suggestion, I concluded that I misread the source. The idea is - as you suggest - that of not imposing the development system of one country on another (i.e., by some third party).
30 mins
Thank you, Robert.
agree Ventnai : Sounds natural
3 hrs
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