paly off
Spanish translation: enfrentarse
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| 13:46 Jan 6, 2016 |
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|  Selected response from: Wilsonn Perez Reyes El Salvador Local time: 09:00 | ||||||
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| play off enfrentarse Explanation: Un símil tomado del deporte. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 35 mins (2016-01-06 14:22:22 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- What is not legitimate is to ***play off*** one European institution against another. Lo que no es legítimo es ***enfrentar*** a una institución europea con otra. http://diccionario.reverso.net/ingles-espanol/play off |
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| play off hacer/dejar que xxx se enfrente con yyy Explanation: ...bien podría beneficiarse, haciendo/dejando que xxx se enfrente con yyy -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2016-01-06 15:28:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- también 'hacer/dejar que se enfrasquen los XX y los YY' If you play one person (or entity) off on another, it's understood that you'll benefit or come out ahead in the process. ...bien podría beneficiarse/salirse con la suya, haciendo que... Espero que le sirva. |
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manipular Explanation: Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: play off vb (adverb) (transitive) usually followed by against: to deal with or manipulate as if in playing a game: to play one person off against another (intransitive) to take part in a play-off Reference: http://www.wordreference.com/definition/play%20off |
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8 hrs confidence:
confrontar Explanation: Poner uno frente a otro, ponerlos cara a cara, asusarlos, hacer que se enfrenten o enemisten. |
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| play off provocar el enfrentamiento Explanation: La estructura de la frase sería: "... y EE. UU. puede provocar el enfrentamiento de los estados rivales suníes y chiíes en la región para su propio beneficio" |
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