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sideswiping

Spanish translation: hacer críticas indirectas

22:40 Jan 25, 2019
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Social article on politics
English term or phrase: sideswiping
Sideswiping CICIG
An attack on corruption sleuths in Guatemala is also aimed at judges
A constitutional crisis raises the stakes in the forthcoming election
In 2007 the International Commission Against Corruption and Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) became the first international anti-graft agency to exercise legal power inside a country.
Pablo García Lafón
Brazil
Local time: 02:04
Spanish translation:hacer críticas indirectas
Explanation:
sideswipeDictionary result for sideswipe
/ˈsʌɪdswʌɪp/Enviar
noun
1.
a passing critical remark about someone or something.
"the book was chiefly an attack on the literary work of Rossetti, but it also took a few sideswipes at Swinburne"
2.

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Traducir "crítica hecha al pasar" a Inglés: sideswipe, incidental critical remark
Sinónimos en Español de "crítica hecha al pasar": indirecta intencionada, comentario crítico incidental, indirecta

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Note added at 4 hrs (2019-01-26 02:49:26 GMT)
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they make indirect criticisms but mean it
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David Hollywood
Local time: 02:04
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1hacer críticas indirectas
David Hollywood
3 +1críticas al CICIG
Chema Nieto Castañón
3Atacar al CICIG
Natalia Pedrosa


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
hacer críticas indirectas


Explanation:
sideswipeDictionary result for sideswipe
/ˈsʌɪdswʌɪp/Enviar
noun
1.
a passing critical remark about someone or something.
"the book was chiefly an attack on the literary work of Rossetti, but it also took a few sideswipes at Swinburne"
2.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2019-01-26 02:30:46 GMT)
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Traducir "crítica hecha al pasar" a Inglés: sideswipe, incidental critical remark
Sinónimos en Español de "crítica hecha al pasar": indirecta intencionada, comentario crítico incidental, indirecta

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Note added at 4 hrs (2019-01-26 02:49:26 GMT)
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they make indirect criticisms but mean it

David Hollywood
Local time: 02:04
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32
Notes to answerer
Asker: La opción que había pensado también es "Ataques indirectos"


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro: Sí, esa es la idea. Podríamos decir "criticar de refilón"/ "críticas de refilón al CICIG". Saludos David
8 hrs
  -> es verdad y gracias Beatriz
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Atacar al CICIG


Explanation:
Otra posibilidad. Suerte.

Natalia Pedrosa
Spain
Local time: 07:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias!

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
críticas al CICIG


Explanation:
El original refleja las críticas o más bien ataques al CICIG por parte de Morales, presidente de Guatemala.
https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2019/01/10/an-attack-...

Sideswipe: crítica, ataque (en sentido figurado)
https://es.oxforddictionaries.com/traducir/ingles-espanol/si...



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Note added at 4 days (2019-01-30 13:57:41 GMT) Post-grading
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Hola Pablo,
Más que indirecto, la idea de sideswiping en este caso es la de un ataque incidental, "de rebote". Sin embargo, y en tanto que titular, decir Ataques incidentales al CICIG no parece añadir nada particularmente relevante a Ataques al CICIG, aunque podría ser una opción. Ataques indirectos al CICIG funciona bien en castellano, aunque en este caso diría que los ataques resultan obvios y bastante directos, por lo que el titular me chocaría un tanto leyendo el texto. Traducciones menos literales podrían funcionar también tal vez. Por ejemplo, El CICIG, tocado

Chema Nieto Castañón
Spain
Local time: 07:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 44
Notes to answerer
Asker: La opción que había pensado también es "Ataques indirectos"


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JohnMcDove: Para mí, esta opción es la más simple y clara.
4 days
  -> Muchas gracias, John. Para mí también ;)
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