te quedas en el principio de aquellas

English translation: you are only limited to the principle/guideline of those.....

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Spanish term or phrase:te quedas en el principio de aquellas
English translation:you are only limited to the principle/guideline of those.....
Entered by: Tarik Boussetta

20:05 Dec 16, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: te quedas en el principio de aquellas
En cuanto a las elecciones de 2009 critica duramente que no están “bien formuladas, las listas cerradas no nos permite conocer a nuestros representantes en la Unión, **sólo te quedas en el principio de aquellas**...

I'm supposing this means that you only get a very superficial idea of the candidates (even moreso than usual), but how can I express this eloquently in English, while sticking to the original phrase as closely as possible?

Thanks!
Jessie LN
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:20
you are only limited to the principle/guideline of those.....
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you are only limited to the principle/guideline of those.....
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Tarik Boussetta
Local time: 03:20
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Thank you! I went with something similar to this
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Summary of answers provided
4you only vote based on the first person on the slate
Marian Greenfield
3you are stuck with the principle (head) of the lists
Patricia Rosas
3you are only limited to the principle/guideline of those.....
Tarik Boussetta


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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
you are stuck with the principle (head) of the lists


Explanation:
I'm not certain, but I think that "principle" is used here to mean the leader of the lists. I found this translation at IATE: http://tinyurl.com/6o2x5q
but the reliability is low and there is no context.

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Note added at 13 mins (2008-12-16 20:19:37 GMT)
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Well, in looking further, the only time I find "principle of closed lists" it is in the sense of a norm.

Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 19:20
Native speaker of: English
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
you are only limited to the principle/guideline of those.....


Explanation:
you are only limited to the principle/guideline of those.....

Tarik Boussetta
Local time: 03:20
Native speaker of: Arabic
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Thank you! I went with something similar to this
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
you only vote based on the first person on the slate


Explanation:
I know in Argentina, at the Colegio de Trad Púb, for example, you have a "lista" - slate of candidates... and you cast your vote for the "Lista", rather than the individual candidates on the slate... so, in effect, you vote for the first name on the list... in the case of the Colegio, that's the Pres or Chair or whatever....

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 22:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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