May 12, 2008 17:13
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Specialist in sport and economics
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Catalan to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
dictadura ilustrada
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
En aquellos momentos, Singapur, que se había hecho, anteriormente, también con la sede de APEC, estaba intentando lavar su imagen internacional de pequeña dictadura ilustrada, poniendo más énfasis –y dinero, por supuesto- en el segundo término del binomio que en el primero;
I'm not sure of the meaning of "ilustrada" here.
I'm not sure of the meaning of "ilustrada" here.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +10 | enlightened dictatorship |
Carol Gullidge
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| 3 | An enlightened dictature |
Gad Kohenov
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Proposed translations
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4 mins
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
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84
Selected
enlightened dictatorship
or progressive
according to the trusty Collins
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Note added at 14 hrs (2008-05-13 07:32:02 GMT) Post-grading
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I can understand why - as Elizabeth says, it's rather a contradiction in terms! I suppose, in relative terms...
according to the trusty Collins
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Note added at 14 hrs (2008-05-13 07:32:02 GMT) Post-grading
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I can understand why - as Elizabeth says, it's rather a contradiction in terms! I suppose, in relative terms...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks. I was actually going to put "enlightened", but I wasn't convinced."
4 mins
Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
Specializes in field
Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French 
, Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
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28
An enlightened dictature
Or maybe: an "enlightened" dictature.
Una opcion.
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-05-12 17:19:59 GMT)
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Sorry - dicatorship, dictature is French!
Una opcion.
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-05-12 17:19:59 GMT)
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Sorry - dicatorship, dictature is French!
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