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213 months ago

CALENA TRANSLATIONS   asked this question:

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213 months ago

K&P Marketing and Consulting   wrote:

persona sin poder / elefante blanco

My comment:

I would use persona sin poder as the most accurate one for politics... if you look at the origin and the meaning of the term when it first was used, then elefante blanco might be a better option

My references:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/spanish/lame+duck
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elefante_blanco

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213 months ago

Vivid & Creative Content for Translation Ventures   wrote:

cesará en el cargo

My comment:

In spanish (Mexico), there's no 'exact' idiomatic equivalent for 'lame duck'. Any literal translation from a dictionary is inappropriate. Should be used 'formally' instead, eg.
- cesarán sus funciones legislativas
- cesión de funciones del presidente
- cesan al delegado
- Los consejeros cesaron en su cargo por...

My references:

None.

213 months ago

Vivid & Creative Content for Translation Ventures   wrote:

funcionario cesante/diputado no reeligido

My comment:

"Funcionario cesante" refiere a un "official," mientras que " "diputaldo no reeligido" refiere a un "congressman."

My references:

Larousse Unabridged Spanish/English Dictionary

213 months ago

LOGOS TRANSLATIONS   wrote:

fracasado/sin futuro/sin poder

My comment:

a lame duck president es un presidente que no ha sido reelegido, en el fin de su mandato

213 months ago

LOGOS TRANSLATIONS   wrote:

miembro del Congreso no reelegido, perro apaleado