la Cristina herbívora de Arsenal

English translation: the kinder, gentler Cristina who appeared at the Arsenal

17:19 Jun 28, 2017
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / Elections in Argentina
Spanish term or phrase: la Cristina herbívora de Arsenal
Estoy traduciendo un artículo de Página 12 (https://www.pagina12.com.ar/46429-las-elecciones-en-cinco-cl... acerca de la opinión de varios consultores sobre las próximas elecciones en Argentina.

Pero hay una frase que no me cuadra y no logro entender a qué se refiere. Es la que está entre asteriscos más abajo.

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Eduardo Fidanza: Los desilusionados con Macri que en 2015 votaron por Massa en primera vuelta ahora podrían volver a Massa. Entonces no habrá polarización. Las figuras que tienen cargos públicos tienen límites para hacer campaña. La gente los mira mal y además el cargo los limita. Margarita sí puede hacer una denuncia, sobre todo si mientras tanto se acentúa la actividad de Tribunales. Cristina tiene una base fiel del 25 por ciento de votantes, su imagen es mayor y supongo que su objetivo es perforar el techo del 30 por ciento. Eso explica la aparición de **************la Cristina herbívora de Arsenal******************. Cambia su retórica, deja de polarizar entre buenos y malos. Vuelve a un clásico del peronismo que es el policlasismo. En las historias de vida del acto hay pequeños y medianos empresarios. Parece el recitado de lo que escribió Saint Simon en su Catecismo Político de los Industriales publicado en 1824. Desde un zapatero a un empresario, todos debían combatir juntos contra el clero, la nobleza y los terratenientes.
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¡Gracias!
María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Panama
Local time: 03:01
English translation:the kinder, gentler Cristina who appeared at the Arsenal
Explanation:
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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Local time: 01:01
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Summary of answers provided
2 +5the kinder, gentler Cristina who appeared at the Arsenal
Muriel Vasconcellos
2 +3the attempt to project a more inclusive appeal
Robert Forstag


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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the attempt to project a more inclusive appeal


Explanation:
I suppose that "herbívora" has the intented sense of "kind and gentle" and/or "defanged," while "de Arsenal" has to do with the projection of the "we're all in this together" attitude referred to in the text (just as if we were chearing on Arsenal at a football match, as it were).

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Note added at 24 mins (2017-06-28 17:44:06 GMT)
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Or perhaps, a tad more poetically:

"Cristina the cheerleader, shorn of tooth and claw"

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 04:01
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 269

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  12316323 (X): Certainly makes sense to me. "Defanged" is really on point. Softer, subdued.
6 mins
  -> Thank you, Kathryn.

agree  patinba: Would work. She has just held her first rally of the campaign at the Arsenal soccer stadium in BA.
1 hr

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Thank you, patinba!
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +5
the kinder, gentler Cristina who appeared at the Arsenal


Explanation:
Just an idea.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 01:01
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agree  12316323 (X): Also this one. Lots of references for a "kinder, gentler Hillary," a decent cultural equivalent.
18 mins
  -> Thank you, Kathryn. That's what I had in mind.

agree  patinba: That is the idea.
23 mins
  -> Thank you, Patinba!

agree  Marcelo González
6 hrs
  -> Thank you, Marcelo!

agree  Marie Wilson
13 hrs

agree  neilmac
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