Glossary entry

español term or phrase:

lo que más convenía

inglés translation:

what was best/most appropriate

Added to glossary by Cinnamon Nolan
Aug 10, 2009 09:59
14 yrs ago
español term

lo que más convenía

español al inglés Ciencias sociales Lingüística
Looking for the best translation of 'convenía' in THIS context. Thanks!

Lo que se pretende demostrar es que la adopción de la subsidiariedad a la hora de gestionar las políticas lingüísticas se llevó a cabo no porque fuese **lo que más convenía** para la representación ecuánime de todas las lenguas oficiales sino para obviar un debate que, de producirse, podría traducirse en una pérdida de los derechos lingüísticos adquiridos de dos de los países más poderosos y representativos de la UE: Francia y Alemania.
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Aug 24, 2009 04:15: Cinnamon Nolan Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

+4
23 minutos
Selected

what was best

"... not because it was what was best for..."

HTH.

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Note added at 30 mins (2009-08-10 10:29:46 GMT)
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An ongoing review of politics and culture ... above as action motivated by the desire for what was best for one's country ...
theamericanscene.com/.../well-even-scoundrels-deserve-a-last-refuge-don-t-they

... Thankfully China's leaders did what was best for the country as a whole, ...
www.politicsforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t

Peer comment(s):

agree Robert Forstag : This seems to fit the present context best.
1 hora
Yo, Robert! Thanks! :-)
agree cmwilliams (X)
2 horas
Thanks a lot! ;->
agree Mónica Sauza
3 horas
Muchas gracias! :))
agree Lydia De Jorge
8 días
Thanks again, Lydia. :))
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
5 minutos

what was most advisable

context

Oxford

Mike :)
Peer comment(s):

agree Ruth Rubina : yes
16 minutos
Thank you, bt-ruth - Mike :)
agree Christopher Fitzsimons
24 minutos
Thank you, Christopher - Mike :)
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+2
5 minutos

most advisable, fitting, suitable

:)
Peer comment(s):

agree Gad Kohenov : most suitable is good
27 minutos
thanks desertfox :)
agree Silvia Killian Özler : yes, suitable for me too!
58 minutos
thanks Silvia :)
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25 minutos

best option

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10 horas

what was most appropriate

My choice in this case. "Convenir" is being used to avoid making a strong conclusion, so I think something like 'best' is too strong. On the other hand, it doesn't mean 'convenient', because the author is specifically saying that the decision was not the most X ('appropriate') but rather the most 'convenient' to avoid debate.
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