Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
adjudicarse atribuciones que ...
English translation:
to take for oneself powers which ...
Spanish term
adjudicarse atribuciones
They are taking powers for themselves which are not theirs
SE entiende en inglés?
Apr 15, 2010 17:41: margaret caulfield changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Apr 21, 2010 13:09: Bubo Coroman (X) Created KOG entry
Apr 21, 2010 13:10: Bubo Coroman (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/139265">Bubo Coroman (X)'s</a> old entry - "adjudicarse atribuciones"" to ""to take for oneself powers which are not one's (to take)""
Apr 21, 2010 13:11: Bubo Coroman (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/139265">Bubo Coroman (X)'s</a> old entry - "adjudicarse atribuciones"" to ""to take for oneself powers ...""
Apr 21, 2010 13:11: Bubo Coroman (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/139265">Bubo Coroman (X)'s</a> old entry - "adjudicarse atribuciones que"" to ""to take for oneself powers which ...""
Proposed translations
They are taking powers for themselves which are not theirs TO TAKE
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Evans (X)
: I agree with your use of powers, your addition hammers it home, possibly too emphatically? Yes, I prefer your reworking of it!
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thinking about your comment Gilla, Richard's version can be used without the addition, but I'd change the order slightly: They are taking for themselves powers which are not theirs. Perhaps neater. Many thanks for the input! - Deborah
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they claim to have powers/attributes that are not theirs
Discussion
m. Cualidad de un ser:
la sinceridad es su mejor atributo.
art. Símbolo que denota el carácter de las figuras:
el tridente es el atributo de Neptuno.
4. m. Para algunos gramáticos, término que identifica o cualifica a otro mediante ser, estar u otro verbo. Su padre fue médico. La oferta parece aceptable. Lo considero amigo mío.
5. m. Rel. Cada una de las perfecciones propias de la esencia de Dios, como su omnipotencia, su sabiduría, su amor, etc.
Como se puede ver atributo no pega ni junta en este contexto y es una palabra totalmente distinta de atribución cuya definición por la RAE es:
Cada una de las facultades o poderes que corresponden a cada parte de una organización pública o privada según las normas que las ordenen.