Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
como premio adicional a sus votos
English translation:
over and above the percentage for their votes
Added to glossary by
Noni Gilbert Riley
Nov 30, 2014 18:00
9 yrs ago
Spanish term
como premio adicional a sus votos
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The term appears in a context of a simulation for Spain's next general elections according to current vote intention. In this paragraph:
"Podemos, con el 27,7% de los votos, podría obtener un 33,1% de los escaños, o sea casi un tercio de los diputados. Este efecto desproporcional, parte constitutiva de la mecánica del sistema electoral español, beneficiaría en este caso también al PSOE (26,2% de los votos y 31,1% de los escaños) y al PP (20,7% de los votos y 24,9% de los escaños). Los 3 partidos obtendrían un 5% más de escaños como premio adicional con respecto a sus votos."
This is how I see it:
"Podemos, with 27.7% of the vote, could obtain 33.1% of the seats, or nearly one third of the deputies. This disproportionate effect is a constituent part of the mechanics of the Spanish electoral system. This effect would also benefit the PSOE (26.2% of the votes and 31.1% of the seats) and the PP (20.7% of the votes and 24.9% of the seats). Therefore, the three parties would get a 5% seat increase as an additional prize with respect to their share of votes."
"Podemos, con el 27,7% de los votos, podría obtener un 33,1% de los escaños, o sea casi un tercio de los diputados. Este efecto desproporcional, parte constitutiva de la mecánica del sistema electoral español, beneficiaría en este caso también al PSOE (26,2% de los votos y 31,1% de los escaños) y al PP (20,7% de los votos y 24,9% de los escaños). Los 3 partidos obtendrían un 5% más de escaños como premio adicional con respecto a sus votos."
This is how I see it:
"Podemos, with 27.7% of the vote, could obtain 33.1% of the seats, or nearly one third of the deputies. This disproportionate effect is a constituent part of the mechanics of the Spanish electoral system. This effect would also benefit the PSOE (26.2% of the votes and 31.1% of the seats) and the PP (20.7% of the votes and 24.9% of the seats). Therefore, the three parties would get a 5% seat increase as an additional prize with respect to their share of votes."
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +2 | over and above the percentage for their votes | Noni Gilbert Riley |
5 | as a bonus due to their share of all votes. | Francois Boye |
References
I agree with you. | Maria Casal |
Change log
Dec 5, 2014 22:20: Noni Gilbert Riley Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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over and above the percentage for their votes
Es como algo que les cae que realmente no se merecen, de ahí lo de "premio adicional", no algo que les corresponde digamos.
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as a bonus due to their share of all votes.
Prize is ambiguous. It is better to say bonus
Reference comments
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Reference:
I agree with you.
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