Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
consagrar una equiparación
English translation:
achieve only a semblance of
Spanish term
Spain
Native in: Spanish 
Consagrar una equiparación
El estatuto del ciudadano UE consagra solo una equiparación en cuanto a la participación en la UE y sus instituciones.
Gracias.
| 4 +2 | achieves only a semblance of |
Jennifer Levey
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| 3 | mean to permanently create parity or equality |
Sakshi Garg
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| 2 | embody a mere approximation; coll.: is given a token nod |
Adrian MM.
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Proposed translations
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
achieves only a semblance of
--> something along the lines of:
Having EU citizenship confers only a semblance/illusion/ of participation in the EU and its institutions.
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https://dpej.rae.es/lema/equiparación
equiparación
Reconocimiento de una analogía fundada en la semejanza entre supuestos jurídicos diversos.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/semblanc...
semblance
a situation or condition that is similar to what is wanted or expected, but is not exactly as hoped for:
The city has now returned to some semblance of normality after last night's celebrations.
He was executed without even the semblance of a fair trial.
India
- Because every word matters
Native in: English (Variants: US, Australian, French, Wales / Welsh, Singaporean, British, New Zealand, Scottish, South African, US South, Canadian, UK, Irish, Indian, Jamaican) , French
mean to permanently create parity or equality
mean to permanently create parity or equality
I hope this helps!
Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
embody a mere approximation; coll.: is given a token nod
equiparación : comparison, Harrap's; equiparar con : equate with, West.
> is paid vs. pays lip service in terms of ... : maybe someone else can take that swipe-at-the-EU and run with it.....
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Note added at 14 hrs (2023-06-09 23:01:07 GMT)
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en*s*hrines...
A token nod at online security.
I find it amusing when I hear someone say something is “just an approximation” because their “exact” answer is invariably “just an approximation” from someone else’s perspective.
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Andrew Bramhall
: The second option maybe, the first too unidiomatic.
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