Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

conjurar

English translation:

ward off

Mar 5, 2015 18:26
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Spanish term

conjurar

Spanish to English Other Military / Defense
Context: “La misión principal de las Fuerzas Armadas, Instrumento Militar de la Defensa Nacional, es la de conjurar y repeler toda agresión externa militar estatal, a fin de garantizar y salvaguardar de modo permanente los intereses vitales de la Nación..."

This is for a book on civil-military relations; here, the text is describing the legal framework that protects democracies from takeover by their armies.
Change log

Mar 10, 2015 18:27: Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1114825">Evan Tomlinson's</a> old entry - "conjurar"" to ""ward off""

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ward off

The Global Intelligence Files - [OS] ARGETNINA/MIL ...



www.wikileaks.mobi/.../3066078_-os-argetnina-mil-secretary-...




1 de jul. de 2011 - Rolling Stone - United States · Russian Reporter - ... a**Los militares son ciudadanos preparados para conjurar y repeler agresiones ... "Soldiers are citizens prepared to ward off and repel aggression state, and thus are ...

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Otras opciones:
repel and defeat




tienen como misión - Traducción al inglés – Linguee



www.linguee.com.ar/espanol-ingles/.../tienen como misión.ht...




Muchos ejemplos de oraciones traducidas contienen “tienen como misión” ... assistance and support in all their efforts to obtain redress. [...] ... Most of these actors are non-primary in striving to promote, restore or ... The ACER is an independent ... all external state military aggression to guarantee and permanently protect.


Civil Military Relations in the Modern Democratic Argentina ...




www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a560149.pdf - Traducir esta página

de MA Salguero - ‎2011 - ‎Artículos relacionados
24 de mar. de 2011 - Only a work of the United States Government is not subject to ..... Forces' final purpose is to permanently protect the nation's sovereignty and independence, its territorial integrity, and its self-determination ... is now to repel and defeat all external military aggression from any ... A primary factor that prevents.
Peer comment(s):

agree George Rabel : me gusta mucho lo de "ward off"
1 min
Gracias George :)
agree Juan Angel Garzon
10 mins
Gracias Juan Angel :)
agree lugoben
50 mins
neutral philgoddard : "Ward off and repel" is a tautology.
8 hrs
agree neilmac : Spanish is fond of tautologies...
11 hrs
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9 mins

to avert/to preempt

literal translation
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard
8 hrs
agree neilmac
11 hrs
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+1
10 mins

prevent

In this case, it could be the intended meaning:
DRAE:
6. tr. Impedir, evitar, alejar un daño o peligro.
Peer comment(s):

agree neilmac
11 hrs
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