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colibrita
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How do you say
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Hi Everyone
How do we say "trafico de influencias" in English? Nepotism comes to mind, but I �m not quite sure. Can you go to court on nepotism charges?
A headline in yesterday´s El Pais newspaper reads. "Cano responder� por tr�fico de influencias"
Hugs
Colibrita
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2 Dec 2010
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roneydirt
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My Spanish is rusty but to me it reads someone is being arrested for influencing peddling... so how close am I? do I win a prize? |
2 Dec 2010
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PhilipR
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Abuse of power?
Actually, this snake has many heads. It can go from accepting (or demanding) bribes or �tea money �, corruption, cronyism (e.g. assigning government contracts to friends) to putting pressure on others (e.g. police or magistrates) to do something in your favour. |
2 Dec 2010
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fidelina
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According to Google translate:
Cano liable for insider trading.
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2 Dec 2010
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colibrita
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You know William, I think first prize might just go to you! 
"Influence peddling" though rather than "influencing peddling" perhaps. ; )
And PhilipR thanks for such a great collection of ideas, great! "tea money" - I LOVE it!
"Misuse of power" also a good one. Thanks Douglas!
Fidelina, thanks for checking on Google translate, but fortunately (for those who translate for a living) the art of translation still can �t be mastered by a computer! Insider trading is something different entirely, though of course you can go down for it too (= go to prison)!
Mua mua to you all!
Colibrita
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2 Dec 2010
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brunagrebelatto
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Well, I guess this is portuguese, right? " Tr�fico de influ�ncias" it �s when someone from the government or public service demands, promesses, or gets advantages for himself or someone else using the power obtained through his public position. |
2 Dec 2010
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el_profe55
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Hello,
What a difficult question!
Hmmm, Nepotism is the practice of unfairly giving the best jobs to members of your family when you are in a position of power". In Spanish it would be translated like "Acomodo pol�tico"
Bribing is when you give someone money or a "gift", in order to persuade them to do something for you. In Spanish it would be translated like "Soborno"
And, "TR�FICO DE INFLUENCIAS" means someone like a public servant misusing his power, a kind of abuse of his/ her own gain. I would say Political Corruption, Misuse of power or Graft (AmE)
Have a nice day!
Alex Carr
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2 Dec 2010
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Ximenne
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I �m currently living in a Spanish speaking country; bribery came to mind as well. Actually, I think it �s the "nicest" way they could have come up with to explain what this guy did.
XOX |
2 Dec 2010
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