en una posición de tiempo anterior

English translation: set back the clock to be in a better position / buy some time (\"by going back in time\")

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Spanish term or phrase:	en una posición de tiempo anterior
English translation:	set back the clock to be in a better position / buy some time (\"by going back in time\")
Entered by:	María Teresa Taylor Oliver

16:47 Apr 11, 2019

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics

Spanish term or phrase: en una posición de tiempo anterior

I'm translating an interview with a Nicaraguan political analyst and his opinion that Daniel Ortega is "self-destructing" by refusing to compromise in the dialogue that his government is having with the opposition. The interview is here: https://confidencial.com.ni/ortega-esta-escogiendo-la-via-de...

The phrase between ***** is the one I can't quite put my finger on.

"Ortega está jugando contra todas sus probabilidades. La mejor salida que tenía era llegar a un acuerdo en este diálogo, y ******colocarse en una posición de tiempo anterior******* para cuando la crisis le empiece a pegar de frente. Actualmente la economía viene en un declive y en la medida que pasa el tiempo, el declive se va a convertir en caída libre. Él cree que puede solucionar todo desde el Estado porque tiene una óptica marxista del mundo, y cree que el problema económico es de los empresarios. Es un problema de él. No generar empleos es un problema de él. El que las importaciones se estén reduciendo es un problema del régimen."

Thanks in advance!

María Teresa Taylor Oliver KudoZ activity Questions: 1071 (1 open) (3 without valid answers) (21 closed without grading) Answers: 2101 Panama
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set back the clock to be in a better position / buy some time ("by going back in time")

Explanation:
En la línea de lo que sugiere Charles.

Entiendo que "trata de ganar tiempo"... (aunque sea imposible o imaginario...)

https://lanoticianicaragua.com/eliseo-nunez-ortega-esta-esco...

Saludos cordiales.

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You're welcome! :-)

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JohnMcDove
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Local time: 00:05

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set back the clock to be in a better position / buy some time ("by going back in time")

JohnMcDove

in a pole position (to steal a march)

Adrian MM.

[make a] strategic retreat

Muriel Vasconcellos

Discussion entries: 3

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1 hr confidence:

in a pole position (to steal a march)

Explanation:
- a mix of metaphors, but no April Fool's advantage.

As robotic school boys used to say in my school soldier-playing army-cadet days of pointless square-bashing: 'Don't anticipate the order, boy!'.

The KudoZ web ref. is admittedly incongruous, as from another context and minus the tiempo/ temporal aspect.

Reference: http://eng.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/medical-cardiol...

Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

2 hrs confidence:

[make a] strategic retreat

Explanation:
I'm guessing.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 00:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 468

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

set back the clock to be in a better position / buy some time ("by going back in time")

JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 00:05
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

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