Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
acabar con el cuento
English translation:
finish // end the story
Added to glossary by
Michael Powers (PhD)
Jan 13, 2009 01:07
15 yrs ago
Spanish term
Canada
Publication-quality translations
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
acabar con el cuento
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Journalism
el Gobierno nunca acaba con el cuento del magnicidio.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | finsih // end the story |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 5 | ends with its story (of) |
Marcelo González
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| 5 | to exploit |
Pablo Contreras
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| 4 | get to the bottom of the story/matter |
Jennifer Levey
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Change log
Jan 13, 2009 01:14: Michael Powers (PhD) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
3 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
56
Selected
finsih // end the story
Mike :)
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Note added at 3 mins (2009-01-13 01:11:22 GMT)
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The Government never ends // finished the assassination story.
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... nver ends // finshes
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Note added at 6 mins (2009-01-13 01:13:55 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome, MacLeod.
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Note added at 3 mins (2009-01-13 01:11:22 GMT)
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The Government never ends // finished the assassination story.
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Note added at 4 mins (2009-01-13 01:11:45 GMT)
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... nver ends // finshes
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Note added at 6 mins (2009-01-13 01:13:55 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome, MacLeod.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Mike. Nice to have a first-class respondent so quickly. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
38 mins
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
24
get to the bottom of the story/matter
Standard (UK) English idiom - albeit very late in the day, at K + 38 mins...
42 mins
Marcelo González
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
PhD in Translation Studies
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
16
ends with its story (of)
Another option (at this point, just for the KOG) :-)
The government never ends with its assassination story/story of assassination
MacLoed: You might want to hold off a bit on grading next time. The KudoZ rules suggest 24 hours.
The government never ends with its assassination story/story of assassination
MacLoed: You might want to hold off a bit on grading next time. The KudoZ rules suggest 24 hours.
11 hrs
Pablo Contreras
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Spanish
Works in field
United Kingdom
El poder de la palabra correcta
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Chilean, Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
to exploit
My understanding of the context is that the Government kept using the assassination as a political tool. So the sentence would go like this:" The government kept exploting the assassination."
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