Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
prelación
English translation:
precedence, seniority
Added to glossary by
María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Aug 24, 2018 16:51
5 yrs ago
Spanish term
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Synesthete with a flair for tasty words!
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Costa Rican, Panamanian, Nicaraguan, Mexican, Peruvian, Venezuelan, Cuban, Honduran, Argentine, US, Guatemalan, Salvadoran, Latin American, Colombian) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
prelación (in the context of Mexican politics)
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
I'm translating the following opinion column on the internal struggles within the cabinet of Mexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO):
"Los grupos del lopezobradorismo" by Salvador García Soto: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/columna/salvador-garcia-soto/n...
And I'm having trouble with this word: "prelación". I've consulted several dictionaries and they all give the meaning of "priority" or "ranking ahead" and especially in a financial context, but I don't see how that fits here.
Here's the entire paragraph:
Los jaloneos al interior del PRI ******frenaron la prelación****** de Héctor Gutiérrez de la Garza. Grupos internos pidieron revisar si el actual secretario de Organización del CEN debe subir como secretario general tras la renuncia intempestiva de Rubén Moreira el jueves. A Gutiérrez le achacan su cercanía con Manlio Fabio Beltrones y, ante las diferencias internas, se decidió que mañana martes, en el Consejo Político, sólo se vote la elección de Claudia Ruiz Massieu como dirigente hasta agosto de 2019, ******mientras se discute la prelación****** del secretario de Organización…Los dados mandan Escalera doble. La semana promete.
Many thanks in advance!
"Los grupos del lopezobradorismo" by Salvador García Soto: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/columna/salvador-garcia-soto/n...
And I'm having trouble with this word: "prelación". I've consulted several dictionaries and they all give the meaning of "priority" or "ranking ahead" and especially in a financial context, but I don't see how that fits here.
Here's the entire paragraph:
Los jaloneos al interior del PRI ******frenaron la prelación****** de Héctor Gutiérrez de la Garza. Grupos internos pidieron revisar si el actual secretario de Organización del CEN debe subir como secretario general tras la renuncia intempestiva de Rubén Moreira el jueves. A Gutiérrez le achacan su cercanía con Manlio Fabio Beltrones y, ante las diferencias internas, se decidió que mañana martes, en el Consejo Político, sólo se vote la elección de Claudia Ruiz Massieu como dirigente hasta agosto de 2019, ******mientras se discute la prelación****** del secretario de Organización…Los dados mandan Escalera doble. La semana promete.
Many thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | precedence/seniority |
Francois Boye
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| 3 | promotion |
patinba
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| 3 | (held back) the preeminence of / curbed the attainment of preeminence |
JohnMcDove
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References
| precedence |
Robert Carter
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Proposed translations
+1
3 hrs
Francois Boye
United States
United States
United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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40
Selected
precedence/seniority
Primacía o antelación que en el tiempo debe concederse a algo. | Preferencia. | En Francia, derecho que los hilos tenían para obtener, frente a extraños, los cargos desempeñados por sus padres.
Fuente: La Enciclopedia Juridica
Fuente: La Enciclopedia Juridica
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Robert Carter
: Precedence is the exact term needed here, well done! I'll post a reference.
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Thanks!
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Comment: "Thank you so much!"
12 mins
promotion
might fit
3 hrs
(held back) the preeminence of / curbed the attainment of preeminence
Stopped the race for the leading position...
A couple of additional ideas.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2018-08-24 20:21:06 GMT)
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https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/pre-eminence
With hyphen. :-)
A couple of additional ideas.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2018-08-24 20:21:06 GMT)
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https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/pre-eminence
With hyphen. :-)
Reference comments
8 hrs
Robert Carter
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
Translating full-time since 1998
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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100
Reference:
precedence
As Andy says, it is referring to his "ascenso", but as a matter of this person's "rightful" rise to a position in the party, owing to a kind of "ceremonial" order. I believe "precedence" is exactly the word required here.
The condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank.
‘his desire for power soon took precedence over any other consideration’
More example sentencesSynonyms
1.1 The order to be ceremonially observed by people of different rank, according to an acknowledged or legally determined system.
‘quarrels over precedence among the Bonaparte family marred the coronation’
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/precedence
The condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank.
‘his desire for power soon took precedence over any other consideration’
More example sentencesSynonyms
1.1 The order to be ceremonially observed by people of different rank, according to an acknowledged or legally determined system.
‘quarrels over precedence among the Bonaparte family marred the coronation’
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/precedence
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