CYA

Spanish translation: cubrirse las espaldas

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English term or phrase:cya
Spanish translation:cubrirse las espaldas
Entered by: Mónica Algazi

17:58 Nov 27, 2020
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Other / CYA
English term or phrase: CYA
There are many signs of this but the most common ones we see are: everyone is on their phones/laptops in meetings, people start developing nervous tics, people quickly agree with you (this means they lack the energy to push back and they just want to get away), people lose their normal emotional flows and instead start to look and act like zombies, the number of CCs goes up because everyone is in CYA mode, critical balls start getting dropped, excuses for poor performance start going up, the fun element of work disappears, etc.
Run your team like an echelon.
In bike racing, riders take turns at the front of the pack creating a drafting condition that allows the entire group to ride 5 miles further in an hour.
Each rider pulls at the front and then slides to the back where he/she can draft off the team, working at 80% and recovering for their next pull.

Buenas tardes, estoy buscando, pero encontré COVER YOUR ASSETS, pero no estoy segura que sea para este contexto.

Muchas gracias.
Romina Zaleski
Local time: 09:10
cubrirse las espaldas
Explanation:
Expresado de una manera más refinada.

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Note added at 21 hrs (2020-11-28 15:48:21 GMT)
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en actitud de cubrirse las espaldas.
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Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 09:11
Grading comment
Me gustaron las dos propuestas, pero decidí usar esta opción. Muchísimas gracias por la ayuda.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3cubrirse las espaldas
Mónica Algazi
3 +2en plan defensivo
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro


  

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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cya
en plan defensivo


Explanation:
CYA
ABBREVIATION FOR
2. cover your ass, used in business to refer to protective policies and practices
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/cya#:~:...

Sugerencia de traduccón
"everyone is in CYA mode" > "todo el mundo está en plan defensivo"

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 13:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 1062

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: right but Mónica ok and earlier como lo veo van a tener que esperar el resultado final
56 mins
  -> Same idea, different wording. Thank you David.

agree  Oliver Romero
13 hrs
  -> Gracias, Oliver - Bea
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
cubrirse las espaldas


Explanation:
Expresado de una manera más refinada.

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Note added at 21 hrs (2020-11-28 15:48:21 GMT)
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en actitud de cubrirse las espaldas.

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 09:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 566
Grading comment
Me gustaron las dos propuestas, pero decidí usar esta opción. Muchísimas gracias por la ayuda.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Víctor Zamorano: Sí, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_your_ass
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, Victor.

agree  David Hollywood: no need to "asssk" ...a ver si Romina reacciona .... mirá el record y tengo mis dudas....
4 hrs
  -> LOL. Thanks you, David! : )

agree  Oliver Romero
19 hrs
  -> Gracias, Oliver.
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