23:47 Oct 9, 2020 |
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| Selected response from: Robert Carter Mexico Local time: 03:15 | ||||
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5 +1 | Manage |
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4 +1 | Find ways / find a way |
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3 | manipulates |
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Manage Explanation: Manage: se las ingenia, encuetra la forme, se las rebusca |
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Find ways / find a way Explanation: "...the politician who, as always, finds a way of exploiting his diplomatic status" |
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manipulates Explanation: Manipulates people and protocols, so that he gets special treatment by a bending of the rules, in his case. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 mins (2020-10-10 00:09:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "contrives a method" to get what he wants—preferential treatment |
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Reference Reference information: https://en.pons.com/translate/spanish-english/ingeniarse Your search term in other parts of the dictionary ingeniarse to contrive to manage https://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/ingeniarse to find a solution, but it "almost implies" in a negative way, to circumvent protocols, although diplomatic do have diplomatic immunity, or privilege, for want of a better term. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 19 mins (2020-10-10 00:07:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Oops... diplomats |
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