Respiro al bolsillo

English translation: (Biden's) student loan forgiveness plan

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Spanish term or phrase:Respiro al bolsillo
English translation:(Biden's) student loan forgiveness plan
Entered by: Barbara Cochran, MFA

23:04 Sep 7, 2022
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: Respiro al bolsillo
How would you idiomatically translate the term "respiro al bolsillo" from Spanish to English?
Context: Respiro al bolsillo de los deudores de préstamos estudiantiles. Biden cancela casi $300,000 millones en préstamos y extiende la moratoria en el pago de la deuda restante hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2022.
muchplankton490
United States
Local time: 22:48
(Biden's) student loan forgiveness plan
Explanation:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/24/business/biden-student-lo...

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Also known, but a lot less commonly, as his "student debt relief plan": https://studentaid.gov/debt-relief-announcement/

Although this other option reflects more closely the idea of "respiro", the actual English term that I entered as the answer is, by far, more widely used. I wouldn't be surprised if this name of the plan, which casts so many of these students under the pejorative term, "debtors, so many of whom the Democrats rely on to stay in power, by incessantly appealing for their votes and other forms of supportive activities, is mostly suppressed, as to not offend a big chunk of those who are most likely to vote for them anyway.

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Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 22:48
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3Pocketbook relief
O G V
5(Biden's) student loan forgiveness plan
Barbara Cochran, MFA
4Easing student loan pressure
neilmac


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Pocketbook relief


Explanation:
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15 ago 2022 — The Inflation Reduction Act, the official name of the major new law, will give Medicare beneficiaries some pocketbook relief from the ...

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27 jul 2022 — ... to pass the Senate next week would be the proverbial game changer, offering Medicare beneficiaries some much needed pocketbook relief.

McGuinty's economic activism faces off against pocketbook reliefhttps://spon.ca › 2011/09/22
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22 sept 2011 — So for the Tories, pocketbook relief predominates as the main way to grow the economy. It's an increasingly familiar refrain, and a welcome one ...

Erin O'Toole announces month-long GST holidayhttps://www.lkmconservative.com › ...
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18 ago 2021 — Erin O'Toole, Leader of Canada's Conservatives, announced a month-long GST holiday to provide pocketbook relief to Canadian families and ...

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"Pharmaceutical companies are doing it, of course, because they want to be the good guy." There's no catch, no new taxes; it's simply a little pocketbook relief ...

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25 ago 2022 — ... move by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may bring much-needed pocketbook relief to those in need of these devices.

Metro Council tries to cut gas prices - Louisville - WHAS11https://www.whas11.com › local › r...
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24 mar 2022 — This is just simply some pocketbook relief, for everyone on a temporary basis," Peden said.

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16 nov 2021 — The Ontario Liberal Winter Tire Tax Credit will help strengthen road safety and provide real pocketbook relief by refunding $75 per winter ...

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en otros contextos, para gran alivio (un sinónimo muy similar a respiro en este caso) usan quite a relief

Que es QUITE A RELIEF en Español - Traducción En Españolhttps://tr-ex.me › traduccion › quite+a+relief
... consumption which is quite a relief for your pocket! gestilar.com. Esto supone un ahorro de hasta el 20% de energía¡todo un respiro para el bolsillo!

FOR YOUR POCKET in Spanish Translation - Tr-exhttps://tr-ex.me › translation › english-spanish › for+yo...
... consumption which is quite a relief for your pocket! gestilar.com. Esto supone un ahorro de hasta el 20% de energía¡todo un respiro para el bolsillo!

Lagi daripada Bancada Partido Liberal Constitucionalistahttps://ms-my.facebook.com › videos › nuestro-diputad...
13 jul 2022 — ... al menos es un pequeño respiro para el bolsillo nicaragüense". ... that this only comes to give a small relief to us Nicaraguanians.


It's quite a relief to have your understanding.
Es un gran alivio tener su comprensión.
It must be quite a relief.
Debe ser todo un alivio.
Quite a relief isn't it?
Un verdadero alivio¿verdad?
Must have been quite a relief when... When... when the FBI blamed a drug dealer for Bishop's disappearance.
Debió haber sido un gran alivio cuando... el FBI culpó a un traficante por la desaparición de Bishop.
So recently we did go from uh public to private which is quite a relief.
Hace poco nos pasamos al sector privado lo cual es un gran alivio.

https://tr-ex.me/traduccion/inglés-español/quite a relief#gr...

O G V
Spain
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ella Rich: or just "relief" since it's clear from the context it's financial relief -- Student loan borrowers get relief
4 hrs

agree  neilmac: Something like this should work as a header/headline...
7 hrs

agree  patinba
12 hrs
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
(Biden's) student loan forgiveness plan


Explanation:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/24/business/biden-student-lo...

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Note added at 46 mins (2022-09-07 23:50:50 GMT)
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Also known, but a lot less commonly, as his "student debt relief plan": https://studentaid.gov/debt-relief-announcement/

Although this other option reflects more closely the idea of "respiro", the actual English term that I entered as the answer is, by far, more widely used. I wouldn't be surprised if this name of the plan, which casts so many of these students under the pejorative term, "debtors, so many of whom the Democrats rely on to stay in power, by incessantly appealing for their votes and other forms of supportive activities, is mostly suppressed, as to not offend a big chunk of those who are most likely to vote for them anyway.



Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 22:48
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Easing student loan pressure


Explanation:
There are several ways to express the notion.
Giving the "pockets" of student loan payers (i.e., wallets, bank books, etc.) a breathing space /a break/... Taking the pressure off/easing the pressure... etc.


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From the query context, it looks like the solution will be in headline format...

Example sentence(s):
  • New federal law easing student loan pressure is especially needed ...
  • Trump has been an advocate of easing student loan pressure...

    https://journalrecord.com/2007/10/15/week-in-review-72/
neilmac
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