a horse put together by a committee

Spanish translation: un caballo diseñado por un comité

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English term or phrase:	a horse put together by a committee
Spanish translation:	un caballo diseñado por un comité
Entered by:	MitsukoD

21:09 Oct 3, 2006

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English term or phrase: a horse put together by a committee

Until the days of Esperanto in ascendancy, however, attempts must be made if we are to keep on the road back to Babel; but Esperanto always brings to mind that wry definition of the camel: a horse put together by a committee. The courses I have taught in the making of translations have shown the greatest deficiences to be in the student's own language, the one in which he is writing.

marisolsuarez

un caballo diseñado/montado por un comité

Explanation:
Demasiado literal para mi gusto, pero parece que se usa bastante:
Seguramente habrá oído decir que "un camello es un caballo diseñado por un comité". Para contentar a todos los que tienen voz y voto en cualquier asunto, ...
www.grijalvo.com/Articulos/tcomite.htm

Se ha dicho que un camello es un caballo bosquejado por un comité. Dejando de lado el insulto al jorobado animal (en árabe, las palabras camello y belleza ...
www.rebelion.org/noticia.php?id=25016

y otras...

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Note added at 18 mins (2006-10-03 21:28:09 GMT)
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Disculpa: en lugar de "montado" (que da lugar a otra interpretación") debí haber puesto "armado", "concebido", o algo por el estilo.

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Note added at 19 mins (2006-10-03 21:29:10 GMT)
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Aquí tienes otro:

Alguien dijo alguna vez que el camello es un animal tan feo, que debió haber sido ideado por un comité. No nos andemos por las ramas, señor Camdessus. ...
www.plata.com.mx/PLATA/Plata/comHSP9.htm

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