Apr 13, 2023 21:47
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Spanish term
Mexico
"llevar agua a su molino"
Spanish to English
Other
Environment & Ecology
This expression in Mexico means doing, saying, or arguing something to favor one's own interests, whether true, ethical, legal, or not.
What expression is there to be used in this sense in English?
I thought of "bringing grist to one's own mill", but I'm not sure the same unethical connotation would be understood.
What expression is there to be used in this sense in English?
I thought of "bringing grist to one's own mill", but I'm not sure the same unethical connotation would be understood.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | "feathering your own nest" |
Claire Knell
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| 4 +2 | "To turn things to one's own advantage" |
Andrew Bramhall
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Proposed translations
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15 hrs
Claire Knell
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Great rates, outstanding translation!
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English
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4
Selected
"feathering your own nest"
This was my first thought as a native English speaker. Cambridge online dictionary gives one meaning of this idiom as "making yourself rich, especially by taking unfair advantage of others".
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Andrew Bramhall
: That is really the upshot of looking after one's own interests.You're putting the cart before the horse!
22 hrs
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| agree |
Giles Bickford
2 days 21 hrs
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| agree |
Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales
5 days
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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8 mins
Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Flair and accuracy tailored to your text
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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4
Spanish term (edited):
\"llevar agua a su molino\"
"To turn things to one's own advantage"
The literal translation of " carrying water to one's mill" wouldn't work in English;
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to turn things to his advantage by/to turn things to one's own advantage/to feather its own nest
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