Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
años de deterioro del apresto operacional
English translation:
years of deterioration of operational preparedness
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Yvonne Becker
Jun 5, 2007 16:11
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term
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Native in: Spanish (Variant: Venezuelan)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
años de deterioro del apresto operacional
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Military / Defense
"Las adquisiciones de helicópteros y cazas MIG a Rusia por centenares de millones de dólares no serán suficientes para reestablecer el equilibrio estratégico perdido con Colombia y en la región en **años de deterioro del apresto operacional** de la Fuerza Armada Nacional."
"years of deterioration of the preparation" suena mal redactado
"years of deterioration of the preparation" suena mal redactado
Proposed translations
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Joseph Tein
United States
United States
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United States
Multilingual. Very careful & precise.
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Italian to English
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years of deterioration of operational preparedness
Further example sentences:
' the basis for improving NATO’s operational preparedness and effectiveness. ...
'Australian Defence Force teams need to sustain high. levels of operational preparedness and ...'
I hope this is not Mr. Chavez talking.
' the basis for improving NATO’s operational preparedness and effectiveness. ...
'Australian Defence Force teams need to sustain high. levels of operational preparedness and ...'
I hope this is not Mr. Chavez talking.
Example sentence:
...prior to the army’s full operational preparedness. ...
'Military, trade, and professional skills are continually developed and practiced, with the focus of operational preparedness always borne in mind. ...'
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of (so many) years of deterioration of operational readiness
Una posibilidad
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Martin Marquez
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Going the extra mile
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) , Catalan (Variant: Central)
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Catalan, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
operational activities have been deteriorating for years
"apresto" refers to "preparedness, readiness", however in this context I would be inclined to use the more general term "operational activities", which is more appropriate in a military contest and also more idiomatic. I realise you lose some accuracy but the text does not suffer too much as a consequence.
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