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had become complacent

Spanish translation: se había confiado

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English term or phrase:had become complacent
Spanish translation:se había confiado
Entered by: patinba

20:46 Jun 15, 2021
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics
English term or phrase: had become complacent
In 2003, Nobel Laureate Robert Lucas addressed the American Economic Association and said: “For all practical purposes the problem of the business cycle has been solved.” It was his belief that, using modern economic models, the Fed would be able to prevent both unsustainable booms and recessions. But in 2008, the United States entered the worst recession in 75 years and the rest of the world soon followed. Lucas, along with many other economists, had become complacent about the possibility of not just garden variety recessions, but the type of major recessions caused by banking crises.

Thank you in advance for your help!
Rocío Ruffini
Argentina
Local time: 10:05
se había confiado
Explanation:
que no habría que esperar ni una recesión de tipo normal ni una recesión mayúscula como aquellas causadas por las crisis bancarias
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patinba
Argentina
Local time: 10:05
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3se había confiado
patinba
5 -1se había mostrado complaciente
O G V
4 -1volverse tolerantes
Mariana Gutierrez
3habían caído en la complacencia / se habían confiado demasiado
Daniel Delgado
4 -1se había vuelto o tenía una actitud transigente ante...
Liliana Garfunkel
3 -1se había vuelto satisfecho
Barbara Cochran, MFA


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
se había vuelto satisfecho


Explanation:
...con la posibilidad de...

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Note added at 11 mins (2021-06-15 20:57:58 GMT)
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...en cuanto a la posibilidad de...

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 09:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  O G V: satisfecho no es complacent, y no se dice volverse sino quedarse, saludos, Barbara!
1 hr
disagree  John Rynne: False friend
1 day 10 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
volverse tolerantes


Explanation:
En este contexto usaría esta expresión: .... Lucas como muchos otros economistas se habían vuelto excesivamente tolerantes no solo con la posibilidad recesiones.....

Mariana Gutierrez
Local time: 10:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  John Rynne: That's not what "complacent" means
1 day 9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
se había confiado


Explanation:
que no habría que esperar ni una recesión de tipo normal ni una recesión mayúscula como aquellas causadas por las crisis bancarias

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 10:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 186

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  O G V: me parece la mejor propuesta
19 mins
  -> Gracias Oscar!
agree  Manuel Aburto
1 hr
  -> Gracias !
agree  Luis M. Sosa: Sí, ese es el sentido, se confiaron de que no habría una crisis mayor.
17 hrs
  -> Gracias, Luis!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
habían caído en la complacencia / se habían confiado demasiado


Explanation:
ALTERNATIVAS GENERALES
(Referencia: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-spanish... ):
se habían vuelto demasiado pagados de sí mismos
se habían dormido en los laureles

(Referencia: https://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/search?source=auto&q...
habían caído en la complacencia
se habían confiado demasiado
habían bajado la guardia respecto a
mantenían una actitud complaciente
se habían vuelto displicentes
se habían dado por satisfechos

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SOBRE "complacent":

complacent
(kəmpleɪsənt )
adjective
A complacent person is very pleased with themselves or feels that they do not need to do anything about a situation, even though the situation may be uncertain or dangerous.
[disapproval]
We cannot afford to be complacent about our health. [+ about]
...the Chancellor's complacent attitude towards the far-right's activities.

Synonyms: smug, self-satisfied, pleased with yourself, resting on your laurels More Synonyms of complacent

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/complac...


Daniel Delgado
Argentina
Local time: 10:05
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  John Rynne: You have given two different answers, and the first one is not correct
1 day 9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
se había vuelto o tenía una actitud transigente ante...


Explanation:
Otra opción.
"La definición de transigente es la persona o individuo que transige, dispensa, acepta, contemporiza, permite, comprende, resiste, tolera, aguantar, sobrelleva, soporta, admite, condesciende, concede, claudica, accede, sobrelleva, disculpa o soporta una parte en lo que no se cree justo razonable o verdadero o que ajusta..."
Lucas, junto con muchos otros economistas, se había vuelto transigente ante la posibilidad...

Liliana Garfunkel
Argentina
Local time: 10:05
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  John Rynne: Nice definition of "transigente", but that's not what "complacent" means
1 day 9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
se había mostrado complaciente


Explanation:
Lucas, junto con muchos otros economistas, se había mostrado complaciente con...
los otros van entre comas, el verbo queda en singular
Si traduces Lucas y otros economistas sería plural_
se habían mostrado



O G V
Spain
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  John Rynne: Not what "complacent" means
1 day 9 hrs
  -> thanks, John, if you say so I will delete this answer. But before could you give a better or accurate option??
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