Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Entangling alliances

Danish translation:

forviklende alliancer

Added to glossary by norgaards (X)
Jan 20, 2017 08:53
7 yrs ago
English term

Entangling alliances

English to Danish Law/Patents Government / Politics The US Constitution
Entangling alliances is not allowed according to the US constitution:

"While we hear many people today – especially conservatives – say that they really like the constitutional viewpoints of a person like Ron Paul, they’ll commonly turn around and say, well, “except for his foreign policy.” But the fact of the matter is this – virtually all of the founders held this kind of foreign policy viewpoint, and because of that alone, it should never be called quackery…unless you consider the founding fathers a bunch of quacks.

Thomas Jefferson summed it up perfectly in his 1801 inaugural address: “Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations — ENTANGLING ALLIANCES with none.”

How could entangling alliances be translated into Danish?
Proposed translations (Danish)
4 forviklende alliancer

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forviklende alliancer

I would suggest "forviklende", it has much the same meaning and also sounds a bit formal or archaic.
Example sentence:

Fred, samhandel og oprigtigt venskab med alle nationer – forviklende alliancer med ingen.

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