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En otros países, en cambio, la capacidad del Estado puede estar excesivamente desarrollada, en cuyo caso debe destinarse a otros objetivos, a “gobernar el barco en lugar de remar”.
There are others where, on the contrary, State capacity is perhaps overdeveloped and now has to be put to different uses, to “steering rather than rowing”.
En las palabras de Osborne y Gaebler, el sector público debe “llevar el timón en lugar de remar”.
In the words of Osborne and Gaebler, the public sector should “Steer rather than row”.
Aunque se ha sostenido que los Estados deberían desentenderse de la producción directa de bienes y servicios, es decir, “llevar el timón pero no remar”, la experiencia en algunos países ha demostrado que ello quizá no sea posible en todos los casos.
Although it has been argued that States should disengage from the direct production of goods and services, that they should “steer and not row”, experience in some countries has demonstrated that this may not be possible in every case.
Tienes este remo aquí, y es solo remar y remar y remar.
You've got this one oar over here and it's just rowing and rowing and rowing.
"¿Quién esta listo para remar, remar y remar su bote?" Yo lo estoy.
Who's ready to row, row, row their boat? I am.
No tienes que remar. —Remaré —dije. El hombre rió.
You don’t need to row.” “I’ll row,” I said. The man laughed.
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Remarás, esperarás y llegará nuestro momento.
You will pull and you will wait and our time will come.
Speedy para de remar un momento lo bastante largo como para escupir.
Speedy stops pulling long enough to spit.
Remar contra la corriente no es una cosa que hoy tenga grandes atractivos para mí;
Pulling a heavy boat against a strong stream has few attractions for me now.
Por suerte el viento gira, y no creo que tenga usted que remar a la vuelta.
Fortunately the breeze is veering, and I do not think you will have to pull back.
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Nos turnaremos para remar, ya que el peso será mayor.
We might take turns with plying the oars, the weight being greater.
pero el Byari pudo huir, haciendo remar a los soldados.
but the Byari, by putting the marines on the oars, won free.
—Es muy viejo para remar, pero le buscaremos algún trabajo.
"He's too old for the oars, but we'll find work for him.
—En realidad es que no sabía remar, pero sí pedalear.
I didn't really know how to use oars, but I knew how to pedal.
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El plesiosauro empezó a remar con sus aletas y con su lenta cola.
The plesiosaur began to scull with its paddles as well as its slow-moving tail.
Tras desenvainar las armas, empezaron a remar hacia la orilla opuesta.
Weapons drawn, they began to scull the raft toward the opposite shore.
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