English-Spanish translation for "to prop up"
"to prop up" Spanish translation
to prop up {verb}
to prop up {vb} (also: to support, to underpin, to shore up, to under pin)
In channelling aid we have to see to it that it does not prop up undemocratic state structures.
to prop up {vb} (also: to lean, to support, to undergird)
Parliamentary and presidential elections served only to prop up his autocratic regime and give it the outward appearance of legitimacy.
This would formalise the procedure which already exists for example in the structural funds where structural funds are used to prop up
prop up the value of its currency.
to prop up {vb}
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "prop up":
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Usage examples
Usage examples for "to prop up" in Spanish
It is just as absurd to contribute to a tourist industry that is helping prop up a regime where violation of human rights is the order of the day.
These are tools for adjusting economic policy decisions, since these policies prop up the single Economic and Monetary Union, which lacks precise statistical instruments.
However, we are also in favour of monitoring the implementation of Union aid to ensure it is not used to prop up dictatorships in Africa and Asia.
However, I think most would view this with concern, for, if the younger generations are not propping up the EU, making it more democratic and inclusive in the process, who is?
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