banana republic | Idiomator

Meaning: (politics,idiomatic,derogatory)A smallcountry, especially one inCentral Americaor theWest Indies, that is dependent on a singleexportcommodity(traditionallybananas) and that has acorrupt,dictatorialgovernment.Hypernym:kleptocracyNear-synonym:republiqueta1901May, O. Henry, “Money Maze”, inAinslee's Magazine‎[1], volume vii, number 4, New York, page305:At that time we had a treaty with about every foreign country except Belgium, and thatbanana republic, Anchuria.2001, Cindy Forster,The Time of Freedom: Campesino Workers in Guatemala's October Revolution, University of Pittsburgh Press,→ISBN, page117:The banana workers of this formerbanana republicwere exceptionally well organized and effective in their demands from the very beginning of the revolution.2007September 10, Marcel Berlins, “Media have rushed to judge Portuguese police”, inThe Guardian‎[2]:The McCanns, it is hinted and sometimes expressed explicitly, cannot possibly be treated fairly under this inadequate Portuguese system. There is a touch of arrogantxenophobiahere, as if Portugal was some backwardbanana republic[…]

Examples:

EN: Joe, if we get outta this hotel alive, we'll sell this bracelet, take the money, grab a boat to South America and hide out in a banana republic.
ES: Joe, si salimos de este hotel con vida, venderemos la pulsera, y con el dinero embarcaremos hacia Sudamérica, a escondernos en una república bananera.
EN: A conspiracy will make us look like a banana republic.
ES: Una conspiración nos rebajaría al nivel de una republica bananera.
EN: This isn't Italy or some banana republic.
ES: No es Italia o alguna república bananera.
EN: This country is a worse risk than Cuba was. It's a banana republic.
ES: Este país es una república bananera.
EN: Do you think you're in some banana republic?
ES: ¿Ud. cree que está en una república bananera?
EN: But if we get rid of him so early, we'll look like a banana republic.
ES: Pero si nos deshacemos de él tan pronto, pareceremos un hatajo de coroneles de una república bananera.
EN: I'm taking them to banana republic. Bernard has never worn jeans.
ES: Bernard nunca ha usado jeans
EN: They owned vast banana plantations in Guatemala and Central America. For decades United Fruit had controlled the company through pliable dictators. It was known as a 'banana republic'.
ES: tenian vastas plantaciones de platano en Guatemala y Centro America por decadas United Fruit controlo los paises con dictadores flexibles eran conocidas como republicas bananeras pero en 1950 un joven oficial el coronel Arbens fue electo presidente prometio remover del pais el control de United Fruit
EN: For decades United Fruit had controlled the company through pliable dictators. It was known as a 'banana republic'. But in 1950 a young officer, Colonel Arbenz was elected president.
ES: Pero el poder de Barneys estaba a punto de ser destruido por un tipo de irracionalidad humana que él no podría controlar.
EN: Before you know it, you're gonna be following her around banana republic carrying her purse.
ES: Antes de que lo sepas, estarás cargando su bolso durante las compras.
EN: Helmut Lang jeans, black tee-shirt the faded banana republic one with the stretch, and black lace-up boots.
ES: Unos vaqueros Helmut Lang, la camiseta negra descolorida República bananera , y las botas negras con cordones.
EN: And Evan, you're... wearing banana republic.
ES: y Evan lleva... la Repúblicas de las Bananas.
EN: I was at banana republic and a fire alarm went off. - Virginia: uh-huh. - And I was just waiting and the store didn't open back up, so I just thought I'd take off.
ES: Estaba en Banana Republic cuando la alarma de incendios sonó estaba esperando a que la tienda vuelva a abrir, y decidí largarme.
EN: Let's get out of this stinking banana republic.
ES: Salgamos de esta apestosa república bananera.
EN: I'm highly agnostic about this whole deal with the Russians anyway. But if the CIA think they can kick us around like some banana republic, - they've got another thing coming.
ES: De vcualquier forma yo soy altamente agnóstico acerca del trato con los rusos, pero si la CIA piensa que nos puede patear por allí como a una república bananera, se van a llevar una sorpresa.

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