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'Perhaps the next government will learn from Piñera's mistakes' - Translate

'Perhaps the next government will learn from Piñera's mistakes' - Translate

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Quizás el gobierno siguiente escarmentará de los errores del Piñera

Correcto/ or do I need the subjunctive after 'quizás'?

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updated Nov 18, 2011
posted by harryliuba

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I'd use "aprenderá de", which is the correct literal translation to "learn from". Escarmentar has more of a connotation of "scold and correct" - which is not entirely inappropriate here, for sure, but would require for the original to be something like "learn its lesson after Piñera's mistakes".

Quizás el próximos gobierno ("el gobierno siguiente" also works) aprenda de los errores del de Piñera.

updated Nov 18, 2011
posted by Gekkosan