has been smouldering
smoulder
- Examples
The dispute about the suspended EPO judge has been smouldering for the last year and a half. | La disputa sobre el juez suspendió la EPO se ha estado consumiendo durante el último año y medio. |
Thus, this conflict which has been smouldering for several decades could enter into a decisive phase and produce unexpected geo-political changes. | O sea que este conflicto, que se ha estado cociendo durante varias décadas, podría entrar en una fase decisiva y provocar cambios geopolíticos inesperados. |
On the contrary, Commissioner, I am convinced that this discussion should have been initiated rather sooner, because it has been smouldering beneath the ashes for too long. | Señor Comisario, estoy convencido, en cambio, que quizás este debate debía abrirse antes, porque ha permanecido latente demasiado tiempo. |
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