English term
dog-eat-dog
Además, hay rivalidades entre los diferentes países capitalistas, como Estados Unidos, China, Rusia y otros, para ocupar la posición de perro dominante en este mundo perro-come-perro de dominación capitalista-imperialista
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Proposed translations
Uruguay
ATA-certified English-Spanish translator
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish
(...) donde reina la ley de la selva
Por otra parte, (diverson) países capitalistas, tales como Estados Unidos, China y Rusia, se arrancan los ojos por ocupar la posición del león en este mundo capitalista-imperialista donde reina la ley de la selva.
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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Gracias, Bea. Saludos!
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Natalia Pedrosa
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Gracias y saludos, Natalia.
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Maria Pinon
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Gracias, María.
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Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
una sociedad en que se despedazan unos a otros
| Thanks for your response, but my question was not how to translate "dog eat dog" but whether "perro come perro" was one possible translation. I know many ways, yours being a good suggestion, to translate this, but want to know if "perro come perro" would be understood by Spanish speakers. Thanks again. |
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Silvia Guiu
: Estoy de acuerdo. No creo que la expresión deba traducirse literalmente porque no existe la expresión en español. También podría ser como dice Taña (despiadada).
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Gracias, Silvia.
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Elisa Ksiazenicki
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Thank you, Elisa.
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Jamaica
Translating the Ideas Behind the Words
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 2 more.
competencia despiadada
I've heard about "dog eat dog" before but I never imagined even you could be this vindictive. Había oído hablar de la competencia despiadada pero nunca ...
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Es el sistema, con su mentalidad de competencia despiadada, el que crea y perpetúa estas condiciones. It is the system, with its dog-eat-dog mentality, that ...
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En realidad el nombre es Anti ***Dog-eat-dog Rule. Esa expresión significa competencia despiadada***, por lo que de lo que se está hablando es de una ley ...
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competencias feroces y despiadadas por la vida
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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase: it’s dog-eat-dog
@ Asker: While "perro come perro" may be understood in most countries, IMO, it is a literal translation, but I don't think it is necessarily correct.
| Thanks for your response, but my question was not how to translate "dog eat dog" but whether "perro come perro" was one possible translation. I know many ways, yours being a good suggestion, to translate this, but want to know if "perro come perro" would be understood by Spanish speakers. Thanks again. |
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Toni Castano
: I wouldn´t go AT ALL for a literal translation here, it sounds very weird to my Spanish ears (don´t know in LA). "Despiadado" reproduces the meaning well.
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Thanks Toni. To mine too, and I am an English-native. All I have researched says "perro come perro" is a calque (yes, it has been used in journalism articles, but "loosely" too! - if that makes sense?). Stay safe.
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Paula Hernandez
: Sí, o "competencia brutal" también puede ser.
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Gracias Paula. Stay safe.
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Mónica Algazi
: 100% de acuerdo en que la traducción literal no sería nada feliz.
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Muchas gracias Mónica.
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Ireland
Business and Humanitarian specialist
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Catalan to Spanish, and 3 more.
"perro come perro" (entre comillas)
Rich DeVos · 2019 · Business & Economics
Ya que estamos hablando de creatividad, vamos a dejar una cosa bien clara. El espíritu emprendedor no consiste en la agresividad tipo “perro come perro”.
https://books.google.ie/books?id=5SnEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT217&lpg=P...
César Rodríguez Garavito · 2019 · Political Science
La naturaleza cínica y de “perro come perro” del capitalismo contribuyó a un culto a la masculinidad y la fuerza física.
https://books.google.ie/books?id=1m7ADwAAQBAJ&pg=PT200&lpg=P...
Anne Bar-Din · 2008 · Foreign workers
... más exacto entonces decir que, en esta nueva cultura, la lógica del capitalismo salvaje se los ha tragado y viven según la ética del “perro come perro” (dog eats dog)...
https://books.google.ie/books?id=nZ9jmJaQbbEC&pg=PA108&lpg=P...
perro mundo
"perro mundo (mondo cane)" is a familiar Spanish phrase, and conveys some of the same idea.
Spain
Psychologist & Emergency Physician
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish
una sociedad donde prima la ley del más fuerte
Spain
Golf, Literature and Religion Specialist
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
donde el pez grande se come al chico
En inglés es habitual formar adjetivos simplemente con poner un término o una expresión junto a un sustantivo, pero en español mucho menos.
Así, en "a dog-eat-dog society", la expresión "dog-eat-dog" se convierte en adjetivo del sustantivo "society". En cambio en español, "perro-come-perro" no adquiere función de adjetivo por el mero hecho de colocarlo junto al sustantivo "mundo" (o sociedad, o cualquier otro), de modo que la expresión "mundo perro-come-perro" es agramatical.
Por otro lado, es perfectamente posible mantener la metáfora animal utilizando el equivalente español con peces.
Es una expresión idiomática de uso común, y sería muy sencillo adaptar la traducción propuesta:
"Además, hay rivalidades entre los diferentes países capitalistas, como Estados Unidos, China, Rusia y otros, para ocupar la posición de pez dominante en este mundo de dominación capitalista-imperialista donde el pez grande se come al chico".
Ideas first
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Venezuelan, US, Argentine)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
nadar entre tiburones
"Desde que anunciaron que el cargo de gerente estaba vacante, Bruno sintió que estaba nadando entre tiburones."
Reference comments
Spain
PER ASPERA AD ASTRA
Native in: Spanish
Works in: German to Spanish, Spanish to German, English to Spanish, and 5 more.
Dog eat dog
dog eat dog
(A situation) characterized by ruthless behavior and competition.
This explanation speaks by itself, I feel.
Discussion
https://www.laopiniondemurcia.es/opinion/2018/03/17/perro-co...