barones del boom

11:26 Oct 19, 2023 

My guess is the same as yours, i.e, that it's a personal invention on the part of the author; you illusion to "press barons" would probably only apply to Rupert Murdoch no0wadays, and by the same token you could probably describe Richard Branson as the " space travel baron" or " hot air ballooning baron"; spurious-sounding titles indeed!

14:12 Oct 18, 2023 

"My question is if the expression "barones del boom" is an invention of the author of this text or if others have used it as well".
How are we to tell? Surely the asker who has the complete text and who alone knows who the author is, is the only person who can answer this. To answer the second question all she has to do is to google the term. Why do others have to do this?

23:06 Oct 17, 2023 

The reference to the 12th/13th centuries was a whimsical and oblique historical reference to the baronial wars starting under King Stephen in the 1130's culminating in King John's Magna Carta in 1215;

17:58 Oct 16, 2023 

but maybe it IS intended to refer to males. Asker to assess this; she has the full text and is better placed to judge. She did refer to the "big boys". I don't see the term "barons" as necessarily pertaining to the 12th and 13th century, it's a term often used to refer to the kingpins; cf. "press barons", hardly medieval landowners. Also used to refer to captains of industry.

13:39 Oct 16, 2023 

'Baron' is a lame and barren answer here, being gender-specific and often with a pejorative connotation; surprised Allegrtrans even had to ask what the objections would be to using it here.

08:29 Oct 16, 2023 

Thanks but my question was directed at Wendy, who has the whole document and should be in a position to make a value judgement

01:07 Oct 16, 2023 

With "doom" in the adjectival place, it's harder to make out the meaning than when it's spelled out.

17:53 Oct 15, 2023 

In fact, the first collocation with "baron" that springs to mind is "robber": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robber_baron_(industrialist)

17:03 Oct 15, 2023 

1. To me it implies bullies who have got rich at others' expense
2. It's exclusively male

13:35 Oct 15, 2023 

any reason for rejecting to the direst translation - "boom barons"?

08:57 Oct 15, 2023 

"Leading lights" + "in their heyday"

08:35 Oct 15, 2023 

In Spain, it tends to mean the top dogs in any kind of area. For example, some top ranking regional politicians are known as barons. So, I'd consider using similar phrases, without sticking doggedly to "baron" as a translation option.

00:24 Oct 15, 2023 

I'm trying to think of something, but I don't think the suggestions so far are quite right.