Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
No hacer ostentaciones de dinero o derroche
English translation:
don't brag about money or wealth
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Giovanni Rengifo
Sep 25, 2005 03:05
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Spanish term
Colombia
Traductores Oficiales Cali
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 2 more.
No hacer ostentaciones de dinero o derroche
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Psychology
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En el mismo texto sobre recomendaciones en caso de secuestro aparece esta frase, pero me he quedado corto en la manera de expresarla.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
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United States
Each translation a gem!
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Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
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don't brag about money or wealth
I assume this means that the hostage shouldn't refer to the family's resources for rescuing him/her.
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Alex Crichton
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Freelance Translator
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Spanish to English, Catalan to English, and 1 more.
Do not betray/give away/reveal money or abundance (affluence).
Or "Not to betray/give away/reveal money or abundance." Depends on the way the list is set up
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David Hollywood
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Martin Perazzo
Spain
Spain
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Spain
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Do not flaunt/show off/make a show of/make a display of wealth or being free with your money
There are lots of ways of saying it - these are probably the most common.
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Note added at 6 hrs 27 mins (2005-09-25 09:32:54 GMT)
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For "derroche" you could also say: "flamboyance", "throwing your money around", "spending extravagantly"...
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Note added at 6 hrs 27 mins (2005-09-25 09:32:54 GMT)
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For "derroche" you could also say: "flamboyance", "throwing your money around", "spending extravagantly"...
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Don't show off your wealth and don't pay through the nose /...don't squander your money
The second part is colloquial. My only doubt is the register.
If a less formal context: only ... squander...
If a less formal context: only ... squander...
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