Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
bang-up finish
Spanish translation:
terminar la maniobra con un golpe
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patinba
Aug 5, 2016 03:18
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English term
bang-up finish
English to Spanish
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Experts know that hard bumps mark the poor driver, so that they no chances on a bang-up finish.
(while parking a truck in reverse)
(while parking a truck in reverse)
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Aug 19, 2016 12:20: patinba Created KOG entry
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terminar la maniobra con un golpe
Te has comido la palabra "take" en tu contexto ("take no chances"")
los buenos conductores no se arriesgan a terminar la maniobra con un golpe contra lo que tienen atrás
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Note added at 13 hrs (2016-08-05 16:46:58 GMT)
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"take no chances" significa "no correr riesgo" con lo cual no puede ser seguido por algo positivo, no?
los buenos conductores no se arriesgan a terminar la maniobra con un golpe contra lo que tienen atrás
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Note added at 13 hrs (2016-08-05 16:46:58 GMT)
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"take no chances" significa "no correr riesgo" con lo cual no puede ser seguido por algo positivo, no?
Note from asker:
| No me la comí, así está el original, pero se sobreentiende que hace falta. |
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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Gracias, Beatriz!
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Jessica Noyes
: Sorry, I didn't see that you had already posted about the missing verb before I made my comment.
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Not to worry, Jessica. Thanks!
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JohnMcDove
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remate muy bueno / terminación de primera / resultado de primera
A partir del original y del contexto, parece que el "resultado no sería muy bueno..."
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
bang-up
'bang-up adjective American English informal
very good:
He did a bang-up job fixing the plumbing.
From hEnglish - advanced version
bang-up
bang-up
adj : (informal) very good; "a bully pulpit"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p) , peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing]
Saludos cordiales..., y que todo salga bien...
"Salir algo de chipendi" "chipendi-lerendi" = muy bueno, chévere, genial, ideal...
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
bang-up
'bang-up adjective American English informal
very good:
He did a bang-up job fixing the plumbing.
From hEnglish - advanced version
bang-up
bang-up
adj : (informal) very good; "a bully pulpit"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" [syn: bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p) , peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing]
Saludos cordiales..., y que todo salga bien...
"Salir algo de chipendi" "chipendi-lerendi" = muy bueno, chévere, genial, ideal...
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Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
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Confianza, certeza, creatividad.
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Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 6 more.
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de hacer una parada limpia/un trabajo muy bueno
Los expertos saben que un chofer/conductor no muy bueno se guía por los topes, por lo que no tienen la oportunidad de hacer una parada limpia. De hacer un trabajo muy bueno. Es decir que hagan su parada limpia sin guiarse por los topes.
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