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key into links with

English translation: take advantage of


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:key into
English translation:take advantage of
Entered by: Andy Watkinson
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10:46 Apr 24, 2003
English to English translations [PRO]
Marketing
English term or phrase: key into links with
These businesses can benefit from 12 years of investment in developing close political, technical and business links with Jiangsu Province in China and key into links with Greater Washington.
Elvira Stoianov
Luxembourg
Local time: 11:35
take advantage of
Explanation:
i.e. These businesses ........can take advantage of their links (relations) with Greater Washington.
Selected response from:

Andy Watkinson
Spain
Local time: 11:35
Grading comment
thanks
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1take advantage of
Andy Watkinson
3 +2tap into / forge
jerrie
5hacer vínculos/ vincularse con
Raquel Iglesias


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
hacer vínculos/ vincularse con


Explanation:
HIH!

Raquel Iglesias
Spain
Local time: 11:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Andy Watkinson: Raquel - es inglés mono....
29 mins
  -> Oops! Gracias andy.
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tap into / forge


Explanation:
share / exchange / develop

would all work

key in / into: transfer, store (data by operating a keyboard)

hth

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 773

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Raquel Iglesias: with tap into
36 mins
agree  DGK T-I: also agree with 'tap into'
6 hrs
  -> Thanks
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
take advantage of


Explanation:
i.e. These businesses ........can take advantage of their links (relations) with Greater Washington.

Andy Watkinson
Spain
Local time: 11:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 33
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DGK T-I: and in this sentence really it's "sales talk" repeating 'benefit from' again, but using different words to seem attractive
6 hrs
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