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Spanish translation: volverse más incisivo


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English term or phrase:become edgier
Spanish translation:volverse más incisivo
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15:04 Apr 29, 2004
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations
English term or phrase: become edgier
'...as the fight for audiences toughens up, programming, content and editorial are ***becoming edgier*** and more finely targeted.'
csm
agudos
Explanation:
Es una idea, en vista del contexto
Claudia
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claudia bagnardi
Local time: 17:53
Grading comment
Gracias a todos y a todas. Agudos está muy bien, pero me quedo con 'incisivos' como sugiere Pablo que, a mi gusto, creo que ha dado justo en el clavo.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6arriesgados ("riesgué") /extremistas / controversiales / directos
Sol
5 +2agudos
claudia bagnardi
5 +1volviendo más osadosagtranslat


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
agudos


Explanation:
Es una idea, en vista del contexto
Claudia

claudia bagnardi
Local time: 17:53
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Gracias a todos y a todas. Agudos está muy bien, pero me quedo con 'incisivos' como sugiere Pablo que, a mi gusto, creo que ha dado justo en el clavo.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Refugio: You are completely right. This has to do with having a sharp edge, maybe even cortantes, certainly ásperos. Nothing to do with daring or risky.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Ruth. In the sense of "incisivos".

agree  Pablo Grosschmid: "volviéndose(siendo) más incisivos" is the thing!
15 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
arriesgados ("riesgué") /extremistas / controversiales / directos


Explanation:
pick one :)

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Gamasutra - Letters to the Editor
... the plate. But let\'s be frank: the term \"edgy\" means exactly that
- pushing against the edge of accepted social convention. When ...
www.gamasutra.com/ php-bin/letter_display.php?letter_id=664 - 15k - Apr 27, 2004 - Cached - Similar pages



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Note added at 8 hrs 36 mins (2004-04-29 23:40:18 GMT)
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ooops, donde dice \"riesgué\" debería decir \"risquée\" o \"risqué\"

Stand-up comedy - encyclopedia article about Stand-up comedy. Free ...
... Many stand-up comedians go on to have their own television programs or star ... Jokes
were generally broad and (off when not broadcast) mildly risquée, and often ...
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Caleidoscopio - La TV anglo se vuelve picaresca - [ Translate this page ]
... filmadas en países latinos –incluyendo Venezuela- y los programas de participación ... sus
tramas incluyen situaciones y comentarios siempre más risqué en el ...
www.analitica.com/va/entretenimiento/ quepasa/7245380.asp - 43k - Cached - Similar pages


Sol
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  claudia bagnardi: Otras buenas ideas, sol
6 mins
  -> Muchas gracias :)

agree  Eng2Span: Excellent! Good job!
12 mins
  -> Muchas gracias :)

agree  Ltemes
21 mins
  -> Muchas Gracias :)

agree  Lorenia Rincon
1 hr
  -> Gracias Lorenia :)

neutral  Refugio: maybe directos, but certainly not arriesgados in this context.
2 hrs
  -> Tiene el sentido de ser "casi" inaceptables. Por ejemplo, el programa Joan of Arcadia, que es sobre una muchacha que habla con dios. Mira en Google cómo se está usando el término.

agree  etale
6 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias :)

agree  Xenia Wong
8 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias :)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
volviendo más osados


Explanation:
Los reporteros más osados de la televisión . AULA - [ Translate this page ]
CAIGA QUIEN CAIGA Los reporteros más osados de la televisión. Hace ya cuatro
años que irrumpieron en las pantallas de televisión de los españoles. ...
aula.el-mundo.es/aula/noticia.php/ 2000/04/05/aula954877478.html - 12k - Cached - Similar pages

[FLASH] R J R J & C A R G A N D O P Á G I N A R J R J & "Una Empresa al ...
File Format: Shockwave Flash
... ryjgestionempresarial.com R J R J & GESTIÓN GESTIÓN EMPRESARIAL EMPRESARIAL En
un mundo cambiante y competitivo en el que solo los más osados e intrépidos ...
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... Esta suerte de "Caja de Pandora" abre sus puertas viernes y sábados a las doce
en punto, invitando a los más osados a desprenderse de sus máscaras ...
www.terra.es/ocio/articulo/html/oci230.htm - 31k - Cached - Similar pages

Infodirectivos.com - Artículos Finanzas - [ Translate this page ]
Artículo. La banca electrónica nació en 1998, cuando algunos osados decidieron
dar el salto a la red para realizar operaciones financieras. ...
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La celebración del 50 aniversario - [ Translate this page ]
... La comida fue amenizada por los socios mas osados ya la vez que la comida avanzaba
el numero de osados aumentaba (que valor tuvimos en aguantar semejantes voces ...
www.irrintzi.com/Es/50Aniversario/Celebracion.html - 5k - Cached - Similar pages

Heroe y Sociedad - [ Translate this page ]
... Los mitos de los osados, de los que desafían a los dioses y por ello son castigados,
de los que traspasan los límites de lo permitido -ya sea por las leyes ...
www.ucm.es/info/especulo/numero3/heroe.htm - 49k - Cached - Similar pages


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Wired News: Is Content Dead on the Web?
... The staff was given plenty of leeway to program edgy content - \"they didn\'t give
us one iota of trouble for hiring hookers to write stories,\" says Halpin - but ...
www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/10901.html - 27k - Cached - Similar pages

SHECKYmagazine.com Standup... Seriously! Columnists! Dan French ...
... First up, in order to be edgy you have to have edgy content. ... The problem
here is that it’s really hard to be genius in edgy content. ...
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NGMAG > DevSpot > Brian Matthews
... Do you have more respect for \"clean\", non-adult-oriented Flash? A lot of sites shun
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... Web sites aimed at college-aged audiences say they\'re narrowly targeting
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Shift.com - profile - THE CBC GETS EDGY ONLINE
... But for the past few years, the CBC has been quietly innovating online, steadily
developing edgier content and expanding its reach to a younger, hipper market. ...
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PR eUniverse 04.08.02
... The eUniverse network includes Flowgo (www.flowgo.com), the largest entertainment
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agtranslat
Netherlands
Local time: 22:53
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sol: sí, me gusta eso de "osados"
1 hr
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