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jaw-dropper

Spanish translation: portentosos, asombrosos, prodigiosos,

07:24 Dec 7, 2000
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
English term or phrase: jaw-dropper
En este caso habla de los resultados de una empresa.
Javier Mallo
Local time: 16:15
Spanish translation:portentosos, asombrosos, prodigiosos,
Explanation:
Hola. "Resultados portentosos ..." (this one if my fav). Can't go much further than that in Spanish before entering the X zone. Those terms mean pretty much to "jaw-drop" someone and can be used safely in most contexts. If you want to be reeeeally literal then you would have to go for: "resultados que ... dejarán boquiabierto (a)...". Not too bad either I reckon, just a little lenghty (do you charge by target word?, ho ho!). Good picking :))
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Paul Roige (X)
Spain
Local time: 16:15
Grading comment
Muy bueno Grascias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
nasorprendentes
Carmen Hernaiz
naportentosos, asombrosos, prodigiosos,
Paul Roige (X)
naver comentario
Trinidad
nainsólitos, pasmosos, admirables, impactantes...
Oso (X)
naSee below,
Ramón Solá


  

Answers


2 mins
sorprendentes


Explanation:
Se trata de resultados \"sorprendentes\", como para dejar a los demás \"boquiabiertos\". Cualquier expresión de ese estilo puede servirte. Depende un poco de la seriedad del texto en general.
Suerte.

Carmen Hernaiz
Spain
Local time: 16:15
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 765

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Mauricio López Langenbach
Alicia Piva
Gabriela Mellado
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44 mins
portentosos, asombrosos, prodigiosos,


Explanation:
Hola. "Resultados portentosos ..." (this one if my fav). Can't go much further than that in Spanish before entering the X zone. Those terms mean pretty much to "jaw-drop" someone and can be used safely in most contexts. If you want to be reeeeally literal then you would have to go for: "resultados que ... dejarán boquiabierto (a)...". Not too bad either I reckon, just a little lenghty (do you charge by target word?, ho ho!). Good picking :))


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Paul Roige (X)
Spain
Local time: 16:15
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in pair: 666
Grading comment
Muy bueno Grascias

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Oso (X)
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3 hrs
ver comentario


Explanation:
para dejar a todos boquiabiertos (familiar y literal)

resultados impactantes (se utiliza mucho en periodismo financiero)



Trinidad
PRO pts in pair: 18
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4 hrs
insólitos, pasmosos, admirables, impactantes...


Explanation:
Son algunas otras sugerencias.
OSO :^)

Oso (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 9863
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14 hrs
See below,


Explanation:
OK, let me add my own adjective: "pasmosos"

Ramón Solá
Local time: 09:15
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 3952
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