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boil down

Spanish translation: reducirlo a lo esencial


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15:31 Oct 4, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers (general) / UNIX
English term or phrase: boil down
When you boil it down, however, you're probably going to use only the simplest patterns and maybe a useful flag or two.
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Local time: 18:24
Spanish translation:reducirlo a lo esencial
Explanation:
That's the idea, ...
Cheers,
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larru
Local time: 18:24
Grading comment
Muchas gracias larru
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5reducirlo a lo esencial
larru
4meditarlo / pensarlo / rumiarlo
Francisco Rocha
4todo se reduce a lo siguiente...
Lorena Roqué


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
reducirlo a lo esencial


Explanation:
That's the idea, ...
Cheers,

larru
Local time: 18:24
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Muchas gracias larru

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marsha Wilkie: Sí. Al reducirlo... o Cuando se reduce a...
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Marsha

agree  GoodWords
1 hr
  -> Gracias, GoodWords

agree  milliecoquis: agree
1 hr
  -> Gracias, milliecoquis

agree  Pablo Grosschmid
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, Pablo

agree  Ramon Inglada
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  -> Gracias, Ramón
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
todo se reduce a lo siguiente...


Explanation:
Otra opción
Saludos, :)

boil down:
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From the Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

►boil down verbo intransitivo reducirse [to, a]: what it all boils down to is this..., al fin y al cabo, todo se reduce a lo siguiente...



Lorena Roqué
Argentina
Local time: 14:24
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Native speaker of: Spanish
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
meditarlo / pensarlo / rumiarlo


Explanation:
en este caso, lo más cercano al original sería rumiarlo, que es una expresión coloquial que significa "darle vueltas a una idea".

Francisco Rocha
Brazil
Local time: 15:24
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