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Spanish translation: coger (tomar) el toro por los cuernos

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English term or phrase:	take things in hands
Spanish translation:	coger (tomar) el toro por los cuernos
Entered by:	David Meléndez Tormen

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13:15 Apr 30, 2004

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Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / Recursos humanos

English term or phrase: take things in hands

Frase hecha(imagino), y termino con las dudas de este proyecto! ;-)

C. Aaron Palomino KudoZ activity Questions: 70 (none open) Answers: 870
Local time: 01:07

tomar el toro por las astas (ver explicación)

Explanation:
Es una expresión que significa hacerse cargo de una cosa, tomar el control de una situación. Espero te sirva. Salu2!

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Asimenia
Local time: 21:07

Grading comment

Si, en España se dice cojer el toro por los cuernos. Gracias.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

tomar las riendas

Jesús Marín Mateos

hacerse cargo de xx

Marian Greenfield

tomar el asunto con sus propias manos....

Xenia Wong

5 -1

tomar el toro por las astas (ver explicación)

Asimenia

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

10 mins confidence:

hacerse cargo de xx

Explanation:
un poco más de contexto... tiene que ver con encargarse de algo, de actuar, etc. pero contexto falta.

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 19:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 801

10 mins confidence:

tomar el asunto con sus propias manos....

Explanation:
tomar las riendas, hacerse directamente responsable, no delegar, etc.

Xenia Wong
Local time: 18:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 842

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

tomar el toro por las astas (ver explicación)

Explanation:
Es una expresión que significa hacerse cargo de una cosa, tomar el control de una situación. Espero te sirva. Salu2!

Asimenia
Local time: 21:07
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Si, en España se dice cojer el toro por los cuernos. Gracias.

21 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

tomar las riendas

Explanation:
Otra posibilidad.

Jesús Marín Mateos
Local time: 00:07
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

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