flying colors

Spanish translation: Salir triunfante/tener un éxito rotundo

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English term or phrase:flying colors
Spanish translation:Salir triunfante/tener un éxito rotundo
Entered by: Claudia Campbell

09:49 Dec 7, 2001
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / idiom
English term or phrase: flying colors
as in:
"come off with flying colors"

Any good equivalent of this idiom in Spanish?
Thanks!
mick
Salir triunfante/tener un éxito rotundo
Explanation:
This are my options.
Good luck Mick
Selected response from:

olv10siq
Local time: 00:55
Grading comment
Thank you so much Olv!!
and thanks to the other translators too!
Mick
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Salir triunfante/tener un éxito rotundo
olv10siq
5(paso la prueba) con nota
Isabel Peralta
4 +1salió airoso...
urst
4hacer algo a lo grande...
Rick Henry


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
hacer algo a lo grande...


Explanation:
Just one option of many to come, I'm sure.

HTH

Rick

Rick Henry
United States
Local time: 02:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
(paso la prueba) con nota


Explanation:
Eso es lo que yo usaria, como nativa, y no tiene por que estar referido a examenes, sino a cualquier cosa que se haga.

Isabel Peralta
Spain
Local time: 08:55
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
salió airoso...


Explanation:
de la empresa, por ejemplo. O, con otro matiz, "se llevó la palma".



urst
Spain
Local time: 08:55
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabriela Tenenbaum (X): "salir airoso" is correct! #:)
37 mins
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Salir triunfante/tener un éxito rotundo


Explanation:
This are my options.
Good luck Mick


    Spanish speaker
olv10siq
Local time: 00:55
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thank you so much Olv!!
and thanks to the other translators too!
Mick

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabriela Tenenbaum (X): menos mal que no salió como "flying saucer"! #:))
32 mins
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