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a few strings to one's bow

Spanish translation: tener varios ases bajo la manga

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English term or phrase:	a few strings to one\'s bow
Spanish translation:	tener varios ases bajo la manga
Entered by:	Nora Escoms

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19:51 Nov 13, 2009

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English term or phrase: a few strings to one's bow

"It's good to have a few strings to your bow."

Hola. Esta frase aparece en una novela para adolescentes y se refiere a tener varias alternativas, a no quedarse con una sola posibilidad. ¿Se les ocurre algún equivalente en español (digamos, neutro) que se use en Latinoamérica?

¡Gracias!

Nora Escoms KudoZ activity Questions: 58 (2 open) (2 without valid answers) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 181 Argentina
Local time: 12:40

tener varios ases bajo la manga

Explanation:
http://www.noticiasnet.com.ar/?se=65&id=12829
Pompilio tiene varios ases en la manga

http://www.exonline.com.mx/diario/noticia/adrenalina/futbols...
El Libertad de Paraguay trae varios ases bajo la manga, pues su entrenador Javier Torrente y cinco jugadores cuentan con la experiencia de haber participado en el futbol mexicano.

http://www.finanzas.com/noticias/empresas/2009-10-23/210882_...
Sin embargo, la compañía se guarda todavía varios ases en la manga. ¿Cuál será su próximo movimiento?

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guardar varios ases en la manga
tener varios ases en la manga o bajo la manga
o tener varios ases guardados en la manga

http://www.meristation.com/v3/des_avances.php?id=4182&idj=45...

Rare y Microsoft tenían varios ases guardados en la manga en los días previos al E3.

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Aitor Aizpuru
Mexico
Local time: 10:40

Grading comment

Todas las ideas me parecen muy buenas, y si bien es cierto que "tener varias opciones" es la idea exacta, prefiero usar un modismo para no "neutralizar" demasiado el texto, que está plagado de "idioms". ¡Muchas gracias a todos!
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4 +2

(es bueno) tener más de una opción

Eileen Banks

4 +1

tener varios ases bajo la manga

Aitor Aizpuru

4 +1

tener un plan "b"

Diego Carpio

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

a few strings to one's bow / another string to one's bow tener un plan "b"

Explanation:
Saludos y espero que sea de utilidad.

Diego.

Diego Carpio
Argentina
Local time: 12:40
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

a few strings to one's bow / another string to one's bow (es bueno) tener más de una opción

Explanation:

Metaconsciencia Siempre es bueno tener más de una opción para solventar cualquier situación. Sólo cerciórate de que el fracaso no es una de ellas. ...
www.facebook.com/pages/Metaconsciencia/104632392421?v...

Eileen Banks
Argentina
Local time: 12:40
Native speaker of:

Spanish

15 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

a few strings to one's bow / another string to one's bow

tener varios ases bajo la manga

Aitor Aizpuru
Mexico
Local time: 10:40
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

French
PRO pts in category: 8

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Nov 14, 2009 - Changes made by Lydia De Jorge:
Term asked	a few strings to one\'s bow / another string to one\'s bow => a few strings to one\'s bow

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