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Spanish translation: escatimar esfuerzos


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English term or phrase:take shortcuts
Spanish translation:escatimar esfuerzos
Entered by: Salloz
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13:30 Jan 19, 2012
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: take shortcuts
¿Cómo se podría decir esta expresión en español sin tener que utilizar la traducción más literal "tomar atajos"?

"I will no take shortcuts while doing my job".

¡Gracias!
Ion Zubizarreta
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:41
escatimar esfuerzos
Explanation:
No escatimaré esfuerzos para realizar mis tareas / ejecutar mi trabajo / cumplir con mis deberes.
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Salloz
Local time: 10:41
Grading comment
¡Gracias a todos por la ayuda!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4tomar atajosAsch
4 +2elegir el camino mas fácil / hacer las cosas de la manera más facil
Juan Manuel Macarlupu Peña
4 +1con prisas/de prisa
Vitaliy Rysyuk
4 +1escatimar esfuerzos
Salloz
4regatear/ahorrar esfuerzo(s)
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
elegir el camino mas fácil / hacer las cosas de la manera más facil


Explanation:
Sugerencias que se me ocurren.
¡Saludos y suerte con el proyecto!

Juan Manuel Macarlupu Peña
Local time: 12:41
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  isabel murillo: Feliz 2012!!! Creo que aún no te habia "visto" por aquí, o no había "hablado" contigo
28 mins
  -> ¡Gracias Isabel! Feliz 2012 para ti también. Efectivamente no nos habíamos visto, anduve con mucho trabajo por suerte así que estuve medio alejado. :)
agree  Mercedes Marta Moreno
3 hrs
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
con prisas/de prisa


Explanation:
[No voy a hacer mi trabajo] con prisas/de prisa.

Vitaliy Rysyuk
Ukraine
Local time: 18:41
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian, Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Hanlan: De prisa
4 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias!
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
tomar atajos


Explanation:
"I will no take shortcuts while doing my job".
Está mal escrito. La forma correcta sería "I will not take shortcuts while doing my job".
o mejor "I will take no shortcuts while doing my job".
En castellano se dice:
"Yo no escatimo esfuerzos haciendo mi trabajo."

Asch
Local time: 10:41
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria-Jose Pastor
52 mins
agree  Beatriz Candil Garcia
2 hrs
agree  eski
5 hrs
agree  Salloz: Veo que también sugeriste 'escatimar esfuerzos', la mejor solución a mi juicio.
10 hrs
disagree  Vitaliy Rysyuk: Esto sólo es un calco del inglés, sin reconsideración literaria del sentido.
18 hrs
agree  Edward Tully
1 day9 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
regatear/ahorrar esfuerzo(s)


Explanation:
A mí tampoco me gusta la traducción literal en este caso. Saludos


Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 17:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 142
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
escatimar esfuerzos


Explanation:
No escatimaré esfuerzos para realizar mis tareas / ejecutar mi trabajo / cumplir con mis deberes.

Salloz
Local time: 10:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 27
Grading comment
¡Gracias a todos por la ayuda!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Alberto
4 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias.
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