Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

keep on the beam

Spanish translation:

mantener la motivación / fortaleza mental

Added to glossary by Minerva_82
Sep 1, 2008 17:23
15 yrs ago
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English term

keep on the beam

English to Spanish Art/Literary Linguistics autoayuda
This makes it all very simple. It means that to have a wonderful life, to be a great succedd at whatever you're doing whether it's washing windows, selling toothbrushes, wrting advertising copy, or managing a mega-company, all you've got to do is keep on the beam. And by keeping on the beam, i mean all you've got to do is keep your mental energy high.

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mantener la motivación / fortaleza mental

In naval and maritime terminology:
On the beam
Any distance from the ship on a line with the beams, or at right angles with the keel.

In this sense it would mean: mantener la ruta o derrotero
Peer comment(s):

agree Mariana Borio
25 mins
Gracias
agree olv10siq
2 hrs
Gracias Olv
agree Egmont
3 hrs
Gracias Avrvm
agree MarinaM
5 hrs
Gracias Marina
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "muchas gracias :)"
48 mins

mantenerse enfocado, no perder de vista el rumbo

Es parte del credo de AlAnon: no salirse del carril, no perder la senda, no perder el foco. O todo esto, dicho en positivo.

Coincido también con la versión de "traductorchile", que está muy bien.
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+3
51 mins

mantener el impetú / el entusiasmo

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Note added at 52 mins (2008-09-01 18:16:21 GMT)
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...sorry ímpetu... I misplaced the accent!
Peer comment(s):

agree Richard C. Baca, MIM
47 mins
Muchas gracias!! ;))
agree Maria_Elena Garcia Guevara
1 hr
Muchas gracias!! ;))
agree Egmont : Too!
2 hrs
Muchas gracias de nuevo, Avrvm!!! ;))
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55 mins

mantenerse radiante

mi sugerencia
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2 hrs

mantenerse bien encaminado

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2 hrs

matenerse en onda

Realmente el tiempo se pasa volando!!Pero, no hay edad para ser feliz.Solo hay que tratar de MANTENERSE EN ONDA y hacer mucho ejercicio.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbzVF6sIFp4&feature=related -

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2 hrs

no perder el norte

A ver qué te parece.
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