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a brief flurry of

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English term or phrase:	a brief flurry of
Spanish translation:	un breve aluvión de
Entered by:	isabel murillo

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18:08 Jan 7, 2012

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Management / Management

English term or phrase: a brief flurry of

How do you translated the above expression in the following context:
After a brief flurry of interesting suggestions in team meetings during the first few weeks in her new position, Helen seems to have lapsed into silence.

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Local time: 20:50

un breve aluvión de

Explanation:
una sugerencia:
después de un breve aluvión de sugerencias interesantes en...

Otra sugerencia:
después de un breve pero intenso periodo de sugerencias...

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isabel murillo
Local time: 20:50

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3 +2

una breve avalancha

jortimara

4 +1

breve oleada (de propuestas)

CARMEN MAESTRO

una breve ráfaga

kleiva

chaparrón de

Salloz

un breve aluvión de

isabel murillo

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

una breve avalancha

Explanation:
sugerencia

jortimara
Local time: 20:50
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

4 mins confidence:

un breve aluvión de

Explanation:
una sugerencia:
después de un breve aluvión de sugerencias interesantes en...

Otra sugerencia:
después de un breve pero intenso periodo de sugerencias...

isabel murillo
Local time: 20:50
Native speaker of:

Catalan,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 34

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I agree

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

breve oleada (de propuestas)

Explanation:
También puede decirse "aluvión", lo que pasa es que con "breve" suena contradictorio...

CARMEN MAESTRO
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 31

1 hr confidence:

chaparrón de

Explanation:
Chaparrón: lluvia recia de corta duración (DRAE).

Cantidad grande de una cosa que aparece con mucha intensidad al mismo tiempo: tan pronto como acabó su intervención, le cayó un chaparrón de preguntas. ...
es.thefreedictionary.com/chaparrón

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-01-07 19:58:03 GMT)
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... consiste en servir de adorno jeje (es broma) yo estoy aquí para aguantar el chaparrón de sugerencias y criticas que van llegando. ...
www.elistas.net › Inicio › Mis eListas › boletin-yusy

Salloz
Local time: 13:50
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

9 hrs confidence:

una breve ráfaga

Explanation:
Another alternative that conveys the same meaning.

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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-01-08 04:08:06 GMT)
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"Brief" is somewhat redundant with "flutter" which by definition is of short duration. Could translate simply as "ráfaga".

kleiva
Local time: 13:50
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish

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