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mettre en veilleuse

Spanish translation: frenar (figurativo)


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French term or phrase:mettre en veilleuse
Spanish translation:frenar (figurativo)
Entered by: Beatriz Peña
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00:28 Aug 29, 2006
French to Spanish translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / tenis
French term or phrase: mettre en veilleuse
Hola, el contexto es: L’accès aux très hautes performances est lié à cette capacité à mettre en veilleuse juste avant les points le rationnalisme limité du “cerveau gauche”. Muchas gracias!
Beatriz Peña
Local time: 02:57
frenar (figurativo)
Explanation:
La traduccion literal es ¨poner a media luz¨.
La figurativa es ¨frenar¨.

Ojala te sirva!
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AnaBlyth
Local time: 10:57
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muchas gracias!
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Summary of answers provided
4frenar (figurativo)
AnaBlyth
3disminuir|reducir|opacar|sosegar|poner a un lado
Carlos Rodríguez


  

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frenar (figurativo)


Explanation:
La traduccion literal es ¨poner a media luz¨.
La figurativa es ¨frenar¨.

Ojala te sirva!



    Reference: http://://www.wordreference.com/fres/veilleuse
AnaBlyth
Local time: 10:57
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
disminuir|reducir|opacar|sosegar|poner a un lado


Explanation:
No termino de entender la frase tal como esta escrita, pero estoy bastante seguro de la imagen que quiere transmitir esa locución...

Robert:
EN VEILLEUSE. Mettre une lampe en veilleuse, en diminuer l'éclairage. « une ampoule qui brûlait en veilleuse les guida vers un couloir » (Martin du Gard). — (1935) Fig. Dont l'intensité, les effets, l'activité sont réduits* (cf. En attente, au ralenti). Affaire, problème en veilleuse. — Fam. Mets-la en veilleuse : du calme, tais-toi.

Comme le mentionnent certains intervenants de notre groupe d’enquête, la capacité à mettre en veilleuse les intérêts de chaque organisation pour s’arrimer à ...
www.utpjournals.com/jour.ihtml?lp=cjccj/472_article007.html

Suerte! :)

Carlos Rodríguez
Argentina
Local time: 21:57
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