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Situación (en este contexto)

English translation: Current state


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Spanish term or phrase:Situación (en este contexto)
English translation:Current state
Entered by: Mónica Algazi
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18:31 Aug 30, 2011
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Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations / Cosmética
Spanish term or phrase: Situación (en este contexto)
Me parece que el vocable "situación" se me está atragantando hoy (current state, situation, etc.).

El contexto trata de productos de belleza.

"Situación de las franquicias XXXX que hacen publicidad (XXXX nombre de una compañia)"

Se me ocurre performance, en este caso.

"XXXX franchises performance running advertising."
Eugenio Llorente
Local time: 05:59
Current state
Explanation:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/05/04/web-design-trends...
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Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 00:59
Grading comment
Muchas gracias Mónica
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3status
ClaraVal
4 +1performance/resultsbigedsenior
4 +1position
Jaime Hyland
3 +2Current state
Mónica Algazi


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
status


Explanation:
How about "status"? (in the sense of "current situation/state")

"Status of (the) XX franchises running XXX advertising."

ClaraVal
Spain
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Or situation, or position.
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Phil :-)
agree  GOLDENTRY
9 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  neilmac: Good option IMO
13 hrs
  -> Thank you :-)
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
position


Explanation:
Often used with an adjective, depending on the context; as in:

Financial, economic, demographic or (even!) geographical position.

Jaime Hyland
Local time: 05:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: Another nice alternative
12 hrs
  -> Ta Neil!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Current state


Explanation:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/05/04/web-design-trends...

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 00:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muchas gracias Mónica

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GOLDENTRY
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Gonzalo.
agree  neilmac: Eugenio seems to suggest he's used this already and is looking for a synonym.
12 hrs
  -> Thank you, Neil.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
performance/results


Explanation:
...of the franchises that advertise..

bigedsenior
Local time: 20:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: Why not indeed
11 hrs
neutral  Jaime Hyland: Strictly speaking, I don't think "performance" works. "Situación" refers to the state of something at a particular time, not over a particular period. "Results" is too specific, imo.
12 hrs
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Sep 1, 2011 - Changes made by Mónica Algazi:
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