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English translation: made noise/waves


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Spanish term or phrase:sonamos
English translation:made noise/waves
Entered by: schmetterlich
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23:12 Feb 2, 2012
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Spanish term or phrase: sonamos
"Ya sonamos en los foros internacionales" (sobre un país)
schmetterlich
Local time: 00:13
made noise/waves
Explanation:
Isabel Menard is making quite the impression while playing for the Syracuse Women's Ice Hockey team, but with that she's also making noise on the international stage as well.
http://www.thenewshouse.com/story/making-waves
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rich.
Mexico
Local time: 00:13
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8made noise/waves
rich.
4 +3we are being heard
Rafael Molina Pulgar


Discussion entries: 2





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
made noise/waves


Explanation:
Isabel Menard is making quite the impression while playing for the Syracuse Women's Ice Hockey team, but with that she's also making noise on the international stage as well.
http://www.thenewshouse.com/story/making-waves

rich.
Mexico
Local time: 00:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 43

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gustavo Martínez: Yo diría "we are already making noise", pero por aquí van los tiros.
12 mins
  -> Thanks, Gustavo
agree  MariaMast: Agree, but considering Gustavo's suggestion.
16 mins
  -> Thanks, Maria
agree  anademahomar
25 mins
  -> Thanks, Ana
agree  Jenni Lukac
39 mins
  -> Thanks, Jenni
agree  VanesaBlackmore
47 mins
  -> Thanks, Vanesa
agree  mmcnelis: or made a big splash
56 mins
  -> Thanks, mmc
agree  Kevin G: of the 2 options I prefer "making waves"
8 hrs
  -> Yes, "making waves" suggests a positive effect. Thanks, Kevin
agree  James A. Walsh: "Making waves" does it for me too: http://tinyurl.com/7q8lbap
12 hrs
  -> I agree. Thanks, James
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
we are being heard


Explanation:
Stop the world, Scotland wants to get on
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30 Nov 2011 – My letter from Mr Goodwin, as we must now learn to. ... society we want, about Scotland's voice being heard in the international organisations of ...

Policy Statement by Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General ...
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Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Vista rápida
most pressing issues of our time. Yet apart from documents to the UN committees that report on our work, can we truly say that we are being heard in the world?

Free Sweden.net - Home Education - New Swedish Refugees ...
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13 Mar 2011 – And on the academic front we are being heard in Europe too, with a major presentation at the Goethe University of Frankfurt's 25th World ...



Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 00:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  teresa quimper
41 mins
  -> Gracias, Teresa.
agree  patinba: Parece lo más probable.
11 hrs
  -> Gracias, patinba.
agree  Charles Davis: I like "our voice is being heard", but "we are being heard" is fine too. This is better than "making a noise", because the implication is "nos están haciendo caso", I think.
12 hrs
  -> Thank you very much for your comment.
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