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Aprieta y acelera

English translation: hustle and bustle


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Spanish term or phrase:Aprieta y acelera
English translation:hustle and bustle
Entered by: Jenni Lukac
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18:30 Aug 10, 2011
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Spanish term or phrase: Aprieta y acelera
Hola

Quisiera saber cómo traducir al inglés la frase "aprieta y acelera":

Bajo su propuesta creativa “It’s time for serenity”, el hotel XXX busca hacerle frente a un mundo moderno que “aprieta y acelera”.

Saludos.
Belenmc
Local time: 23:32
the hustle and bustle (of modern life)
Explanation:
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Jenni Lukac
Local time: 04:32
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Summary of answers provided
4 +10the hustle and bustle (of modern life)
Jenni Lukac
4modern life's stress and haste/stresses and pressures/the stress and haste of modern life
bcsantos


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
the hustle and bustle (of modern life)


Explanation:
one option

Jenni Lukac
Local time: 04:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lorenab23: Very nice Jenni!
35 mins
  -> Cheers and thanks, Lorena.
agree  Ecuánime
48 mins
  -> Greetings and thanks, Equánime
agree  philgoddard
1 hr
  -> Thanks very much, Phil.
agree  patinba: Yes, nice.
1 hr
  -> Thanks very much, patinba.
agree  Steve Dreggs
1 hr
  -> Greetings and thanks, Steve.
agree  ClaraVal
1 hr
  -> Cheers and thanks, ClaraVal.
agree  James A. Walsh
2 hrs
  -> Many thanks and best regards, James.
agree  Altogringo: Definitely a nice turn of phrase, and if I may, especially if "the hotel XXX seeks to make/take a stand against" it.
10 hrs
  -> Thanks, Altogringo. Have a nice day.
agree  franglish
11 hrs
  -> Cheers and thanks, franglish. Have a good day.
agree  AllegroTrans
19 hrs
  -> Thanks very much, AllegroTrans.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
modern life's stress and haste/stresses and pressures/the stress and haste of modern life


Explanation:
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bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 04:32
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Aug 14, 2011 - Changes made by Jenni Lukac:
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