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"la comunicación está entre cortada"

English translation: the call is breaking up

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Spanish term or phrase:"la comunicación está entre cortada"
English translation:the call is breaking up
Entered by: Lydianette Soza

01:25 Dec 24, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications) / Phone calls/ llamadas telefonicas
Spanish term or phrase: "la comunicación está entre cortada"
El contexto, o más bien la situación es la siguiente.


Este es un problema que ocurre cuando llamas o te llaman y oyes parte de la comunicación de la otra persona, razón por la cual se le denomina comunicación entrecortada.

Ahora como dirian la comunicacion está entrecortada.

Saludes y desde ya

Feliz Navidad y Prospero 2007
Lydianette Soza
Belize
Local time: 09:21
the call is breaking up
Explanation:
the call
Selected response from:

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 09:21
Grading comment
Gracias Sr. Hinds!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3the call is breaking up
Henry Hinds
5"the call is garbled"
Lila Castillo
4the line is breaking up
claudia16 (X)
4You're cutting up!
Tom2004


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
la comunicación está entre cortada
the line is breaking up


Explanation:
x

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Note added at 20 mins (2006-12-24 01:46:18 GMT)
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or "you are breaking up"

claudia16 (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the call is breaking up


Explanation:
the call

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 09:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 94
Grading comment
Gracias Sr. Hinds!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Algazi
16 mins
  -> Gracias, Mónica.
agree  Robert Copeland
31 mins
  -> Gracias, Roberto.
agree  tazdog (X)
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Cindy.
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
You're cutting up!


Explanation:
That's what i usually say when someone is "cutting up" on their cell phone!

Tom2004
Canada
Local time: 11:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
"the call is garbled"


Explanation:
Adjective: garbled gaa(r)buld
Lacking orderly continuity
- confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, illogical, scattered, unconnected

No sé cuán coloquial es el uso.. pero uno dice "your voice is garbled" o "you sound garbled", etc.


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Lila Castillo
Chile
Local time: 09:21
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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