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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Tourism & Travel | | Spanish term or phrase: recoger el testigo | From an article on the rise of dismounted bullfighting in Spain:
la corrida de toros, elevada por algunos a la categoría de arte, empieza a configurarse entre finales del siglo XVII y principios del XVIII, pero el toreo a pie surge cuando la nobleza imita los gustos versallescos de Felipe V de Borbón (1700-1746) y abandona las plazas y el toreo a caballo. Es entonces cuando el pueblo llano RECOGE EL TESTIGO y hace suya la fiesta
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30 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +3 to pick up the torch
Explanation:
Es común usar esta frase... suerte!
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Note added at 38 mins (2006-08-26 20:55:27 GMT)
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I think that maybe this phrase could be too "strong", since it's usually used in a context where one generation passes knowledge or wisdom onto the next one. Another option for this context could be "takes its turn"
Example sentence(s):- there watching another generation pick up the torch
- They have literally picked up the torch of journalism from the major news media to shed the light of
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