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segundo término

English translation: are no longer as important/take second place to others etc


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Spanish term or phrase:segundo término
English translation:are no longer as important/take second place to others etc
Entered by: Lisa Roberts
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17:23 Dec 19, 2006
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Marketing - Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase: segundo término
La carretera Palma-Algaida fue durante mucho tiempo la línea de ubicación de muchos restaurantes. Hoy en día esta carretera ha sido modificada y, por tanto, muchos de los restaurantes que antes se encontraban en el costado *han pasado a un segundo término*

Does this simply mean that they have relocated?

Thank you
Lisa Roberts
France
Local time: 04:53
are no longer as important/take second place to others etc
Explanation:
No, it means that they aren´t so important any longer

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-12-19 19:56:56 GMT)
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Sorry, my note above shouldhave been here
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Noni Gilbert
Local time: 04:53
Grading comment
Many thanks to all :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5are no longer as important/take second place to others etc
Noni Gilbert
4 +2are now off the main road/have moved to a secondary road
Edward Tully
4 +2are not as accessible as beforeteju
5off the beaten track
Carol Gullidge


Discussion entries: 2





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
are not as accessible as before


Explanation:
It means that they were right on the side of the road, easy to reach, and now, they must be farther from the new road, perhaps in what is sometimes called an access road or a gateway, which runs parallel to the main road or highway. This means you can't just stop by the restaurants like you used to before, you must exit the highway or road in order to reach the restaurants.

teju
Local time: 20:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Victoria Lorenzo
26 mins
  -> Gracias Victoria, asi lo entiendo yo, tiene que ver con el hecho de que la carretera ahora pasa por otro lugar, por lo tanto no son tan frecuentados como antes. Gracias - teju :)
agree  Henry Barfoot-Saunt
2 hrs
  -> Thank you very much Henry - teju ;)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
are now off the main road/have moved to a secondary road


Explanation:
another option!

Edward Tully
Local time: 04:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 91

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  teju: I like your first option Edward, the second one might be confused to mean that it was the restaurants that moved, don't you think? (it was the road that was moved)
4 mins
  -> mmm, good point!
agree  claudia16: in prime location?
6 hrs
  -> thank you Claudia
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
are no longer as important/take second place to others etc


Explanation:
No, it means that they aren´t so important any longer

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-12-19 19:56:56 GMT)
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Sorry, my note above shouldhave been here

Noni Gilbert
Local time: 04:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 124
Grading comment
Many thanks to all :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  silviantonia
11 mins
  -> Thanks again!
agree  Patricia Ramirez
17 mins
  -> Thanks Patricia, and felices fiestas!
agree  Kristina Mijic
1 hr
  -> Thanks Kristina, and felices fiestas!
agree  Cinnamon Nolan: And happy holidays to the AvilaAce! ;->
7 hrs
  -> And to you too, Cinn - Nonixxx
agree  Manuel Rossetti
8 hrs
  -> Thanks alizeStarFire, and felices fiestas!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
off the beaten track


Explanation:
ie, you now have to leave the main road to get to them.
It's the Palma-Algaida road that has been 'modificada', not the restaurants, which have stayed put. Moving the road, has left the restaurants high and dry...

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 168
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