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ha igualado las distancias

English translation: has made distance less of a factor


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Spanish term or phrase:ha igualado las distancias
English translation:has made distance less of a factor
Entered by: David Ronder
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15:53 Dec 6, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase: ha igualado las distancias
Here's the context

"Y dado que la globalización ha igualado las distancias, el éxito de un proyecto"

I've tried 'equalled' and 'evened' and I don't like either.
Simon Harris
Spain
Local time: 21:14
has made distance less of a factor
Explanation:
Perhaps a slightly loose translation, but I think that's what it means and how we say it.
The Five Wars of GlobalizationThe Five Wars of Globalization Magazine article by Moises Naim; ... and technological changes made distance less of a factor and money less "physical. ...
www.questia.com/PM.qst;jsessionid...868027653!-1723388096?a...

Business Without Borders | North America > United States from ...... changes such as the Internet that have made distance less of a factor. ... Globalization is not a trend. A trend is something that has a beginning and ...
www.allbusiness.com/government/4067110-1.html

Global Politics in a Changing World - Google Books Resultby Richard W. Mansbach, Edward Rhodes - 2008 - Political Science - 506 pages
... financial markets that now facilitate cross-border money transfers, and technological changes made distance less of a factor and money less “physical. ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0618974512...

Michael Mendoza: ZoomInfo Business People Information"While technology has made distance less of a factor in terms of routine communication, you cannot be too close to your customers or to the technology ...

Show map of 750 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA

www.zoominfo.com/people/Mendoza_Michael_11557586.aspx - Cached

Business Without Borders (1/31/07) -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com31 Jan 2007 ... The second is technological changes such as the Internet that have made distance less of a factor. And the third is the shift from ...
www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0107/013107mm.htm - Cached

.: Outline For Final Paper19 May 2008 ... The second is technological changes such as the Internet that have made distance less of a factor. And the third is the shift from ...
smithincp.blogspot.com/2008/05/outline-for-final-paper.html - Cached

[DOC] Telecommuting: How Technology Can Overcome DistanceFile Format: Microsoft Word - View as HTML
But technologies that emerged over the last decade have helped to make distance less of a factor for workers. E-mail, the Internet, networked workplaces, ...
macmla.org/events/2001/poster_telecommuting.doc

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-12-06 19:09:36 GMT)
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Sorry, there should be a space between my explanation and the first example.
Selected response from:

David Ronder
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:14
Grading comment
Well, thanks to all 8 answerers on this - and I thought it was a dumb question. I liked Robert's 'reduced' and Deborah's 'evened out' but finally decided to give points for David's 'has made distance less of a factor' because in the end, I used 'has made distances less important'.

Thanks once again!
Simon
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8bridgedRobert Forstag
4 +1has shortened distances
Leonardo Lamarche
4 +1abolished / shrunk distances
hjs45
4 +1has equaled distances
Grace Girouard
5has crossed over bordersLedaB
3has evened out distances
Deborah Lockett
3has made distance less of a factor
David Ronder
2has levelled things off/outRick Larg


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
bridged


Explanation:
Or even: reduced

Suerte.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 15:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 84

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  James A. Walsh: I like 'bridged distances'
48 mins
  -> Thank you, James.
agree  jairo payan: bridged distances
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Jairo.
agree  LadyofArcadia: this is elegant!
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Lady. :)
agree  Clare Hogg: I like "reduced"
5 hrs
  -> I think "reduced" is a good option, but I think anything like "eliminated", "erased", or "obliterated", is way over the top. Thank you, Clare. :)
agree  Thayenga: Elegant translation. :)
16 hrs
  -> Thank you, Thay.
agree  Gilla Evans: bridged is good
17 hrs
  -> Ta, Gilla.
agree  Carolina Marcote
22 hrs
  -> Gracias, Carolina.
agree  Noni Gilbert: bridged distances
1 day2 mins
  -> Thank you, Ace.
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
abolished / shrunk distances


Explanation:
-

hjs45
Local time: 21:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Gullidge: I think this is more the idea
23 mins
disagree  margaret caulfield: I think this could cause a big misunderstanding here.
25 mins
agree  Jenniferts: I agree with "shrunk distances".
4 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
has equaled distances


Explanation:
And granted that globalization has equaled distances, the success of a project

Grace Girouard
Uruguay
Local time: 16:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Carol Gullidge: I'm afraid I agree with Simon - that this doesn't sound right :(.... (sounds as though globalisation has matched distances)
17 mins
agree  margaret caulfield: To me, this sounds just fine given the context (but "since" and not "granted"). More context would definitely help though.
22 mins
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
has levelled things off/out


Explanation:
It all depends on the context...

Rick Larg
Spain
Local time: 21:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
has shortened distances


Explanation:
Es una manera de decirlo.

Leonardo Lamarche
Venezuela
Local time: 14:44
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Natalia Pedrosa
4 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias Natalia.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
has made distance less of a factor


Explanation:
Perhaps a slightly loose translation, but I think that's what it means and how we say it.
The Five Wars of GlobalizationThe Five Wars of Globalization Magazine article by Moises Naim; ... and technological changes made distance less of a factor and money less "physical. ...
www.questia.com/PM.qst;jsessionid...868027653!-1723388096?a...

Business Without Borders | North America > United States from ...... changes such as the Internet that have made distance less of a factor. ... Globalization is not a trend. A trend is something that has a beginning and ...
www.allbusiness.com/government/4067110-1.html

Global Politics in a Changing World - Google Books Resultby Richard W. Mansbach, Edward Rhodes - 2008 - Political Science - 506 pages
... financial markets that now facilitate cross-border money transfers, and technological changes made distance less of a factor and money less “physical. ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0618974512...

Michael Mendoza: ZoomInfo Business People Information"While technology has made distance less of a factor in terms of routine communication, you cannot be too close to your customers or to the technology ...

Show map of 750 N St Paul St, Dallas, TX 75201, USA

www.zoominfo.com/people/Mendoza_Michael_11557586.aspx - Cached

Business Without Borders (1/31/07) -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com31 Jan 2007 ... The second is technological changes such as the Internet that have made distance less of a factor. And the third is the shift from ...
www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0107/013107mm.htm - Cached

.: Outline For Final Paper19 May 2008 ... The second is technological changes such as the Internet that have made distance less of a factor. And the third is the shift from ...
smithincp.blogspot.com/2008/05/outline-for-final-paper.html - Cached

[DOC] Telecommuting: How Technology Can Overcome DistanceFile Format: Microsoft Word - View as HTML
But technologies that emerged over the last decade have helped to make distance less of a factor for workers. E-mail, the Internet, networked workplaces, ...
macmla.org/events/2001/poster_telecommuting.doc

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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-12-06 19:09:36 GMT)
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Sorry, there should be a space between my explanation and the first example.

David Ronder
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Well, thanks to all 8 answerers on this - and I thought it was a dumb question. I liked Robert's 'reduced' and Deborah's 'evened out' but finally decided to give points for David's 'has made distance less of a factor' because in the end, I used 'has made distances less important'.

Thanks once again!
Simon
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
has crossed over borders


Explanation:
If the context were taken from Literature ..........

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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-12-06 21:50:24 GMT)
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I mean, the equivalent of a the phrase could vary in style depending on the field of the context, that is, many of the phrases gien above are quite accurate but we should select them if the text is technical as it requires a straighter translation

Example sentence(s):
  • The use of the Net has crossed over borders, appears to have no nationality....
LedaB
Local time: 16:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
has evened out distances


Explanation:
I understand it to mean that tourists from the U.K. for instance are as likely to choose to go skiing in Canada as they are in the Alps

Deborah Lockett
Local time: 20:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 155
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