Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
va de que
English translation:
the idea is
Added to glossary by
tazdog (X)
Apr 7, 2006 08:11
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va de que
A bullet point in a PowerPoint presentation:
"Va de que los usuarios actuales incrementen su uso de frecuencia, incrementando el numero de impactos"
Does this have the sense of "It goes without saying that..."?
Thanks in advance for any help
"Va de que los usuarios actuales incrementen su uso de frecuencia, incrementando el numero de impactos"
Does this have the sense of "It goes without saying that..."?
Thanks in advance for any help
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | the idea is |
tazdog (X)
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| 3 +2 | it is about |
Yol
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| 4 +1 | it deals with / is about / |
Carolina Castro
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Proposed translations
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the idea is
Yol is right about the meaning of "ir de que" (as in ¿de qué va la película?) but I think in this sentence I'd use "the idea is for current users..." etc.
Depending on the rest of your context, it might also be possible to say something like "it is a question of (getting?) current users to...."
Depending on the rest of your context, it might also be possible to say something like "it is a question of (getting?) current users to...."
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it is about
sometimes in Spanish "ir de que" is like "tratar sobre" but more informal. Maybe to be about...
Peer comment(s):
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uxia90
: "It is about the current users increasing its..."
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thanks uxia
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Paula Hernández
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thanks Paula
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42 mins
Carolina Castro
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it deals with / is about /
It's a colloquial expression so I hope these two could help.
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