we are right on target

Spanish translation: estamos en el curso correcto

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English term or phrase:we are right on target
Spanish translation:estamos en el curso correcto
Entered by: Adriana de Groote

15:11 Dec 21, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics / traducci{on
English term or phrase: we are right on target
If George Steiner is correct in saying, somewhere in the massive After Babel, that translation is fundamentally the problem of cognition, we are right on target.
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estamos en el curso correcto
Explanation:
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Adriana de Groote
Guatemala
Local time: 04:15
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5estamos en el curso correcto
Adriana de Groote
4 +3hemos dado en el blanco / nuestro objetivo está justo en la mira
kironne
4estamos en lo cierto...
Egmont
4estamos sobre la meta
Sergio Gaymer
4no hemos equivocado el rumbo.
Alba Mora
4estamos en la senda correcta
Jairo Payan


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
estamos en lo cierto...


Explanation:
+++++


    yourdictionary.com -> Spanish
Egmont
Spain
Local time: 11:15
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
estamos sobre la meta


Explanation:
:)

Sergio Gaymer
Chile
Local time: 05:15
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
estamos en el curso correcto


Explanation:
Una opción

Adriana de Groote
Guatemala
Local time: 04:15
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 64

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal
1 hr
  -> ¡Muchas gracias y saludos!

agree  DDM
4 hrs
  -> ¡Muchas gracias y saludos!

agree  Annissa 7ar
6 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias y ¡Feliz Navidad!

agree  JPMedicalTrans
11 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias y ¡Feliz Navidad!

agree  Victoria Lorenzo
15 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias y ¡Feliz Navidad!
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
hemos dado en el blanco / nuestro objetivo está justo en la mira


Explanation:

The choice will depend on how you phrase the paragraph...

Hope this helps!

kironne
Chile
Local time: 07:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  NetTra
27 mins
  -> Thanks, NetTra

agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal
36 mins
  -> Thanks, clb

agree  Silvia Brandon-Pérez: justo en la mira... o en la mirilla; y te doy gracias además porque tengo un poema del inglés que estoy traduciendo para un amigo, y estaba buscando un sinónimo para target que no fuera 'blanco...' ¡Felicidades!
1 hr
  -> Why, thanks and you're welcome, silviantonia!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
no hemos equivocado el rumbo.


Explanation:
Si George Steiner no se equivoca al decir,..., que la traducción es básicamente el problema de la cognición, entonces...



Alba Mora
Local time: 07:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
estamos en la senda correcta


Explanation:
Otra opción de estilo

Jairo Payan
Colombia
Local time: 05:15
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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