ha puesto una nueva pica en los EEUU
English translation: has been a smash hit/runaway success in the US
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| Spanish to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Cooking / Culinary / nuevos productos en el mercado | |||||||
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has brought off a new coup in the U.S. Explanation: Oxford pica f 1 a (Arm) pike; poner una pica en Flandes to bring off a coup Mike :) |
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peer agreement (net): +1has been a smash hit/runaway success in the US Explanation: One option! |
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has secured a new success in the US Explanation: It involves difficulty, that's why I prefer "secured" DRAE: poner una pica en Flandes. 1. loc. verb. coloq. Ser mucha la dificultad para conseguir algo. |
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(sales have) soared to new heights in the US (market) Explanation: brings in the "nueva" element into the set expression: "poner una pica en Flandes " This, on its own, doesn't work with the US, where there are already plenty of peaks (unlike Flanders!) |
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