a golpe de inversor
English translation: react to the investors' whims
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|  Selected response from: Carole Wolfe United States Local time: 11:55 | ||||||
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| 4 | At a sudden increase of interest by an investor |
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| 4 | on the basis on investment |
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| 3 | burning investors |
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| 4 -1 | react to the investors' whims |
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| A possible translation of 'a golpe de' |
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| a golpe de |
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burning investors Explanation: "a golpe de" means "relying solely on", and can imply "squandering". I understand it to mean using investors as cannon fodder, so to speak. I suppose the subject matter is an investment fund that lacks an investment strategy and invests its depositors' (i.e. the "investors') savings haphazardly, thus harming them. |
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3 hrs confidence:
At a sudden increase of interest by an investor Explanation: Es un claro procedimiento de compra. |
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on the basis on investment Explanation: = the company is over-reliant on injections of cash from its investors, or seeking new ones, rather than thrashing out a proper strategy... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 hrs (2013-09-01 08:36:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "A veces parece que a nivel Global no tengamos una estrategia concreta, si no que vayamos a golpe de inversor." -> "Sometimes it seems that at Global we rely too much on investors rather than having a specific strategy ...” |
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7 days confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1react to the investors' whims Explanation: The company is not proactive in developing its strategy. It is allowing the investors' actions or golpes to dictate its business plan and not vice versa. Reference: http://www.linguee.com/english-spanish?query=a+golpe+de+decr... |
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| Reference: A possible translation of 'a golpe de' Reference information: by dint of Definitions . by means or use of ⇒ by dint of hard work See dint (sense 1) Synonyms View thesaurus entry = by means of, using, due to, as a result of, by virtue of, on the strength of, on account of, as a consequence of, by force of http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/by-dint-... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 47 mins (2013-08-31 19:21:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- dint (dɪnt Pronunciation for dint ) Definitions noun See by dint of (archaic) a blow or a mark made by a blow verb tr to mark with dints noun, verb a variant of dent1 http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/dint#din... |
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| Reference: a golpe de Reference information: According to the first three examples found on Linguee, this phrase conveys the following meanings: by or by means of or through, which are similar to relying solely on, suggested by Carl. I think the translation in your initial post is on the right track. My translation would be ,...and without one [strategy] we can only react to the investors' whims I am not posting an answer since my translation is close to the one you suggested in the first place. Reference: http://www.linguee.com/english-spanish?query=a+golpe+de+decr... |
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