Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
play the numbers game
Spanish translation:
no ha hecho los cálculos correspondientes
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Lydianette Soza
Mar 9, 2015 23:24
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English term
Belize
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
play the numbers game
English to Spanish
Other
International Org/Dev/Coop
Disaster response
The Donor has not played the ‘numbers game’ and has the space to innovate in a very challenging environment. There is evidence of learning and a healthy feedback loop between users, partners, key stakeholders and the Donor, enabling the program to rapidly adapt approaches and technologies to user needs.
Imagino que debe ser alguna frase idiomática. Puede ser 'hacer númeritos'? en el sentido de hacer cálculos??
Imagino que debe ser alguna frase idiomática. Puede ser 'hacer númeritos'? en el sentido de hacer cálculos??
Proposed translations
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| Numbers game |
Jaime Blank
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Proposed translations
7 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
Works in field
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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60
Selected
no ha hecho los cálculos correspondientes
algo así a lo mejor
a numbers game
› a situation in which the most important factor is how many of a particular thing there are, especially when you disapprove of this:
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o: necesarios/adecuados
a numbers game
› a situation in which the most important factor is how many of a particular thing there are, especially when you disapprove of this:
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o: necesarios/adecuados
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
11 mins
Wilsonn Perez Reyes
El Salvador
El Salvador
Native in Spanish
El Salvador
BA in Translation & BA in Law
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
60
no ha tenido en cuenta los números/las cifras
Otra idea.
1 hr
Jaime Blank
Finland
Finland
Native in Spanish
Finland
Native in: Hebrew 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Hebrew, Hebrew to Spanish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
English term (edited):
to play the numbers game
Manipular los datos
... no ha manipulado los datos y ...
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otra posibilidad es ...no ha 'jugado a la lotería'/b> y ...
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otra posibilidad es ...no ha 'jugado a la lotería'/b> y ...
2 hrs
jugar con las estadísticas/con los números
Mr X no ha jugado con las estadísticas
Mr X no considerado jugar con los números
Jugar con los estadísticas/con lo números es un proceso de considerar un análisis exhaustivo para dar con mejores y mas complejas opciones
The numbers game-National Geographics (Disclaimer)
Money. Sex. Marriage. Mortality. In each episode, data scientist Jake Porway tackles one of life’s most daunting topics revealing the surprising science behind them. From mind-bending stats, hilarious man on the street experiments.
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/the-numbers-ga...
Mr X no considerado jugar con los números
Jugar con los estadísticas/con lo números es un proceso de considerar un análisis exhaustivo para dar con mejores y mas complejas opciones
The numbers game-National Geographics (Disclaimer)
Money. Sex. Marriage. Mortality. In each episode, data scientist Jake Porway tackles one of life’s most daunting topics revealing the surprising science behind them. From mind-bending stats, hilarious man on the street experiments.
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/the-numbers-ga...
10 hrs
Pablo Cruz
Native in Spanish
Works in field
MSc Engineering, MA Translation Studies
Native in: Spanish
Works in: German to Spanish, French to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
51
entrar en el juego de los números
... no ha entrado en el juego de los números... (para evitar en castellano el "jugar al juego")
Saludos
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creo que se ajustaría bien a la acepción que ha dado Jaime, con la que estoy de acuerdo
Reference comments
1 hr
Jaime Blank
Finland
Finland
Native in Spanish
Finland
Native in: Hebrew , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Hebrew, Hebrew to Spanish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Reference:
Numbers game
1. (often derogatory) The use or manipulation of statistics or figures, especially in support of an argument:
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2. (also numbers pool or numbers racket)
North American A lottery based on the occurrence of unpredictable numbers in the results of races, a lottery, etc.
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2. (also numbers pool or numbers racket)
North American A lottery based on the occurrence of unpredictable numbers in the results of races, a lottery, etc.
Example sentence:
<i>MPs were today <b>playing the numbers game</b> as the vote drew closer</i>
<i>People were <b>playing numbers games</b> by building flats but we are all about quality and good design.</i>
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