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English term or phrase:
bet big
Spanish translation:
realizar inversiones de gran envergadura
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Ericad
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English term
bet big
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QUISIERA EVITAR UTILIZAR LA PALABRA "APUESTA/APOSTAR"
They has often made these big bets, and usually they pay off in a big way. Occasionally they don’t—and they can fail spectacularly—but as a company we try to make sure that we bet big on a couple of key things.
They has often made these big bets, and usually they pay off in a big way. Occasionally they don’t—and they can fail spectacularly—but as a company we try to make sure that we bet big on a couple of key things.
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realizar inversiones de gran envergadura
we bet big, nosotros realizamos inversiones de gran envergadura o inversines grandes en ...
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decantado por estas opciones arriesgadas/jugar a lo grande/fuerte
Se han inclinado/decantado a menudo por estas operaciones/opciones arriesgadas...
Don't know why you want to avoid apostar a lo grande - las empresas apuestan por una opción u otra.
Don't know why you want to avoid apostar a lo grande - las empresas apuestan por una opción u otra.
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nos arriesgamos (por.../en favor de...)
Las apuestas siempre son un riesgo...
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Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
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Quality Above All...Calidad Sobre Todo
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Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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jugarse el todo por el todo
+ un "matizador". Es decir: (prácticamente/casi/podría decirse que) nos jugamos el todo por el todo en un par de cuestiones clave. Suerte
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David Cahill
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16 yrs. in nuclear engineering
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
jugar fuerte
Si quieres evitar el uso de apostar se me ocurre "jugar fuerte" pero realmente creo que apostar es la mejor opción
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Note added at 29 mins (2007-01-31 15:05:51 GMT)
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Bet big and take a big risk is not necessarily the same thing. If I have a sure thing I can bet big but the risk is not so great
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Note added at 29 mins (2007-01-31 15:05:51 GMT)
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Bet big and take a big risk is not necessarily the same thing. If I have a sure thing I can bet big but the risk is not so great
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Jorge Merino
Chile
Chile
Native in Spanish
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Chile
Accurate technical translations
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish
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apostamos alto
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Jorge
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-01-31 17:06:27 GMT)
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Perdona Ericad, no me fijé en que querías evitar la palabra "apuesta", lo que pasa es que "apostamos alto" suena tan natural...
Suerte,
Jorge
Jorge
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-01-31 17:06:27 GMT)
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Perdona Ericad, no me fijé en que querías evitar la palabra "apuesta", lo que pasa es que "apostamos alto" suena tan natural...
Suerte,
Jorge
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