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spigot/they

Spanish translation: / gastar menos / vigilar el presupuesto/ ajustar los costes / cerrar la canilla

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English term or phrase:to tighten the spigot/they
Spanish translation:/ gastar menos / vigilar el presupuesto/ ajustar los costes / cerrar la canilla
Entered by: JH Trads

06:20 Nov 2, 2001
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: spigot/they
"I would tighten the spigot, on weekends, especially Sundays. They're the toughest."

(they se refiere a Sundays, no?)
Pablo L.
voy a ser menos generoso / despilfarrador / gastar menos / vigilar el presupuesto
Explanation:
los fines de semana especialmente los Domingos. Son los días más duros/bravos (en los que uno suele gastar mas)

Hola Pablo,

Aunque no tenemos mucho contexto, es muy probable que esta expresión no se refiera al objeto "spigot" que de paso se traduce asi en distintos paises:
-chile: llave
-rio de la plata: canilla
-bolivia:pila
-espana: grifo
Sino que aqui es el significado figurado de "cerrar la canilla" que tambien podrias decir segun el pais, es decir gastar menos


una referencia en este sentido en ingles:
next year as venture capitalists, banks and the stock markets tighten the once wide-open
money spigot. Banks are tightening their loan criteria in the face of ...
www.creditbusiness.net/commentary.htm - 11k


Espero que esto te ayude
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JH Trads
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2voy a ser menos generoso / despilfarrador / gastar menos / vigilar el presupuesto
JH Trads
4bitoque
Katherine Matles
4cerrar la canilla (rioplatense)/ grifo (España).......
JH Trads
4Restringir / cerrar / ajustar
hernanK


  

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bitoque


Explanation:
Creo que they se refiere a los Domingos...ya que está en plural.

spigot - bitoque (de un barril)

Espero que te sirva!

Katherine Matles
Spain
Local time: 00:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
voy a ser menos generoso / despilfarrador / gastar menos / vigilar el presupuesto


Explanation:
los fines de semana especialmente los Domingos. Son los días más duros/bravos (en los que uno suele gastar mas)

Hola Pablo,

Aunque no tenemos mucho contexto, es muy probable que esta expresión no se refiera al objeto "spigot" que de paso se traduce asi en distintos paises:
-chile: llave
-rio de la plata: canilla
-bolivia:pila
-espana: grifo
Sino que aqui es el significado figurado de "cerrar la canilla" que tambien podrias decir segun el pais, es decir gastar menos


una referencia en este sentido en ingles:
next year as venture capitalists, banks and the stock markets tighten the once wide-open
money spigot. Banks are tightening their loan criteria in the face of ...
www.creditbusiness.net/commentary.htm - 11k


Espero que esto te ayude

JH Trads
United States
Local time: 18:02
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
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cerrar la canilla (rioplatense)/ grifo (España).......


Explanation:
como dije en mi anterior respuesta, puedes usar esta expresión en sentido figurado, pero eligiendo la palabra segun el pais, aqui va unas referencias de la frase usada en este sentido:

"de FIEL fuera a Interior para cerrar la canilla de ayudas a las provincias ... acompañaron
las movilizaciones y aportaron dinero en forma solidaria. Un párrafo ...
www.pl.org.ar/lib150.htm - 86k"

dispuestos a dar el dinero a quien garantice ... de financiación, un imposible. Cerrar
hoy una ronda de ... los inversores hayan cerrado el grifo y ahora exijan ...
www.baquia.com/com/20010110/art00028.html - 33k

Espero te sirva


JH Trads
United States
Local time: 18:02
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
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Restringir / cerrar / ajustar


Explanation:
"tighten the spigot" se puede usar en todo tipo de restricciones, por ejemplo restringir el ingreso, las importaciones etc.


On the striking back issue? Yeah, we should tighten the spigot on imported foreign oil. Mostly, for our own National health and well being. Not so much as an economic weapon. Sure, we should take them down a peg or two, and put their economic perspectives in line. But, it's been our

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