step closer

Spanish translation: acerca un peldaňo

05:27 Sep 5, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - International Org/Dev/Coop / desarrollo
English term or phrase: step closer
En una estructura jerárquica.

The set-up brings the Director one step closer to delegations (today a delegation is 5 steps removed from the Director)
Anne Lombard (X)
Local time: 11:56
Spanish translation:acerca un peldaňo
Explanation:
por eso de que se suele hablar de la escalera...
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Dorritt
Local time: 11:56
Grading comment
Gracias a todos
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1acorta distancias entre....eliminando uno de los eslabones que los separaban
Elena Rodríguez
4 +1un paso/rango más cerca
David Hollywood
5acerca un peldaňo
Dorritt
4le lleva un paso más arriba
Vanesa Camarasa (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
un paso/rango más cerca


Explanation:
un rango mas cerca

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-09-05 05:33:15 GMT)
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prefiero "paso"

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Note added at 7 mins (2006-09-05 05:34:51 GMT)
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o: un paso más hacia

David Hollywood
Local time: 06:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joaquim Siles-Borràs: para mi, "paso". Saludos, David.
2 hrs
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
acerca un peldaňo


Explanation:
por eso de que se suele hablar de la escalera...

Dorritt
Local time: 11:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Gracias a todos
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
acorta distancias entre....eliminando uno de los eslabones que los separaban


Explanation:
Ya sé que es mucho más "wordy", pero me gusta buscarle la vuelta para no repetir literalmente la figura y expresión del inglés.
"acorta distancias entre....eliminando uno de los eslabones que los separaban/ uno de los eslabones entre .... y.....

Elena Rodríguez
Spain
Local time: 11:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Marta Semberoiz
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
le lleva un paso más arriba


Explanation:
Sounds more accurate to me as it talks about the hierarchic level

Vanesa Camarasa (X)
Spain
Local time: 11:56
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Native speaker of: Spanish
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