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Big Five-Ought

Spanish translation: Cumplir los Cincuenta Años de Edad

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English term or phrase:Big Five-Ought (Five-O; 5-0)
Spanish translation:Cumplir los Cincuenta Años de Edad
Entered by: Henry Hinds

20:06 Mar 16, 2002
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: Big Five-Ought
¿Alguien sabe si es algún tipo de expresión? Lo he buscado por todos los sitios y no he encontrado nada.

Muchas gracias.
Mónica (X)
Cumplir los Cincuenta
Explanation:
...años de edad. "O" en EE.UU.

"The Big 5-0"

Ya eres viejito.
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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 11:32
Grading comment
Muchas gracias Henry, no tenía ni idea de que fuera esto, pero cuadra perfectamente. Es un texto en el que una mujer cumple los 50.

Gracias de nuevo.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Cumplir los Cincuenta
Henry Hinds
4Las cinco grandes empresas de auditoría financiera
JH Trads


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Cumplir los Cincuenta


Explanation:
...años de edad. "O" en EE.UU.

"The Big 5-0"

Ya eres viejito.


    Exp.
Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 11:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 16449
Grading comment
Muchas gracias Henry, no tenía ni idea de que fuera esto, pero cuadra perfectamente. Es un texto en el que una mujer cumple los 50.

Gracias de nuevo.

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agree  SusyZ: without additional context I agree with Henry
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Las cinco grandes empresas de auditoría financiera


Explanation:
si se trata de negocios claro, y tomando en cuenta que con el escandalo Andersen (con Enron), quedan solamente cuatro "grandes"

espero que te ayude


    nat Sp
JH Trads
United States
Local time: 13:32
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 2072
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