Jul 18, 2003 13:09
21 yrs ago
Spanish term
sacar cuentas alegres
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Ante este panorama, los representantes de los fondos extranjeros sacan cuentas alegres, basados en las características del producto...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | go groundlessly out of their heads in their calculations |
Valentín Hernández Lima
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| 5 | more context... |
Marian Greenfield
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Proposed translations
25 mins
Valentín Hernández Lima
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
37 happy years translating for millions
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain) 
Works in: German to Spanish, English to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
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go groundlessly out of their heads in their calculations
One of the colorful ways, I hope, to put this in English, that is, they go ahead with overoptimistic calculations as to the advantages or the benefits to be obtained from this product.
Cheers,
V
Cheers,
V
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Comment: "thanks, i was really just looking for a translation of the idiomatic expression given, which i think i can get from your context"
22 mins
Marian Greenfield
Native in English
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
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more context...
more context...
could be <put a happy face on the results>
or <paint a pretty picture>
or whatever....
could be <put a happy face on the results>
or <paint a pretty picture>
or whatever....
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