Apr 30, 2004 10:16
20 yrs ago
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English term
to score cheap points
English to Spanish
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Business/Commerce (general)
No real context - apart from political maybe - e.g. Many candidates are seeking to score cheap points by attacking the pharmaceutical industry.
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Carolina Carabecho
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ganar puntos de forma barata (ver explicación)
"barata" en este caso con una connotación negativa.
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moken
: hola asimenia. pregunto porque realmente desconozco la respuesta: ¿de verdad se dice esto en argentina? desde españa y sin ánimo de ofender, a mi esto me suena a spanglish. saludos :O)
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Comment: "Thank you all - I think this comes closest to what I was looking for."
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apuntarse tantos sin esfuerzo
Just one possibility...
Good luck,
Mar
Good luck,
Mar
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obtener puntos fácilmente
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anotarse puntos fáciles
"anotarse puntos".. lo he oido miles de veces
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subirse al carro / se están subiendo al carro
hi chaac,
in spain this expression denotes those who follow suit once it is an easy and suitable option. i think it would fit perfectly here to say "muchos candidatos están tratando de subirse al carro al atacar a la industria farmacéutica"
hope it helps,
sonrisas,
álvaro :O)
in spain this expression denotes those who follow suit once it is an easy and suitable option. i think it would fit perfectly here to say "muchos candidatos están tratando de subirse al carro al atacar a la industria farmacéutica"
hope it helps,
sonrisas,
álvaro :O)
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Thank you, Mar