Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to play over their heads
Spanish translation:
superarse, sobrepasarse
Added to glossary by
cos2877
Jan 3, 2008 12:35
16 yrs ago
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English term
to play over their heads
English to Spanish
Bus/Financial
Management
expresión general
Es la primera vez que encuentro esta expresión, y quería chequear que la estoy entendiendo correctamente.
"I marvel...at his talent for causing his associates to play way over their heads".
Podría ser una traducción aceptable:
Me maravillo...por su talento en hacer que sus colaboradores/colegas dieran mucho más de sí
"I marvel...at his talent for causing his associates to play way over their heads".
Podría ser una traducción aceptable:
Me maravillo...por su talento en hacer que sus colaboradores/colegas dieran mucho más de sí
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 5 +4 | superarse, sobrepasarse |
Vittorio Ferretti
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| 4 +1 | arriesgarse |
Anabel Martínez
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| 4 | ir más allá de lo aconsejable/prudente |
Elizabeth Medina
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Proposed translations
+4
18 mins
Vittorio Ferretti
Author of renowned dictionary
Native in: German 
, Italian 
Works in: English to German, Italian to German, Spanish to German, and 1 more.
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4
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superarse, sobrepasarse
los argentinos dicen "te pasaste che"
ejemplo deportivo en el link
sinónimo "overperform", antínomo "underachieve, underperform"
ejemplo deportivo en el link
sinónimo "overperform", antínomo "underachieve, underperform"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
7 mins
Anabel Martínez
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Spain
Localization and transcreation
Native in: Catalan (Variant: Central) , Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Catalan, Catalan to Spanish, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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11
arriesgarse
this is what i found..
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Note added at 13 mins (2008-01-03 12:48:34 GMT)
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he encontrado esta referencia que puede ser útil:
Throughwords and example, your goal is to get them to play over their heads—to dothings they normally couldn’t do and achieve beyond their gifts and abilities
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:0Te1KmYNbfUJ:leadership...
según esto, sería arriesgarse, darlo todo, etc.
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Note added at 13 mins (2008-01-03 12:48:34 GMT)
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he encontrado esta referencia que puede ser útil:
Throughwords and example, your goal is to get them to play over their heads—to dothings they normally couldn’t do and achieve beyond their gifts and abilities
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:0Te1KmYNbfUJ:leadership...
según esto, sería arriesgarse, darlo todo, etc.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sergio Lahaye (X)
: good interpretation
5 mins
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15 mins
Elizabeth Medina
Native in English
Specializes in field
DipTransIoLET Sp>En
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English to Tagalog, and 1 more.
ir más allá de lo aconsejable/prudente
Una alternativa a "arriesgarse".
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