Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

estado reventando

English translation:

who are wrecking

Added to glossary by BristolTEc
Oct 18, 2012 11:25
11 yrs ago
Spanish term

estado reventando

Spanish to English Bus/Financial General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
In an e-mail from Spain between between executives of a company with one telling others about a conversation he has had with a banking contact, with some colloquial language:

"...alguien desde arriba vea claro que somos la solución a los que nos estado reventando el proyecto les van a dar un capón por burros."
Proposed translations (English)
4 +7 who are wrecking
Change log

Oct 18, 2012 11:39: David Hollywood changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"

Oct 18, 2012 12:03: David Hollywood changed "Language pair" from "Spanish to English" to "English to Spanish"

Oct 18, 2012 12:21: BristolTEc changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"

Proposed translations

+7
23 mins
Spanish term (edited): estando reventando
Selected

who are wrecking

should be "estando"

those who are wrecking/ruining the project

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Note added at 31 mins (2012-10-18 11:57:08 GMT)
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as Charles said says, it should be "han estado reventando"
Peer comment(s):

agree Charles Davis : "Wrecking" is fine, but I think it's "have been wrecking", with "han" having been omitted; "estando reventando" doesn't really fit the context.
6 mins
You're quite right, Charles, thanks
agree Lisa McCarthy
15 mins
agree David Hollywood : spot on
15 mins
agree bcsantos
21 mins
agree Jenni Lukac (X)
37 mins
agree Andres Fekete
41 mins
agree Richard Hill
1 hr
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