Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
chiste
English translation:
The trick is / clever thing is / the point is
Added to glossary by
Sheila Hardie
Sep 5, 2010 11:06
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
passion des mots
Native in: English 
Works in: Catalan to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
chiste
Spanish to English
Other
Journalism
aquaponics
“Nosotros diseñamos sistemas caseros de 2.80 cm3, un sistemita que no funciona solamente con tilapia, sino que puede servir para otros peces. ***El chiste*** es que vamos a aprovechar la armonía que tiene,” explicó XX, de la empresa ABC.
This is a text on aquaponics published in Mexico - so it may well be a Mexican use of the term 'chiste' - I am not sure what it means in this context anyway.
Many thanks in advance!
Sheila
This is a text on aquaponics published in Mexico - so it may well be a Mexican use of the term 'chiste' - I am not sure what it means in this context anyway.
Many thanks in advance!
Sheila
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 +5 | The trick is / clever thing is |
Lisa McCarthy
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| 4 +2 | point / idea |
Simon Bruni
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| 4 | what's cool about this/the point |
Steven Huddleston
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Proposed translations
+5
14 mins
Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
Related KudoZ points
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32
Selected
The trick is / clever thing is
Just a guess. Found the following definitions in the Harraps dictionary:
(b) Andes, Méx, RP (broma) joke, prank; hacerle un chiste a alguien to play a joke o prank on sb; la pelea era CSur en o
Méx de chiste the fight was just for fun; no es chiste, perdió las dos piernas en un accidente I'm not kidding, he lost both his legs in an accident;
CSur ni en chiste, Méx ni de chiste: ¿vas a la fiesta? - ni en chiste are you going to the party? - no way! o you must be joking!;
Méx no vuelvas a hacer eso ni de chiste don't even think about doing that again
(c) Andes, Méx, RP Irónico (cosa cara) adivina cuánto salió el chiste de su fiesta de Navidad guess how much it cost for their little Christmas party?; acaban de volver de China, ¿sabes cuánto les salió el chiste? they've just got back from China, how much do you think that little jaunt set them back?
(d) Andes, Méx, RP (gracia) el chiste es aprobar sin matarse estudiando the really clever thing is passing without studying too hard
(e) Méx (truco) knack; esto parece fácil, pero tiene su chiste this looks easy, but there's a knack to it
(b) Andes, Méx, RP (broma) joke, prank; hacerle un chiste a alguien to play a joke o prank on sb; la pelea era CSur en o
Méx de chiste the fight was just for fun; no es chiste, perdió las dos piernas en un accidente I'm not kidding, he lost both his legs in an accident;
CSur ni en chiste, Méx ni de chiste: ¿vas a la fiesta? - ni en chiste are you going to the party? - no way! o you must be joking!;
Méx no vuelvas a hacer eso ni de chiste don't even think about doing that again
(c) Andes, Méx, RP Irónico (cosa cara) adivina cuánto salió el chiste de su fiesta de Navidad guess how much it cost for their little Christmas party?; acaban de volver de China, ¿sabes cuánto les salió el chiste? they've just got back from China, how much do you think that little jaunt set them back?
(d) Andes, Méx, RP (gracia) el chiste es aprobar sin matarse estudiando the really clever thing is passing without studying too hard
(e) Méx (truco) knack; esto parece fácil, pero tiene su chiste this looks easy, but there's a knack to it
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for all the answers and comments - I was in a hurry and not at home but should have looked at more dictionaries. Anyway, your answers were very useful. I wish I could divide out the points! "
23 mins
Steven Huddleston
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
&
English
Mexico
Dual-Native English & Spanish Translator
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US, Canadian) 
, Spanish (Variants: Puerto Rican, Argentine, Chilean, Venezuelan, Costa Rican, Mexican, Standard-Spain, US, Ecuadorian , Dominican, Latin American, Peruvian, Colombian, Uruguayan, Cuban)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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4
what's cool about this/the point
Literally it means “the joke”. Used this way, it commonly expresses a feeling akin to “the reason for doing this” or "we also get from doing this". It is extremely informal, hence “what's cool about this” in this context, I feel, is a better fit than “the point”.
+2
35 mins
Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Related KudoZ points
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60
point / idea
the point is that...
From the Oxford Spanish:
C (Colombia, México familiar) (gracia): el chiste es hacerlo en menos de un minuto the idea o point is to do it in less than a minute;
From the Oxford Spanish:
C (Colombia, México familiar) (gracia): el chiste es hacerlo en menos de un minuto the idea o point is to do it in less than a minute;
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