Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
no ha calado
English translation:
has not been widely accepted
Added to glossary by
Lisa McCarthy
Jan 6, 2009 00:01
15 yrs ago
Spanish term
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
no ha calado
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Economics
Además, **no ha calado** el uso de índices para evaluar la redistribución interregional ocasionada por la actividad fiscal del gobierno central, con lo que se tiende a extraer conclusiones directamente de los net fiscal flows. Sin embargo, los net fiscal flows son poco informativos como medida directa de la redistribución.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | has not been widely accepted |
Robert Forstag
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| 4 +4 | has not caught on |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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| 4 | has not won favo(u)r |
Jennifer Levey
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Proposed translations
+4
17 mins
Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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81
Selected
has not been widely accepted
I think that "has not caught on" is a bit too informal in register to be appropriate for the present context.
OR:
"has not enjoyed wide acceptance"
Of course, this phrase would *not* come at the beginning of the sentence in the English translation. Once again, syntactical manipulation is needed.
Suerte.
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Not that I would necessarily put too much stock in such things, but I think it at least suggestive that there are 99,800 Yahoo hits for the combined terms "wide acceptance", "distribution" and evaluation.
I do not think "caught on" is wrong, or that it is jarringly incongruent with the rather formal business context. I simply think that the choice that I've offered is "more congruent" with the register of the text.
OR:
"has not enjoyed wide acceptance"
Of course, this phrase would *not* come at the beginning of the sentence in the English translation. Once again, syntactical manipulation is needed.
Suerte.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-06 01:04:13 GMT)
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Not that I would necessarily put too much stock in such things, but I think it at least suggestive that there are 99,800 Yahoo hits for the combined terms "wide acceptance", "distribution" and evaluation.
I do not think "caught on" is wrong, or that it is jarringly incongruent with the rather formal business context. I simply think that the choice that I've offered is "more congruent" with the register of the text.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Cheers Robert!"
+4
4 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
155
has not caught on
has not become the norm
Mike :)
Oxford
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Note added at 5 mins (2009-01-06 00:07:30 GMT)
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the use of catalogs (indices, etc.) for the evalutation ... has not caught on
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Note added at 7 mins (2009-01-06 00:09:22 GMT)
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Oxford
"calar: verbo intransitivo: moda (penetrar) to catch on"
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Note added at 35 mins (2009-01-06 00:37:16 GMT)
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There are 31,800 hits of "catch on" or "caught on" or "catching on" with the same words found here, that is both "distribution and evaluation." There is nothing inherently "informal" about this verbal phrase. Below is one of thousands of examples of the natural use of "catch on" with a semi-formal context at least equal to the one in the question.
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FHA - Web distribution of medical images begins to catch on ...
Web distribution of medical images begins to catch on. ... 29 Nov 2007; [ Development and evaluation of the medical imaging distribution system with dynamic ...
www.find-health-articles.com/rec_pub_10557512-web-distribut... - 22k - Cached - Similar pages -
Mike :)
Oxford
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Note added at 5 mins (2009-01-06 00:07:30 GMT)
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the use of catalogs (indices, etc.) for the evalutation ... has not caught on
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Note added at 7 mins (2009-01-06 00:09:22 GMT)
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Oxford
"calar: verbo intransitivo: moda (penetrar) to catch on"
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Note added at 35 mins (2009-01-06 00:37:16 GMT)
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There are 31,800 hits of "catch on" or "caught on" or "catching on" with the same words found here, that is both "distribution and evaluation." There is nothing inherently "informal" about this verbal phrase. Below is one of thousands of examples of the natural use of "catch on" with a semi-formal context at least equal to the one in the question.
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FHA - Web distribution of medical images begins to catch on ...
Web distribution of medical images begins to catch on. ... 29 Nov 2007; [ Development and evaluation of the medical imaging distribution system with dynamic ...
www.find-health-articles.com/rec_pub_10557512-web-distribut... - 22k - Cached - Similar pages -
Peer comment(s):
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Remy Arce
8 mins
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Thank you, Remy - Mike :)
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Daniel Burns (X)
1 hr
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Thank you, Daniel - Mike :)
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JaneTranslates
4 hrs
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Thank you, Jane - Mike :)
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Ventnai
5 hrs
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Thank you, Ian - Mike :)
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2 hrs
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
20
has not won favo(u)r
An option, given the somewhat formal context.
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