Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
We were 'on the trail' of the 1982 book
Spanish translation:
"rastreando" o "siguiéndole la pista"
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Carmen Adan
Aug 3, 2012 12:01
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English term
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We were 'on the trail' of the 1982 book
English to Spanish
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"On the trail" parece aquí ser un dicho norteamericano.
Dos colegas estudiaron juntos. El texto dice literalmente: We were 'on the trail' of the 1982 book from 1967, and started working... Agradezco una expresión española para la expresión consultada. Mil gracias.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 +3 | "rastreando" o "siguiéndole la pista" |
Carmen Adan
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| 5 +1 | Estar sobre la pista de algo/alguien |
Alicia López
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| 4 | andábamos detrás de |
flawlessly
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| 3 | tras la pista |
Natalia Pedrosa
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Change log
Aug 17, 2012 07:51: Carmen Adan Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Carmen Adan
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Native in: Catalan , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Catalan, Spanish to Catalan, and 1 more.
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8
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"rastreando" o "siguiéndole la pista"
en función del enfoque que se le dé
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
1 hr
Alicia López
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Native in: Spanish , Catalan
Works in: English to Spanish, Catalan to Spanish, English to Catalan, and 5 more.
Estar sobre la pista de algo/alguien
Es otra opción. En este caso, sobre la pista de un libro, siguiéndole la pista.
2 hrs
Natalia Pedrosa
Spain
Spain
Native in English
&
Spanish
Spain
Technical and legal Spanish translator
Native in: Spanish , Catalan , English
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Catalan, Catalan to Spanish, and 3 more.
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4
tras la pista
Creo que es la expresión más coloquial.
22 hrs
flawlessly
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Games - Software - Marketing research
Native in: Spanish , Catalan
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Catalan, Spanish to Catalan, and 1 more.
andábamos detrás de
otra opción
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