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Sep 12, 2016 15:44
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outperform us if a hill of beans turns out to be much
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While our numbers are impressive, it is hoped they will be even better in the coming quarter. I
realize there is talk that our main competitor, XXX, has expanded its business model to some success in regions faling outside of our normative operating and selling areas, I only
remind you of what Pericles once said to the Athenians: “That ‘aint worth a hill of beans.” But
what is a hill of beans, anyway? How does one calculate the value of said hill of beans? Does
this really mean our competitors outperform us if a hill of beans turns out to be much, much
more than either Pericles - whose depth-peception left something to be desired according
to ancient accounts - or anyone else could ever have known? I think not. And even if it was -
we have cupcakes.
realize there is talk that our main competitor, XXX, has expanded its business model to some success in regions faling outside of our normative operating and selling areas, I only
remind you of what Pericles once said to the Athenians: “That ‘aint worth a hill of beans.” But
what is a hill of beans, anyway? How does one calculate the value of said hill of beans? Does
this really mean our competitors outperform us if a hill of beans turns out to be much, much
more than either Pericles - whose depth-peception left something to be desired according
to ancient accounts - or anyone else could ever have known? I think not. And even if it was -
we have cupcakes.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 | No vale un duro / no vale un comino |
Mario Solis Burgos
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Proposed translations
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Mario Solis Burgos
Spain
Spain
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Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
No vale un duro / no vale un comino
"... y quiere decir eso en realidad que la competencia nos supera si dicho comino resulta ser mucho más grande....."
La traducción tiene que ser transcultural....puesto que la frase "ain't worth a hill of beans" no se traduce literalmente. Pero el significado evocado es el de "no vale un duro" " no vale un centimo" "no vale un comino". O sea, una montaña de legumbres ( o frijoles en algunos países) no vale mucho....a eso se refiere.
La traducción tiene que ser transcultural....puesto que la frase "ain't worth a hill of beans" no se traduce literalmente. Pero el significado evocado es el de "no vale un duro" " no vale un centimo" "no vale un comino". O sea, una montaña de legumbres ( o frijoles en algunos países) no vale mucho....a eso se refiere.
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