Does anyone know how to translate these jargony terms? - English Spanish Translator Org: Translation Forum � Translators Forums

funky_d · 03-31-2008, 10:48 PM

Hello Everyone,

I'm new to the forum and searched for answers but found no matches.

I'm working on a few marketing pieces. The text is not written for a global audience, so it's making the translation into Spanish difficult.

Any suggestions on translating the following terms:

Spring forward
Coming up empty
Running on empty
Cash in your back yard

Any/all help is appreciated!

Diana

exxc�ntrica · 04-01-2008, 02:31 AM

Funky, you must give more context and at least full sentences!!

The terms don't look very difficult, but we need to know the context.

saludos

mem286 · 04-01-2008, 08:39 PM

I'm so sorry Funky, but you won't get many people helping you if you don't help us understand what you need.

I absolutly agree with Exx�ntrica...

Best regards,

seeker50 · 04-07-2008, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by funky_d

Hello Everyone,

I'm new to the forum and searched for answers but found no matches.

I'm working on a few marketing pieces. The text is not written for a global audience, so it's making the translation into Spanish difficult.

Any suggestions on translating the following terms:

Spring forward
Coming up empty
Running on empty
Cash in your back yard

Any/all help is appreciated!

Diana

All right, Diana.. Let's see..
Evidently, you searched for these very idiomatic expressions and set us all working.
"Spring forward" means "dar un salto hacia adelante, dar un salto rápido hacia adelante" which I think is used in a context for "progress, advance". As for "coming up empty", this means "fracasar en el logro de un objetivo o resultado deseado." Then, "running on empty" means "andar o quedarse sin el(aliento, aire, esfuerzo, energía,etc.)". In this case we understand that we previously know the noun for which we will be using the idiomatic expression.
Finally, the expression "cash in your back yard",.. I just gave up momentarily. It must be quite a slang. I'll figure that out. I have someone in mind who will help me out.

Regards,
seeker50.

vicente · 04-08-2008, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seeker50

All right, Diana.. Let's see..

Finally, the expression "cash in your back yard",.. I just gave up momentarily. It must be quite a slang. I'll figure that out. I have someone in mind who will help me out.

Regards,
seeker50.

Hola Seeker:

I won't try to translate it into Spanish but "cash in your back yard" is a phrase, depending on the context, that usually means having something of value, something saleable, in an unexpected place. There is a TV program called "Cash in the Attic" which is about selling things you have lying around that you might think is of no value but someone else would be happy to buy.

mem286 · 04-08-2008, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vicente

Hola Seeker:

I won't try to translate it into Spanish but "cash in your back yard" is a phrase, depending on the context, that usually means having something of value, something saleable, in an unexpected place. There is a TV program called "Cash in the Attic" which is about selling things you have lying around that you might think is of no value but someone else would be happy to buy.

Hi Seeker50! Hi Vicente! Good explanation! I understand it as "tesoro escondido", but other opinions would be more than welcome!

Bye my friends!

vicente · 04-08-2008, 08:31 PM

Excelente! Merce...asi es!!

03-31-2008, 10:48 PM	#1
funky_d New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Does anyone know how to translate these jargony terms? Hello Everyone, I'm new to the forum and searched for answers but found no matches. I'm working on a few marketing pieces. The text is not written for a global audience, so it's making the translation into Spanish difficult. Any suggestions on translating the following terms: Spring forward Coming up empty Running on empty Cash in your back yard Any/all help is appreciated! Diana

04-01-2008, 02:31 AM	#2
exxc�ntrica Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 795 Rep Power: 541	Funky, you must give more context and at least full sentences!! The terms don't look very difficult, but we need to know the context. saludos __________________ �Aunque la conducta del marido sea censurable, aunque este se d� a otros amores, la mujer virtuosa debe reverenciarlo como a un dios. Durante la infancia, una mujer debe depender de su padre, al casarse de su marido, si este muere, de sus hijos y si no los tuviera, de su soberano. Una mujer nunca debe gobernarse a s� misma." *Leyes de Manu (Libro Sagrado de la India*

04-01-2008, 08:39 PM	#3
mem286 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Fe, Argentina Posts: 757 Rep Power: 645	I'm so sorry Funky, but you won't get many people helping you if you don't help us understand what you need. I absolutly agree with Exx�ntrica... Best regards, __________________ Mer _______________________________________________ All that is now All that is gone All that's to come and everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.

04-08-2008, 08:31 PM	#7
vicente Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 363 Rep Power: 603	Excelente! Merce...asi es!! __________________ vicente

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