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sitetranslations · 09-27-2007, 08:09 AM

How would you translate "Shopping Spree" in Spanish?
Thanks!
Isabel

sabrina · 09-27-2007, 09:42 AM

An option would be "salida de compras". What do you think?

Veronica · 09-27-2007, 10:44 AM

I think shopping spree is more like compulsive shopping right?

SandraT · 09-27-2007, 11:35 AM

Agree with Veronica...maybe it could be translated as compras desenfrenadas, excesivas...

sitetranslations · 09-27-2007, 11:40 AM

Thanks to all of you for your help. Actually, my client uses "Shopping Spree" in the sense of a certificate that is given to their top performers as an award, so it needs to have a positive slant.

Veronica · 09-27-2007, 12:18 PM

I would suggest "Mejor Comprador", or something similar...there's no precise term for that....

alyssa · 08-04-2008, 12:50 PM

I like 'salida de compras,' but I've always translated this directly to avoid ambiguity for legal reasons. For example, a "Target $5000 Shopping Spree" would be "$5000 para comprar productos en Target." It's a bit awkward, but a bit more specific, too.

vicente · 08-06-2008, 03:50 PM

a spree is an acci�n desenfrenada and to go on a shopping spree is to comprar como loco. I'm not sure how you would combine the two.

lauracipolla · 08-06-2008, 03:58 PM

what about a certificate (¿vale?) "para comprar a lo loco"... I think it conveys the idea of "desenfrenado"/ excessive, but it can have a positive slant... at least here it would mean you can buy whatever you want or as much as you can, and that would be an extra gift (not just that you can buy stuff, but you can buy in excess!) -the "loco" would not be negative in that phrase...

vicente · 08-06-2008, 04:08 PM

I say we create a new Spanglish phrase= spree de compras

09-27-2007, 08:09 AM	#1
sitetranslations New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 26	"Shopping spree" in Spanish? How would you translate "Shopping Spree" in Spanish? Thanks! Isabel

09-27-2007, 09:42 AM	#2
sabrina Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 366 Rep Power: 306	Hi sitetranslations! An option would be "salida de compras". What do you think?

09-27-2007, 10:44 AM	#3
Veronica Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 631 Rep Power: 247	I think shopping spree is more like compulsive shopping right? __________________ mmm...jam�n.

09-27-2007, 11:35 AM	#4
SandraT Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Havana,Cuba Posts: 911 Rep Power: 808	Agree with Veronica...maybe it could be translated as compras desenfrenadas, excesivas... __________________ _____________________________ [Have a nice day!!! ♥ Sandra T ♥

09-27-2007, 11:40 AM	#5
sitetranslations New Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 26	Shopping Spree clarification Thanks to all of you for your help. Actually, my client uses "Shopping Spree" in the sense of a certificate that is given to their top performers as an award, so it needs to have a positive slant.

09-27-2007, 12:18 PM	#6
Veronica Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Argentina Posts: 631 Rep Power: 247	I would suggest "Mejor Comprador", or something similar...there's no precise term for that.... __________________ mmm...jam�n.

08-04-2008, 12:50 PM	#7
alyssa New Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Just a thought I like 'salida de compras,' but I've always translated this directly to avoid ambiguity for legal reasons. For example, a "Target $5000 Shopping Spree" would be "$5000 para comprar productos en Target." It's a bit awkward, but a bit more specific, too.

08-06-2008, 03:50 PM	#8
vicente Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 490 Rep Power: 739	a spree is an acci�n desenfrenada and to go on a shopping spree is to comprar como loco. I'm not sure how you would combine the two. __________________ vicente

08-06-2008, 03:58 PM	#9
lauracipolla Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: I'm from La Plata, Argentina Posts: 271 Rep Power: 431	what about a certificate (¿vale?) "para comprar a lo loco"... I think it conveys the idea of "desenfrenado"/ excessive, but it can have a positive slant... at least here it would mean you can buy whatever you want or as much as you can, and that would be an extra gift (not just that you can buy stuff, but you can buy in excess!) -the "loco" would not be negative in that phrase...

08-06-2008, 04:08 PM	#10
vicente Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 490 Rep Power: 739	I say we create a new Spanglish phrase= spree de compras __________________ vicente

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