Mar 16, 2015 17:24
9 yrs ago
español term
Reino Unido
Qualified medical translator
Native in: inglés
Works in: español al inglés, italiano al inglés, portugués al inglés
poner las coordenadas y hacer girar el barco
español al inglés
Mercadeo
Mercadeo / Estudios de mercado
Interview
This is a promotional interview with a head of a private nursing home in Spain. She's talking about how they changed things around to create more of a client focus:
Empezamos a adaptarnos más a los clientes, mas flexibles, pensando en lo que el cliente necesita.
Empezamos a llevar a cabo mas encuestas y a poner en marcha cambios para ***poner las coordenadas y hacer girar el barco.***
My attempt: We started to conduct more surveys, implement changes towards a new direction and shake things up.
I'm not sure this is the right meaning or if there's a more correct/better way to put it.
Any ideas?
Empezamos a adaptarnos más a los clientes, mas flexibles, pensando en lo que el cliente necesita.
Empezamos a llevar a cabo mas encuestas y a poner en marcha cambios para ***poner las coordenadas y hacer girar el barco.***
My attempt: We started to conduct more surveys, implement changes towards a new direction and shake things up.
I'm not sure this is the right meaning or if there's a more correct/better way to put it.
Any ideas?
Proposed translations
(inglés)
Proposed translations
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45 minutos
Ana Vozone
Specializes in field
Will do!
Native in: portugués (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: inglés al portugués, francés al portugués, alemán al portugués, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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24
Selected
set the course and steer the ship
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
9 minutos
Neil Ashby
España
España
Native in inglés
España
DrNeil TechTrans, Precision & Clarity
Native in: inglés
Works in: español al inglés, inglés
Related KudoZ points
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12
set a new focus/challenge/objective and steer the ship towards it.
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Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: Yes, or "change course and turn the ship around", or anything along those lines.
30 minutos
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Cheers Phil
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Jackie Bowman
: Yes, I think I'd also go for something a bit literal like this. She sounds like a Star Trek fan. I haven't watched it since I was aboout 12 but didn't they always have to "put in new coordinates and change course"?
36 minutos
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"Make it so" ;@)
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14 minutos
Peter Guest
España
España
Native in inglés
Specializes in field
España
33 yrs Ships, Engineering Marketing
Native in: inglés
Works in: catalán al inglés, español al inglés, inglés al español
Related KudoZ points
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12
define our destination and shape our course towards it
or something similar
1 hora
Make a plan and get this ship turned around
or oncourse
2 horas
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in inglés
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: inglés (Variant: British) 
Works in: español al inglés, francés al inglés, inglés al español, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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24
plot the course and bring this ship around
If you're going to keep the maritime metaphor - and I see no reason why you shouldn't - I'd suggest using terms you'd hear on a ship's bridge. In particular, mariners: plot a course and bring (a ship) around.
How to Plot a Navigation Course on a Nautical Chart
powerboat.about.com › ... › Powerboating › Marine Navigation
Plot a course on a nautical chart, and use time, speed, and distance calculations to run the course to your destination.
bring about - definition of bring about by The Free Dictionary
www.thefreedictionary.com/bring about
To cause (a ship or boat) to head in a different direction. bring around (or round). 1. To cause to adopt an opinion or take a certain course of action. 2. To cause ...
How to Plot a Navigation Course on a Nautical Chart
powerboat.about.com › ... › Powerboating › Marine Navigation
Plot a course on a nautical chart, and use time, speed, and distance calculations to run the course to your destination.
bring about - definition of bring about by The Free Dictionary
www.thefreedictionary.com/bring about
To cause (a ship or boat) to head in a different direction. bring around (or round). 1. To cause to adopt an opinion or take a certain course of action. 2. To cause ...
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