Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

capturar las oportunidades que se abren ante nosotros

English translation:

seize opportunities as they arise

Added to glossary by Poughkeepsie
Oct 26, 2007 16:56
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Spanish term

capturar las oportunidades que se abren ante nosotros

Spanish to English Social Sciences Marketing Company profile
Esto es el vehículo que nos permita acelerar la integración cultural de todos los países y negocios en un nuevo proyecto de compañía común, ilusionante, que nos permita capturar las oportunidades que se abren ante nosotros.

¿Alguien tiene una sugerencia para "capturar las oportunidades que se abren ante nosotros"?

Gracias de antemano.

Proposed translations

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seize opportunities as they arise

One option
Peer comment(s):

agree Elizabeth Medina : More idiomatic, seems to me.
24 mins
Thanks, Elizabeth.
agree Salloz
57 mins
¡Gracias!
agree ael
2 hrs
agree Gacela20
3 hrs
agree bigedsenior
3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Steven!"
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seize the opportunities that open up before us

HTH

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Note added at 4 mins (2007-10-26 17:01:29 GMT)
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to seize the opportunities that open up before us
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+1
4 mins

take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves (to us)

one option!
Peer comment(s):

agree Janine Libbey : "take advantage" better communicates the idea of "capturar" while "seize" is a bit strong in my opinion
23 hrs
thank you! :-)
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8 hrs

Two options below

exploit (all) the opportunities opening up in front of us
grab (all) the chances that come our way

A couple more!
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+1
12 hrs

grasp the opportunities coming our way/as they unfold

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Peer comment(s):

agree Bubo Coroman (X) : very nicely put. "Coming our way" is accurate because present opportunities are referred to; if it were future opportunities only, it would be "que se abran"
2 hrs
thank you Deborah
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