Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
¿Cómo nos salen las cuentas...?
English translation:
How are we doing in terms of / as regards....?
Added to glossary by
Lisa McCarthy
Apr 11, 2011 01:42
13 yrs ago
Spanish term
United States
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¿Cómo nos salen las cuentas...?
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This phrase is tripping me up. It's in a short statement from Spain's Secretary of Innovation
"...innovar es convertir conocimiento en dinero, toda vez que la investigación ha convertido el dinero en conocimiento. ¿Cómo nos salen las cuentas en este circuito en España? ¿Es cerrado o abierto?"
I believe the "circuito" being referred to is the cycle from money to knowledge to money.
"...innovar es convertir conocimiento en dinero, toda vez que la investigación ha convertido el dinero en conocimiento. ¿Cómo nos salen las cuentas en este circuito en España? ¿Es cerrado o abierto?"
I believe the "circuito" being referred to is the cycle from money to knowledge to money.
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Apr 25, 2011 18:23: Lisa McCarthy Created KOG entry
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6 hrs
Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
Related KudoZ points
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152
Selected
How are we doing in terms of / as regards....
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Cornwall On Hudson : : : Latest News in Cornwall-On-Hudson, NY ...
30 Oct 2010... able to answer: How much are we charged for water by the village, and also of considerable interest, **how are we doing as regards** supply? ...
www.cornwall-on-hudson.com/news.cfm?page=6369 - Cached
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Skirmish Action Society S.A.S. | Facebook
Dave Harris ***How are we doing as regards** feedback for the event? I notice that not that many people have signed up on the page...do we expect more to turn up ...
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=274105300709&v=wall - Cached
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Managing Consulting Client Satisfaction | Business Consulting Buzz
7 Apr 2011 ... How are we doing in terms of content / deliverables? **How are we doing in terms of** working process? Send these questions to them ahead of ...
www.consulting-business.com/managing-client-satisfaction.ht... - Cached
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Newsmaker Interview: War Against Heart Disease
Q: **How are we doing in terms of** improving diagnosis and screening for ethnic minorities, poorer populations, and women? A: We are not doing as well there. ...
www.accessexcellence.org/WN/NM/rmrob.html - Cached - Similar
Cornwall On Hudson : : : Latest News in Cornwall-On-Hudson, NY ...
30 Oct 2010... able to answer: How much are we charged for water by the village, and also of considerable interest, **how are we doing as regards** supply? ...
www.cornwall-on-hudson.com/news.cfm?page=6369 - Cached
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Skirmish Action Society S.A.S. | Facebook
Dave Harris ***How are we doing as regards** feedback for the event? I notice that not that many people have signed up on the page...do we expect more to turn up ...
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=274105300709&v=wall - Cached
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Managing Consulting Client Satisfaction | Business Consulting Buzz
7 Apr 2011 ... How are we doing in terms of content / deliverables? **How are we doing in terms of** working process? Send these questions to them ahead of ...
www.consulting-business.com/managing-client-satisfaction.ht... - Cached
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Newsmaker Interview: War Against Heart Disease
Q: **How are we doing in terms of** improving diagnosis and screening for ethnic minorities, poorer populations, and women? A: We are not doing as well there. ...
www.accessexcellence.org/WN/NM/rmrob.html - Cached - Similar
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
33 mins
Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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355
How are we making out
¿Cómo nos salen las cuentas en este circuito en España?
How are we making out in this process in Spain?
"Making out" in the sense of making $$$, of course, a common expression, at least where I come from.
How are we making out in this process in Spain?
"Making out" in the sense of making $$$, of course, a common expression, at least where I come from.
Peer comment(s):
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Muriel Vasconcellos
2 hrs
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Gracias, Muriel.
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Simon Bruni
: Never heard this expression in Europe but then the asker hasn't said which target variant is needed
5 hrs
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If it's for USA it would work, and of course knowing the destination would be helpful
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Lisa McCarthy
: Not familiar with this term either. And 'making out' reminds me of another usage :)
6 hrs
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We have the other usage here also.
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Noni Gilbert Riley
: With Lisa!! Made me chuckle!
7 hrs
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However, there would be no room for confusion.
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46 mins
Lydia De Jorge
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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187
How is this cycle working for us/turning out for us... in Spain?
Also, how are we handling this...
+1
1 hr
David Hollywood
Native in English
Works in field
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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190
How are we getting on in Spain as far as this is concerned?
my ideas on this one ....
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-04-11 03:09:08 GMT)
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covers a lot of bases without being too specific ...
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more jargaony would be "on this"
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-04-11 03:10:32 GMT)
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jargony
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-04-11 03:09:08 GMT)
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covers a lot of bases without being too specific ...
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-04-11 03:10:05 GMT)
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more jargaony would be "on this"
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-04-11 03:10:32 GMT)
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jargony
4 hrs
Is our income from this loop breaking even with our investment, in Spain?
I put "loop" so you can then write "Is the loop closed or open?" -- I think they want to know whether the income generated within the loop is breaking even with the money invested, i.e. whether the loop is "working".
+1
6 hrs
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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214
Where does that leave us...?
where does that put us in the...?
Peer comment(s):
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Noni Gilbert Riley
: Several other possibilities also posted, but this is word for word what I was thinking.
1 hr
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many thanks Noni :)
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+3
8 hrs
David Ronder
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Linguistic flair and an eye for detail
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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8
How are the numbers working out for us on...?
An idiom that I believe gets close to the original.
An example from UK political debate:
h021_6 - 01:44
An economist from the University of Manitoba says, and correctly so, .... but I worry about how the numbers are working out, where that money is going to ...
www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/hansard/5th-36th/vol_021/h021_6.html - Cached
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And one from the US:
“Change Theory” or “Game Theory” and Its Usefulness in Politics ...
26 Sep 2010... certain hacks like Larry Kudlow when he was Chief Economist at Bears Stearns. ..... But given how the numbers are working out right now, ...
firedoglake.com/.../change-theory-or-game-theory-and-its-usefulness-in-politics/ -
http://firedoglake.com/2010/09/26/change-theory-or-game-theo...
An example from UK political debate:
h021_6 - 01:44
An economist from the University of Manitoba says, and correctly so, .... but I worry about how the numbers are working out, where that money is going to ...
www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/hansard/5th-36th/vol_021/h021_6.html - Cached
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And one from the US:
“Change Theory” or “Game Theory” and Its Usefulness in Politics ...
26 Sep 2010... certain hacks like Larry Kudlow when he was Chief Economist at Bears Stearns. ..... But given how the numbers are working out right now, ...
firedoglake.com/.../change-theory-or-game-theory-and-its-usefulness-in-politics/ -
http://firedoglake.com/2010/09/26/change-theory-or-game-theo...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ruth Ramsey
: Yes, for the US.
1 hr
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Thanks, Ruth
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eski
4 hrs
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Thanks, eski
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Thayenga
21 hrs
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Thank you, Thayenga
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17 hrs
How are we doing in this respect/regard (here in Spain)?
Another option, sounds like a rhetorical question he/she is posing to herself.
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