May 7, 2017 22:52
7 yrs ago
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Spanish term
el problema es que llegan pocas
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Phrase used in an interview
Hi!
I'm translating an interview with executive from a Spanish financial-services company from Spanish into British English and I'm having trouble with a turn of phrase. Please see the question and answer below for the full context:
¿Crees que el reconocimiento de la mujer en el sector empresarial en Europa es muy diferente a España?
No es un tema de reconocimiento, el problema es que llegan pocas. El techo de cristal existe y es muy dificil de superar. Cada país tiene sus características y sus propias barreras. En general, si trabajas duro y das el 100% tienes las mismas oportunidad que un colega masculino. El problema aparece cuando tienes hijos y hay que compaginar el papel de madre con el profesional.
I was thinking something along the lines of '...few come through', but I'm not feeling hugely sure about it. Could someone help please?
Many thanks!
I'm translating an interview with executive from a Spanish financial-services company from Spanish into British English and I'm having trouble with a turn of phrase. Please see the question and answer below for the full context:
¿Crees que el reconocimiento de la mujer en el sector empresarial en Europa es muy diferente a España?
No es un tema de reconocimiento, el problema es que llegan pocas. El techo de cristal existe y es muy dificil de superar. Cada país tiene sus características y sus propias barreras. En general, si trabajas duro y das el 100% tienes las mismas oportunidad que un colega masculino. El problema aparece cuando tienes hijos y hay que compaginar el papel de madre con el profesional.
I was thinking something along the lines of '...few come through', but I'm not feeling hugely sure about it. Could someone help please?
Many thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+7
4 mins
Selected
the problem is that not many make it
I like "make it" for "llegan" here.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
10 mins
there aren't many women coming through the door to begin with/in the first place
Or, few women make it this far.
Peer comment(s):
agree |
JohnMcDove
: The second, shorter version. :-)
2 mins
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Few women make it this far?
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agree |
Muriel Vasconcellos
20 mins
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31 mins
the problem is that not all that many are successful
When one talks about breaking though the glass ceiling, that refers to overcoming every obstacle and becoming successful.
45 mins
the problem is that just a few make it through
It even rhymes :=)
1 hr
the problem is few reach the top
Another idea.
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