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responde XXX con su entusiasmo marca de la casa

English translation: trademark enthusiasm

12:22 Dec 17, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Journalism
Spanish term or phrase: responde XXX con su entusiasmo marca de la casa
I am stuck on "marca de la casa". I assume it means "trademark", ie. with her trademark enthusiasm, but I cannot actually find it anywhere.

Thanks in advaance!
Julia Littlefair
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:58
English translation:trademark enthusiasm
Explanation:
4480 hits in Google for the exact phrase.
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Joss Heywood
Local time: 02:58
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3trademark enthusiasm
Joss Heywood
4 +3replies with his typical/trademarked enthusiasm
Daniel Greuel
4XXX replies with his/her normal enthusiasm
Michael Powers (PhD)
4XXX replies with her ever-present enthusiasm
Bubo Coroman (X)
4characteristic / never-failing enthusiasm
Refugio


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
XXX replies with his/her normal enthusiasm


Explanation:
Mike :)

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-12-17 12:30:13 GMT)
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Collins Spanish Unabridged Dictionary - 8th edition, 2005

"marca de la casa" un vino marca de la casa: house wine ... la mala educación parece ser la marca de la casa: bad manners seem to be the norm here"

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 01:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 56
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
replies with his typical/trademarked enthusiasm


Explanation:
i think you have the right idea. here are a few options:

trademark
verb [ trans. ] [usu. as adj. ] ( trademarked)• figurative identify (a habit, quality, or way of life) as typical of someone : his trademarked grandiose style.

typical
adjective
having the distinctive qualities of a particular type of person or thing : a typical day | a typical example of 1930s art deco | typical symptoms. See note at normal .
• characteristic of a particular person or thing : he brushed the incident aside with typical good humor.


Daniel Greuel
United States
Local time: 00:58
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arcoiris: Trademark. The Spanish original gives the impression of a sloppy translation from English, as "marca de la casa" is not the most obvious expression to mean "caracteristica"/ "tipica"/"tradicional"/"consabida"/etc etc
1 hr
agree  Lydia De Jorge
2 hrs
agree  neilmac: This is typically what I'd say, but leave out the "trademark" bit as arcoiris suggest :)
2 hrs
disagree  Refugio: "trademarked" would denote the literal, not the figurative meaning
3 hrs
  -> "trademark(ed)" is used in English in the same figurative sense...please see the dictionary definition I provided :)
agree  Victoria Porter-Burns: I agree - I actually think 'with his trademark enthusiasm' is better here
4 hrs
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
trademark enthusiasm


Explanation:
4480 hits in Google for the exact phrase.

Example sentence(s):
  • It is his trademark enthusiasm which keeps the momentum going though
Joss Heywood
Local time: 02:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Many thanks!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MikeGarcia
20 mins
agree  Sandra Rodriguez
2 hrs
agree  Refugio
4 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
XXX replies with her ever-present enthusiasm


Explanation:
I think this quote is cute:

I could not have done this without my teaching partner, Page McCorkle, and her ***ever-present enthusiasm*** and joy for teaching.
http://teachesolathens.org/

Bubo Coroman (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
characteristic / never-failing enthusiasm


Explanation:
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-12-17 16:16:55 GMT)
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or typical unquenchable enthusiasm:

Reo Speedwagon - Live Plus3 DVD Movie
With their typical unquenchable enthusiasm and masterful stage antics, the Wagon perform several of their biggest hits, including Music Man, Keep On Loving ...
www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1946415 - 15k - Cached - Similar pages

Refugio
Local time: 22:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
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