it’s what we do

Spanish translation: este es nuestro trabajo/eso es lo que hacemos

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English term or phrase:it’s what we do
Spanish translation:este es nuestro trabajo/eso es lo que hacemos
Entered by: Marina Soldati

14:17 Feb 7, 2006
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / General
English term or phrase: it’s what we do
We’ve spent more than 30 years making products convenient for our customers. Of course we make things convenient for our employees, too – it’s what we do!
Argentina28
Local time: 13:08
este es nuestro trabajo/eso es lo que hacemos
Explanation:
Couple of possibilities
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Marina Soldati
Argentina
Local time: 13:08
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5¡Nos dedicamos a eso!
María Teresa Taylor Oliver
3 +6este es nuestro trabajo/eso es lo que hacemos
Marina Soldati
3 +4Es lo que hacemos.
Robert Forstag
4 +1esto es lo que hacemos
BristolTEc
4es lo que sabemos hacer
Jaime Castro
4ese es nuestro trabajo
Ángela María Gómez
3es nuestro trabajo
Cecilia Martinez


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
it’s what we do
es lo que sabemos hacer


Explanation:
es lo que mejor sabemos hacer

Jaime Castro
United States
Local time: 12:08
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
it’s what we do
este es nuestro trabajo/eso es lo que hacemos


Explanation:
Couple of possibilities

Marina Soldati
Argentina
Local time: 13:08
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Luisa Feely
2 mins
  -> Thanks a lot

agree  olv10siq
9 mins
  -> Thanks so much

agree  Anabel Martínez
21 mins
  -> Thanks Anabel

agree  Egmont
22 mins
  -> Thanks again!

agree  ASUY (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks!

agree  Heather Chinchilla
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Heather
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
it’s what we do
ese es nuestro trabajo


Explanation:
Una posibilidad

Ángela María Gómez
Italy
Local time: 17:08
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in ItalianItalian
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
it’s what we do
esto es lo que hacemos


Explanation:
esta enfatizando lo que saben hacer. Espero que te sirva. Saludos

BristolTEc
Ecuador
Local time: 11:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  anna.fernandez
18 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
it’s what we do
Es lo que hacemos.


Explanation:
Why not?

Or: Es lo que somos.

["It's what we do" was, I believe, a slogan used in an ad campaign by Citibank back in the 1990s.)

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 12:08
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mariana Zarnicki
12 mins
  -> Merci, Mariana.

agree  Walter Landesman
43 mins
  -> Gracias, Walter.

agree  ASUY (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, ASUY.

agree  Heather Chinchilla
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Heather. :)
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
it’s what we do!
¡Nos dedicamos a eso!


Explanation:
Me parece que así se conserva el tono.

dedicar.
(Del lat. dedicāre).
1. tr. Consagrar, destinar algo al culto religioso o también a un fin o uso profano.
2. tr. Dirigir a alguien, como obsequio, un objeto cualquiera, y principalmente una obra literaria o artística.
3. tr. Emplear, destinar, aplicar. U. t. c. prnl.


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María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Panama
Local time: 11:08
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 93

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Miguel Falquez-Certain
14 mins
  -> Gracias, Miguel

agree  Alba Mora: O "A eso nos dedicamos"
29 mins
  -> Gracias, Alba, me gusta tu opción :)

agree  Rosalbendea: A eso nos dedicamos / Es a lo que nos dedicamos
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias

agree  Heather Chinchilla: A eso nos dedicamos
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Heather

agree  Rossana Fernandez: Muchos saludos Maria Teresa... gusto en verte de nuevo!!!
12 hrs
  -> Gracias, igualmente =)
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
it’s what we do
es nuestro trabajo


Explanation:

puede ser asi, o " es lo que hacemos" , bien informal

Cecilia Martinez
Local time: 13:08
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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