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home run

English translation: a quick success

02:31 Nov 18, 2006
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management / mergers
English term or phrase: home run
By most estimates at the time, the Newell Corporation's 1999 acquisition of the Rubbermaid Corporation was supposed to be a big success - maybe even a home run.
alen botica (X)
Local time: 21:11
Selected answer:a quick success
Explanation:
2. Domaine(s)
– Investment

Domaine(s)
– Investissements et placements

Domaine(s)
– Inversiones


home run Source opération rapide Source FÉM operación redonda Source CORRECT, FÉM
DEF – Operation that produces a substantial profit in a short period of time. Source
OBS – home run: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. Source



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Note added at 4 mins (2006-11-18 02:35:57 GMT)
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your client appears to be a sports fan :)
Selected response from:

Martine Brault
Canada
Local time: 15:11
Grading comment
Well this was a book written by two Harvard journalists; who obviously, yes, like sports and use tons of metaphors...
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +5Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
5 +2Something that succeeds in surpassing its goal
airmailrpl
4 +2a REAL BIG success ... Even BIGGER: A grand slam !
garci
4 -1a quick success
Martine Brault


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
a quick success


Explanation:
2. Domaine(s)
– Investment

Domaine(s)
– Investissements et placements

Domaine(s)
– Inversiones


home run Source opération rapide Source FÉM operación redonda Source CORRECT, FÉM
DEF – Operation that produces a substantial profit in a short period of time. Source
OBS – home run: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. Source



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Note added at 4 mins (2006-11-18 02:35:57 GMT)
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your client appears to be a sports fan :)

Martine Brault
Canada
Local time: 15:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Well this was a book written by two Harvard journalists; who obviously, yes, like sports and use tons of metaphors...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ErichEko ⟹⭐: w/ "Operation that produces a substantial profit in a short period of time"
1 hr
  -> Thanks
disagree  Can Altinbay: I'm afraid I have to put a damper on this one. A homerun as a metaphor means it's really big, much better than expected. It does not have a "quick" connotation, though speed could be a factor in making it a homerun./Yes, possibly different in Canada.
1 day 12 hrs
  -> Well, not in the Business English that I am familiar with
disagree  airmailrpl: agree with Can Altinbay
1 day 13 hrs
  -> I guess this one is cultural. A homerun here is what I wrote, and I cannot renounce my references.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal


Explanation:
Read the link above. The term is borrowed from baseball.

Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
Local time: 21:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christina Keating (X)
17 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Alexander Demyanov
37 mins
  -> Thank you
agree  Robert Fox
8 hrs
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
14 hrs
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
1 day 17 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Something that succeeds in surpassing its goal


Explanation:
to be a big success - maybe even a home run

=> Something that succeeds in surpassing its goal

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 16:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dave Calderhead
1 hr
  -> thank you
agree  Jonathan MacKerron: a total success
2 hrs
  -> thank you
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a REAL BIG success ... Even BIGGER: A grand slam !


Explanation:
Suerte !

garci
Local time: 13:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Regi2006: something that benefits the company in a big, big way
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Regi !
agree  Can Altinbay: Yes. Emphasis on BIG, not fast.
1 day 6 hrs
  -> That's what I think. Thanks, Can
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