become side-tracked in his focus

Spanish translation: que pierda el rumbo

14:05 Jul 22, 2009

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Art/Literary - Religion / Christian book on Evangelism

English term or phrase: become side-tracked in his focus

With such a powerful and responsible burden of leadership on the shoulders of one individual, that individual must be cautious, lest he ***become side-tracked in his focus***, or develop a wrong perspective of his role in the ministry. The evangelist must be an individual of integrity – at all levels. There are three great dangers that can impact an evangelist’s effectiveness: money, sex, and ego. Let’s consider each of these.

Ana Juliá KudoZ activity Questions: 3922 (none open) (22 closed without grading) Answers: 1027 Spain
Local time: 05:48

Spanish translation:que pierda el rumbo

Explanation:
que pierda el rumbo, que pierda el norte, se desvíe de su objetivo...

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Helena Cuñado
Germany
Local time: 05:48

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5 +4

se distraiga / se desvíe del tema o enfoque

Cristina Heraud-van Tol

4 +2

para no desviarse de sus criterios

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

4 +1

que pierda el rumbo

Helena Cuñado

que no aparte su atención de los objetivos

Verónica Lassa

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

se distraiga / se desvíe del tema o enfoque

Explanation:
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Side-tracked in context | images

side-tracked Adjective
desviado del tema; Synonyms: sidetracked
distraído; Synonyms: absent-minded, absentminded, abstracted, distracted, dreamy, inattentive, moony

Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Peru
Local time: 22:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 90

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

que pierda el rumbo

Explanation:
que pierda el rumbo, que pierda el norte, se desvíe de su objetivo...

Helena Cuñado
Germany
Local time: 05:48
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 19

Grading comment

Gracias

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

para no desviarse de sus criterios

Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 13 mins (2009-07-22 14:19:24 GMT)
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"...esa persona tiene que estar atenta para no desviarse de sus criterios"

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 05:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 1286

3 hrs confidence:

que no aparte su atención de los objetivos

Explanation:
:)

Verónica Lassa
Argentina
Local time: 00:48
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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