Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
estás casado
English translation:
you\'re wedded to a particular brand
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estás casado
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Talking about a supercomputing system, pls see below thanks (not sure if the married to a brand works here)
No obstante, Vázquez reconoce un potencial inconveniente en este modelo ya que“para bien y para mal, estás casado
con una marca”, pero considera que “la RES supone para la comunidad investigadora un nivel de colaboración que nunca antes ha existido y una facilidad de uso de los recursos impresionante”.
No obstante, Vázquez reconoce un potencial inconveniente en este modelo ya que“para bien y para mal, estás casado
con una marca”, pero considera que “la RES supone para la comunidad investigadora un nivel de colaboración que nunca antes ha existido y una facilidad de uso de los recursos impresionante”.
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Pablo Julián Davis
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Spanish term (edited):
estás casado con una marca
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you're wedded to a particular brand
For the figurative sense of 'married', I like 'wedded to'. Vázquez's meaning seems almost to be that of being 'stuck with it'; I think 'wedded to' works in both senses - that of loyalty and that of being trapped.
"But it's not the camera that will keep you wedded to a particular brand, it's the lenses..." (http://blog.proudphotography.com/2011/07/29/your-first-camer...
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Example of the more negative sense: "Is there a particular reason you're wedded to Expression Web 4? Are you stuck with it because of your server, or whoever owns the hosting?" (http://www.linkedin.com/answers/technology/web-development/T...
"But it's not the camera that will keep you wedded to a particular brand, it's the lenses..." (http://blog.proudphotography.com/2011/07/29/your-first-camer...
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Example of the more negative sense: "Is there a particular reason you're wedded to Expression Web 4? Are you stuck with it because of your server, or whoever owns the hosting?" (http://www.linkedin.com/answers/technology/web-development/T...
Example sentence:
"...Vázquez admits a potential problem with this model/system, in that 'for better or worse, you're wedded to a particular brand'; nevertheless, he points out that..."
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Noni Gilbert Riley
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32
you're committed to / you're locked into
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Lourdes Sanchez
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Gracias Lourdes
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teju
: Saludos Noni :)
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Saludos a tí tb y gracias
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James A. Walsh
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Thank you James
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you are associated with a branc
Quite a few ghits
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Oops! Make that brand
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Oops! Make that brand
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Marta Moreno Lobera
Spain
Spain
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Works in: English to Spanish
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married to the brand
La literalidad aquí funciona y por lo que parece es una expresión bastante habitual. Incluso hay un libro que trata sobre el tema.
"***Married to the Brand***: Why Consumers Bond with Some Brands for Life"
http://www.amazon.com/Married-Brand-Consumers-Bond-Brands/dp...
"Security types tend to be conservative and hard to penetrate with a new brand, he said, explaining that a video surveillance system can last for decades.
“You’re normally ***married to [a brand]*** for a long time,” he added.
What’s helped Exacq penetrate the market quickly has been that its top executives have worked for other security firms, Sampson said."
https://exacq.com/blog/2010/09/25/zooming-in-on-security-mar...
Un saludo, Marta.
"***Married to the Brand***: Why Consumers Bond with Some Brands for Life"
http://www.amazon.com/Married-Brand-Consumers-Bond-Brands/dp...
"Security types tend to be conservative and hard to penetrate with a new brand, he said, explaining that a video surveillance system can last for decades.
“You’re normally ***married to [a brand]*** for a long time,” he added.
What’s helped Exacq penetrate the market quickly has been that its top executives have worked for other security firms, Sampson said."
https://exacq.com/blog/2010/09/25/zooming-in-on-security-mar...
Un saludo, Marta.
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lorenab23
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Gracias Lorena!!
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anademahomar
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Muchas gracias Ana!!
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(once you've made your decision) you have to live with it/ you're in it for the long term
Another option. It's a huge investment and you have to settle for the performance that what you've chosen provides you (which apparently is not so bad, according to the author).
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