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reinventing the wheel

11:07 Jun 24, 2014
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English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: reinventing the wheel
En un artículo sobre el cambio de política en una organización de gobernanza mundial dice: "Are there effective means of communication between different parts of the system, to avoid reinventing the wheel, and to facilitate intra-organizational learning?"

Entiendo que "reinventing the wheel" se refiere a no volver a tratar de evaluar algo ya discutido, pero la pregunta es ¿existe algo frase equivalente en español para decir lo mismo?
MRRivera


Summary of answers provided
4 +7Reinventar la rueda
Judith Armele
3 +2Descubrir la pólvora/descubrir el agua tibia
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
4Hacer lo mismo de siempre
lugoben


  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Reinventar la rueda


Explanation:
Lo he escuchado varias veces en español y si lo googleas aparece muchas veces.

http://abelcastosa.com/2012/07/no-se-trata-de-reinventar-la-...


    Reference: http://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinventar_la_rueda
    Reference: http://mercadeoglobal.com/blog/marketing-on-line/
Judith Armele
Mexico
Local time: 16:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  maría bergós
4 mins
  -> Gracias!
agree  Estela Ponisio
5 mins
  -> Gracias!
agree  Ruth Wöhlk
9 mins
  -> Gracias!
agree  Nadine Epstein
33 mins
  -> Gracias!
agree  María Perales
53 mins
  -> Gracias!
agree  JohnMcDove: waste time or effort in creating something that already exists. (Oxford) (En España también se dice “inventar la sopa de ajo”).
1 hr
  -> Gracias!
agree  Candace Holt Ryan
1 hr
  -> Gracias!
neutral  Juan Jacob: Será en España. Jamás escuchado en México, tu país. Y como siempre, cabe la pregunta: ¿para dónde se solicita la traducción?
13 hrs
  -> Vivo en México, mi país es Uruguay. http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_spanish/idioms_maxims_s...
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Descubrir la pólvora/descubrir el agua tibia


Explanation:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/other/25516-des...

http://weblogs.clarin.com/revistaenie-elmisteriodelaspalabra...

146.000 https://www.google.com/search?lr=&as_qdr=all&biw=1366&bih=63...


79.500: https://www.google.com/search?q="descubrir el água tibia"&lr...

Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yaotl Altan
3 hrs
  -> ¡Muchas gracias Yaotl!
agree  Juan Jacob: "El hilo negro", en México.
12 hrs
  -> ¡Muchas gracias Juan!
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1 day 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Hacer lo mismo de siempre


Explanation:
El término se refiere a no volver hacer lo que ya está inventado/hecho que no requiere hacerse de nuevo. En otros contextos, también significa no repetir los mismos pasos de lo que ya se sabe, hay que mejorar lo pasado.

lugoben
Local time: 18:50
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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