play the numbers game
Spanish translation: no ha hecho los cálculos correspondientes
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7 mins confidence: 
no ha hecho los cálculos correspondientes Explanation: algo así a lo mejor a numbers game › a situation in which the most important factor is how many of a particular thing there are, especially when you disapprove of this: -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2015-03-09 23:33:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- o: necesarios/adecuados |
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11 mins confidence:
no ha tenido en cuenta los números/las cifras Explanation: Otra idea. |
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1 hr confidence:
| to play the numbers game Manipular los datos Explanation: ... no ha manipulado los datos y ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2015-03-10 00:51:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- otra posibilidad es ...no ha 'jugado a la lotería'/b> y ... |
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2 hrs confidence:
jugar con las estadísticas/con los números Explanation: Mr X no ha jugado con las estadísticas Mr X no considerado jugar con los números Jugar con los estadísticas/con lo números es un proceso de considerar un análisis exhaustivo para dar con mejores y mas complejas opciones The numbers game-National Geographics (Disclaimer) Money. Sex. Marriage. Mortality. In each episode, data scientist Jake Porway tackles one of life’s most daunting topics revealing the surprising science behind them. From mind-bending stats, hilarious man on the street experiments. http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/the-numbers-ga... |
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10 hrs confidence:
entrar en el juego de los números Explanation: ... no ha entrado en el juego de los números... (para evitar en castellano el "jugar al juego") Saludos -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 horas (2015-03-10 10:14:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- creo que se ajustaría bien a la acepción que ha dado Jaime, con la que estoy de acuerdo |
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Reference comments
1 hr |
| Reference: Numbers game Reference information: 1. (often derogatory) The use or manipulation of statistics or figures, especially in support of an argument: -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2015-03-10 00:46:51 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 2. (also numbers pool or numbers racket) North American A lottery based on the occurrence of unpredictable numbers in the results of races, a lottery, etc. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/numbers... |
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