Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
dejarse ir
English translation:
not holding back
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Spanish term
Spain
The Right Word Used in the Right Context
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
dejarse ir
(The meeting is for people who have answered a questionaire about consuming products of this kind. I don't know why the expression "dejarse ir" is used here. Could it be "let oneself go?"
| 4 +2 | not holding back |
David Ronder
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| 4 | speak freely and openly |
Debora Blake
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| 4 | to speak one's mind |
Giovanni Rengifo
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| 3 | brainstorming |
Jennifer Levey
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| 3 | easy going |
Francois Boye
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Linguistic flair and an eye for detail
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
not holding back
| agree |
neilmac
: "Don't hold back" is a good option, although I agree it may be a typo and they might mean "make yourself heard", which is tantamount to the same.
1 day 2 hrs
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Thanks, Neil - and good point
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| agree |
Rachel Hall
1 day 9 hrs
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Thanks, Rachel
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Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
brainstorming
| Brainstorming means what the product creates in our minds, it is a process of what the product stimulates, how we react. |
| agree |
Marian Vieyra
: I like this interpretation.
6 hrs
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| disagree |
Debora Blake
: El brainstorming se refiere a un proceso. No se aplica en este caso, ya que durante el brainstorming, el debate está prohibido.
10 hrs
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United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
easy going
France
Audiovisual Translation Specialist
Native in: English , French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: French to English, English to French, Italian to English, and 3 more.
speak freely and openly
Colombia
Traductores Oficiales Cali
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 2 more.
to speak one's mind
I think this is what it's meant here.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/speak one's mind
| I am not able to post the whole text due to confidentiality but there is a later debate, so I do not think it is about speaking but about giving ideas, that is why I think it is brainstorming. Thank you Giovanni for your help. |
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