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la idea cuajó con tanta fuerza que...

English translation: the idea was such a hit that ...

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Spanish term or phrase:la idea cuajó con tanta fuerza que...
English translation:the idea was such a hit that ...
Entered by: Marie Wilson

15:02 Sep 30, 2018
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: la idea cuajó con tanta fuerza que...
Esta expresión aparece en el siguiente párrafo:

"El festival surgió en el año 1998 a partir de una conversación informal entre varios vecinos de la zona con la intención de devolverle el esplendor original a las fiestas de la parroquia. ***La idea cuajó con tanta fuerza que*** se convirtió en una fiesta de interés turístico y un acontecimiento imprescindible en el verano."

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soniagp
Spain
the idea was such a hit that ...
Explanation:
One option. Many more.
Selected response from:

Marie Wilson
Spain
Local time: 08:55
Grading comment
Thanks a lot to everybody! It was really helpful.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +10the idea was such a hit that ...
Marie Wilson
4the idea captured people's imagination/the public imagination
Cecilia Gowar
4The idea was so wildly accepted/became so popular that...
Phoenix III
3 +1the idea/concept caught on with so much force
Barbara Cochran, MFA
4The idea really took off, so much so that
william hill


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +10
the idea was such a hit that ...


Explanation:
One option. Many more.

Example sentence(s):
  • The idea was such a hit with the judges at the NVC finals that the group took home not just the $10,000 Grand Prize, but also ...
  • The idea was such a hit that there are now 30 exercise bikes in the terminals
Marie Wilson
Spain
Local time: 08:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks a lot to everybody! It was really helpful.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stuart and Aida Nelson
24 mins
  -> Thanks, Stuart/Aida!
agree  franglish
30 mins
  -> Thanks, franglish!
agree  Robert Forstag: Hard to see how one might improve upon this.
31 mins
  -> Thank you very much, Robert!
agree  Charles Davis
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Charles!
agree  Joshua Parker
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Joshua!
agree  JohnMcDove
5 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, John!
agree  David Hollywood
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, David!
agree  Thomas Walker
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Tom!
agree  James A. Walsh
18 hrs
  -> Thanks, James!
agree  Katie Uniacke
1 day 13 mins
  -> Many thanks, Katie!
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the idea captured people's imagination/the public imagination


Explanation:
or ¨captured imagination locally¨
The exact translation would be ¨the idea took hold¨ but the above is more commonly used.

Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: it may well vae captured people's imagination but this is not what the phrase says
2 hrs
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The idea was so wildly accepted/became so popular that...


Explanation:
2 additional options.

Phoenix III
United States
Local time: 02:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the idea/concept caught on with so much force


Explanation:
Another possibility.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 02:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans
1 hr
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
The idea really took off, so much so that


Explanation:
Similar to Marie and Barbara's take.



william hill
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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