play your cards right

Spanish translation: jugar bien tus cartas

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English term or phrase:play your cards right
Spanish translation:jugar bien tus cartas
Entered by: Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

21:04 Jan 30, 2019
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Psychology / Manipulative People
English term or phrase: play your cards right
“If you were willing to play your cards right, you could have just about anything you want.”

“Si estuvieras dispuesta a jugar bien tus cartas, podrías tener casi cualquier cosa que quisieras.”

Gracias
Maria Iglesia Ramos
Spain
jugar bien tus cartas
Explanation:
Tal cual

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Note added at 3 mins (2019-01-30 21:07:47 GMT)
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O simplemente: "Si quisieras jugar bien tus cartas etc.

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"Si quisieras jugar bien tus cartas podrías tener casi todo lo que buscas"

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Note added at 17 hrs (2019-01-31 14:22:15 GMT)
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No conozco la historia, pero si ella lo que está buscando es que le suban el sueldo, "apetecer" no me parece la mejor opción.
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 07:26
Grading comment
gracias.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5jugar bien tus cartas
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
3jugar bien con las cartas que te tocaron
Carlos Morales


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
jugar bien con las cartas que te tocaron


Explanation:
Otra opción. Saludos.

Carlos Morales
Ecuador
Local time: 00:26
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 32
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
jugar bien tus cartas


Explanation:
Tal cual

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Note added at 3 mins (2019-01-30 21:07:47 GMT)
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O simplemente: "Si quisieras jugar bien tus cartas etc.

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Note added at 10 mins (2019-01-30 21:14:42 GMT)
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"Si quisieras jugar bien tus cartas podrías tener casi todo lo que buscas"

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Note added at 17 hrs (2019-01-31 14:22:15 GMT)
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No conozco la historia, pero si ella lo que está buscando es que le suban el sueldo, "apetecer" no me parece la mejor opción.

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 07:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 1410
Grading comment
gracias.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Si quisieras jugar bien tus cartas, tendrías casi todo lo que te apeteciera?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Algazi
3 mins
  -> Gracias Mónica - Bea

agree  Emiliano Pantoja
5 hrs
  -> Gracias Emiliano - Bea

agree  Margaret Ikawa
13 hrs
  -> Gracias Margaret - Bea

agree  Pilar Bellod
14 hrs
  -> Gracias Pilar - Bea

agree  Manuel Bas y Mansilla
1 day 6 hrs
  -> Gracias Manuel - Bea
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