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Posts and comments can take on lives of their own

Spanish translation: los mensajes publicados y los comentarios pueden cobrar vida propia

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English term or phrase:Posts and comments can take on lives of their own
Spanish translation:los mensajes publicados y los comentarios pueden cobrar vida propia
Entered by: Paola Leaño

00:30 Jul 13, 2010
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Human Resources
English term or phrase: Posts and comments can take on lives of their own
No entiendo la expresión. Gracias por tu ayuda :)
Paola Leaño
United States
Local time: 18:01
los mensajes publicados y los comentarios pueden tener vida propia
Explanation:
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Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 16:01
Grading comment
Sólo me parece que queda mejor con el verbo "cobrar" en vez de "tener"
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +12los mensajes publicados y los comentarios pueden tener vida propia
Rafael Molina Pulgar


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +12
los mensajes publicados y los comentarios pueden tener vida propia


Explanation:
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Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 16:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 257
Grading comment
Sólo me parece que queda mejor con el verbo "cobrar" en vez de "tener"

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Boulter: Exactly. You can word this in Spanish in various ways, but this is the interpretation that I get from the source. What the original writer says can 'get a live of its own' and go off in directions that the poster/author did not intend.
39 mins
  -> Gracias por tu explicación, Richard.
agree  Maria Mastruzzo
58 mins
  -> Gracias, María.
agree  Lydia De Jorge
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Lydia.
agree  Carla Picard
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Carla.
agree  Victoria Frazier
2 hrs
  -> Gracias,
agree  Lourdes Sanchez: agree, I might use "adquirir" instead
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, Lourdes. Voy contigo.
agree  José Mª SANZ (X): En la línea de Lourdes yo añadiría "cobrar"
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Chema.
agree  Cinnamon Nolan: Yes, but with "cobrar".
6 hrs
  -> Gracias, Cinnamon.
agree  Jenni Lukac (X): Richard, Lourdes, Chema y Cinnamon han hecho buenos comentarios.
6 hrs
  -> Gracias, Jenni. Así es.
agree  Cecilia Rey: "adquirir vida propia"
8 hrs
  -> Gracias, Cecilia. Bien.
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: cobrar/ adquirir eran las palabras que había pensado yo.
9 hrs
  -> Gracias, Noni.
agree  Marocas
14 hrs
  -> Gracias, Marocas.
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