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Spanish term or phrase:
(las empresas) se mantienen
English translation:
remain stable
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Nov 7, 2017 09:32
6 yrs ago
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Spanish term
(las empresas) se mantienen
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
What is commercial marketing?
En los actuales momentos, en donde la crisis económica ha afectado a muchos países, las empresas no gozan de crecimiento, sino que se mantienen, es por esto que la única opción para mantenerse a flote y alcanzar el crecimiento es quitarles clientes a la competencia
En los actuales momentos, en donde la crisis económica ha afectado a muchos países, las empresas no gozan de crecimiento, sino que se mantienen, es por esto que la única opción para mantenerse a flote y alcanzar el crecimiento es quitarles clientes a la competencia
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Nov 20, 2017 16:36: Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.) Created KOG entry
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Spain
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Accredited translators 20 yrs experience
Native in: Spanish
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remain stable
Una opción. Saludos
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Kim Edwards-Buarque
Spain
Spain
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Spain
Marketing translator and copywriter
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English
keep their heads above water
Mi sugerencia - en el contexto del parágrafo, que implica que la crisis económica está dificultando la vida de las empresas. Está expresión sugiere que tienen que luchar para mantenerse en el mismo nivel.
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neilmac
: Segues neatly with "stay/ing afloat" in the next part of the sentence....
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Ha, excuse the pun :) Thanks Neil
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AllegroTrans
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Thanks 😊
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Are treading water
It goes weĺl with 'remaining afloat'
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(businesses) they just get by
Justamente, se mantienen en acción
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Marie Wilson
: Or maybe they are just getting by.
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you maybe right. Thanks, Marie. Regards :)
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neilmac
: Some of the other suggestions could also benefit from adding a "just".
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Exactly. Thanks, neilmac. Regards :)
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AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
Sensible solutions
Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois) 
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
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are managing to stay afloat
Another "floating" option
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(businesses) are hanging on by a thread
Slightly more purple (purpler?) prose, but why not wax lyrical, after all it's about advertising...
Although it doesn't chime so nicely with the "staying afloat" metaphor, I think it still works.
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2017-11-08 10:59:11 GMT)
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I think the underlying nuance is that they are "just about managing to get by/stay afloat/keep going"... etc.
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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2017-11-09 11:11:44 GMT)
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/apr/08/just-about-m...
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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2017-11-09 11:13:01 GMT)
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Struggling businesses now have their own acronym; JAMs (Just About Managing):
Shttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/apr/08/just-about-m...
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Note added at 2 days10 hrs (2017-11-09 20:18:56 GMT)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZklwTGZutc
Although it doesn't chime so nicely with the "staying afloat" metaphor, I think it still works.
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2017-11-08 10:59:11 GMT)
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I think the underlying nuance is that they are "just about managing to get by/stay afloat/keep going"... etc.
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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2017-11-09 11:11:44 GMT)
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/apr/08/just-about-m...
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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2017-11-09 11:13:01 GMT)
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Struggling businesses now have their own acronym; JAMs (Just About Managing):
Shttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/apr/08/just-about-m...
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Note added at 2 days10 hrs (2017-11-09 20:18:56 GMT)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZklwTGZutc
Example sentence:
...small businesses hanging on by a thread due to mounting costs.
... burdensome regulations that leave businesses hanging on by a thread
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