Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
snap up
Spanish translation:
obtener | adquirir | apoderarse de
Added to glossary by
David Russi
Oct 21, 2005 14:27
18 yrs ago
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English term
snapping up
English to Spanish
Marketing
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Then XXXX company cut billions of dollars in costs while snapping up promising drugs from smaller firms through licensing and outright purchases.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
Proposed translations
+1
2 mins
David Russi
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Spanish
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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139
Selected
adquiriendo (derechos/control)
una posibilidad
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Mil gracias"
+2
3 mins
Anabel Martínez
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Localization and transcreation
Native in: Catalan (Variant: Central) , Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Catalan, Catalan to Spanish, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
al tiempo que se hacía con...
fármacos prometedores de empresas más pequeñas.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
: Sí, más elegante. No sé si "acaparar" (que es coger prácticamente todo) o "apoderarse" (parece que las roba) son la solución.
41 mins
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| agree |
maria pla
1 day 22 hrs
|
7 mins
acaparaba
+
8 mins
Rebeca Larios
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Native in English
&
Spanish
Specializes in field
Puerto Rico
Architect turned translator
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, US, Puerto Rican, Mexican) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
4
apoderarse - ver explicación
.... se apoderó de drogas con potencial a través de...
Entry Word: snap up
Function: verb
Text: to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly <snapped up the last remaining cupcake
una idea, espero que te ayude
Entry Word: snap up
Function: verb
Text: to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly <snapped up the last remaining cupcake
una idea, espero que te ayude
33 mins
Chris Williams
Native in English
Fast work personal service.
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
ver explicacion
snapping up is like any of the above but it indicates great enthusiasm, if it was food related it would be "zampando" for example. I don't know if "zampar" works in this context.
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