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Spanish term or phrase:
lo que suma y no lo que resta
English translation:
what works and what doesn't
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Spanish term
lo que suma y no lo que resta
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I'm wondering if there is a common phrase for this in English? Searching online I find plenty of examples in Spanish, but can't seem to come up with the English equivalent. Thanks in advance
Y nosotros lo que tratamos de ir haciendo fue revisando los distintos esquemas y consideramos que una buena recomendación era ante un poco de incertidumbre, porque hay muchas versiones a veces y uno tiene que ver qué es lo que suma y no lo que resta, entonces dijimos: "Vamos hacer una recomendación que se contrate una persona del área indígena".
Y nosotros lo que tratamos de ir haciendo fue revisando los distintos esquemas y consideramos que una buena recomendación era ante un poco de incertidumbre, porque hay muchas versiones a veces y uno tiene que ver qué es lo que suma y no lo que resta, entonces dijimos: "Vamos hacer una recomendación que se contrate una persona del área indígena".
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what works and what doesn't
Communicating with Kids: What works and what doesn't
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Prudential Supervision
University of Chicago
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The book Prudential Supervision: What Works and What Doesn't, Edited by Frederic S. Mishkin is published by University of Chicago Press.
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ADR UK
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2 Dec 2022 — Finding out 'what works and what doesn't' with administrative data. Categories: Research using linked data, Blogs, ADR England, ...
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"what adds up and what doesn't"
https://books.google.com › ... › Parenting › General
Communicating with Kids: What works and what doesn't. Front Cover · Stephanie Davies-Arai. Troubador Publishing Ltd, Jan 28, 2015 - Family & Relationships ...
Prudential Supervision
University of Chicago
https://press.uchicago.edu › books › book › chicago
The book Prudential Supervision: What Works and What Doesn't, Edited by Frederic S. Mishkin is published by University of Chicago Press.
Finding out 'what works and what doesn't' with ...
ADR UK
https://www.adruk.org › News & Publications
2 Dec 2022 — Finding out 'what works and what doesn't' with administrative data. Categories: Research using linked data, Blogs, ADR England, ...
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"what adds up and what doesn't"
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Being part of the solution rather than part of the problem
A suggestion - some variation on this theme may help
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Alexandra Straton
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consider the positive rather than the negative (aspect)
From the context, I get the sense that the expression is saying to look on the bright side, see the glass half full, and be optimistic.
Because of the words ´suma´ and ´resta´, I would mention both positives and negatives, so I would translate it as ´consider the positive rather than the negative´ or even ´the positives have more weight than the negatives´
Because of the words ´suma´ and ´resta´, I would mention both positives and negatives, so I would translate it as ´consider the positive rather than the negative´ or even ´the positives have more weight than the negatives´
7 hrs
what makes a difference, what makes us move forward and not go backwards and some options more
you have to see what makes a difference
puede ser una forma de sintetizarlo muy típica del inglés
otra expresión habitual:
You have to see what makes us move forward and not go backwards.
como si dijera
uno tiene que ver qué es lo que nos hace avanzar y no retroceder
literalmente es
you have to see what adds up and not what subtracts
que se puede parafrasear así
what increases and not what decreases
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las dos primeras opciones tienen mucho recorrido en inglés
las más literales no dan coincidencias pero transmiten el mensaje con los mismos conceptos
confío que alguna sirva
saludos
puede ser una forma de sintetizarlo muy típica del inglés
otra expresión habitual:
You have to see what makes us move forward and not go backwards.
como si dijera
uno tiene que ver qué es lo que nos hace avanzar y no retroceder
literalmente es
you have to see what adds up and not what subtracts
que se puede parafrasear así
what increases and not what decreases
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Note added at 7 horas (2023-05-26 07:24:32 GMT)
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las dos primeras opciones tienen mucho recorrido en inglés
las más literales no dan coincidencias pero transmiten el mensaje con los mismos conceptos
confío que alguna sirva
saludos
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