Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
terreno está ya abonado
English translation:
the conditions are ripe
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Spanish term
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terreno está ya abonado
Spanish to English
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Y el terreno está ya abonado para las sorprendentes propuestas del grupo XXX
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George Rabel
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TRANSLATIONS THAT READ LIKE ORIGINALS
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the conditions are ripe
1) the stage is set
2) the conditions are ripe
3) the climate is positive
4) the conditions are favorable
2) the conditions are ripe
3) the climate is positive
4) the conditions are favorable
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5 mins
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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is already prepared for (preparing the ground for...)
Saludos
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philgoddard
: Not much context, but this should do nicely.
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Monique Rojkind
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Gracias Monique
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Leonardo Lamarche
: agree.
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Gracias Monique
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David Russi
United States
United States
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English
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
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Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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the ground is fertile for
Common expression
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It´s a (fertile) breeding ground for
The circumstances are favourable.
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Tom Bodine
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is fertile ground for
This means that the situation or people involved are receptive to an idea and that the idea has a good chance of taking hold. Doesn't have to be an idea, may be some other type of enterprise. Goodgle the phrase "fertile ground for", and you'll see what I mean.
Example sentence:
Lenin found that Czarist Russia was fertile ground for Marxist ideas.
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The seeds of succes have been sown
Examples: 3 Jan 2006 ... Just ask the star students who have been honored by USA TODAY... ... And for most, the seeds of their success were sown long before they ...
www.usatoday.com/.../2006-01-03-all-star-cover_x.htm - En caché - Similares; Sowing the seeds of success. The Northwest Regional Development Agency ... Twelve months on from its launch, the whole industry has been through major organisational changes. We now have a framework to help deliver the tourism vision. ...
www.nwda.co.uk › News & Events - En caché
www.usatoday.com/.../2006-01-03-all-star-cover_x.htm - En caché - Similares; Sowing the seeds of success. The Northwest Regional Development Agency ... Twelve months on from its launch, the whole industry has been through major organisational changes. We now have a framework to help deliver the tourism vision. ...
www.nwda.co.uk › News & Events - En caché
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the stage has (already) been set
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