Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to get on the ball
Spanish translation:
ponerse manos a la obra/ponerse las pilas/apurarse
Added to glossary by
Diana Arbiser
Jul 1, 2006 21:09
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English term
United States
Native in Spanish
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish, and 3 more.
to get on the ball
English to Spanish
Law/Patents
Slang
idiom
It's a transcription of a phone wiretap, a dialogue between two drug dealers. The phrase reads as follows,
She responded, "Look, we need to get on the ball because XX wants five. Okay, just come to YY's house and we'll talk over here then."
She responded, "Look, we need to get on the ball because XX wants five. Okay, just come to YY's house and we'll talk over here then."
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11 mins
Pat Brendan
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Your Irish Medical Specialist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Galician to English, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
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4
Selected
ponernos manos a la obra/ponernos las pilas/apurarnos
some options
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Note added at 2 days22 hrs (2006-07-04 19:31:42 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks a lot!
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Note added at 2 days22 hrs (2006-07-04 19:31:42 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks a lot!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gracias a todos. Todas las respuestas se veían bien, pero creo que esta es la que mejor se adapta al sentido de la frase. ¡Gracias!"
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1 min
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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24
andar con los cuatro ojos; ser muy espabilado
Mike :)
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Note added at 3 mins (2006-07-01 21:13:02 GMT)
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Oxford
to be on the ball (colloq) andar* con cuatro ojos (fam), ser* muy espabilado;
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Note added at 3 mins (2006-07-01 21:13:02 GMT)
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Oxford
to be on the ball (colloq) andar* con cuatro ojos (fam), ser* muy espabilado;
Peer comment(s):
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María Eugenia Wachtendorff
25 mins
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Gracias, MEW - Mike :)
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Egmont
1 hr
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Gracias, Egmont - Mike :)
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28 mins
Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Spanish
Works in field
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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28
ponerse trucha(s)
Look, we need to get on the ball = Mira, tenemos que ponernos truchas
mexicano
mexicano
32 mins
Ernesto de Lara
Native in Spanish
Technology Translations
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, German to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, and 9 more.
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4
ir hacia el objetivo
tal cual
+1
1 hr
avivarnos
"on the ball" entiendo que significa concentrarse, aunque es una jerga, así que la sugerencia que pongo también es coloquial.
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