English term
hit paydirt
Proposed translations
United States
A perfect track record of reliability
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English, Spanish to English
le pegas al gordo / obtienes lo que buscabas
Mucha suerte
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
lo que realmente te sirve
Oxford
pay dirt noun uncountable (American English) filón masculine; we hit pay dirt when we opened up that store el día que abrimos la tienda dimos con un filón or con una mina de oro
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patyjs
4 hrs
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Janet Ross Snyder
: It's not necessary to try to include the mining reference here because the average reader wouldn't consciously think of it anyway.
5 hrs
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Competent, diligent, thorough, complete.
Native in: English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
se hace rico
"Pay dirt", a phrase most commonly used in the context of "hitting pay dirt", was widely used in times of mining, especially during the California Gold Rush. During this time, it was said to mean one had struck gold, or "pay dirt".
Mining: How CVRD has hit paydirt. By Richard Lapper.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_dirt
http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/19062007/399/mining-cvrd-hit-paydirt.html
te ganas la lotería // te ganas la grande
Argentina
EN>SP TRANSLATOR/EDITOR
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
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