Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

entrar por la puerta grande

English translation:

open the door to success

Added to glossary by Sherry Godfrey
Sep 18, 2006 21:29
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term

entrar por la puerta grande

Spanish to English Bus/Financial Advertising / Public Relations
For a university brochure:

**ENTRA MADRID POR LA PUERTA GRANDE**

Ven a estudiar a Madrid. Una de las ciudades más
acogedoras y atractivas de
Europa. Ven y entra por la puerta de una de las
mejores universidades de
España.

I know this is a popular saying in Spanish but am looking for something along the same lines in English.
Any suggestions? Thanks!

Proposed translations

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18 mins
Selected

open the door to success (in Madrid)

off the top of my head... (imagine working in advertising and doing this for a living)
Peer comment(s):

agree cmwilliams (X) : yes, something along these lines. I don't think a literal translation will work here.
35 mins
agree neilmac : this is what you need for madrid... deal with it
1 hr
agree Kim Metzger : And salir por la puerta grande is to go out with a bang. http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1201591
2 hrs
agree Ronnie McKee
9 hrs
agree Nicholas Ferreira
17 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I like it! Thanks so much Transap and everyone!"
10 mins

Enter Madrid in a big way

Solo una sugerencia...
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11 mins

come in through the front door

Why sneak in through the back door?
Peer comment(s):

agree roneill : My thought exactly
8 hrs
Gracias, Rónat.
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13 mins

enter by the main gate

given the fact that a lot of wrought-iron gates and fences abound
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16 mins

enter X by the main door/gate

I don't know that a foreigner unfamiliar with Spanish bullfighting terminology would know what the phrase "puerta grande" means. You might need to translate the concept.

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Note added at 18 mins (2006-09-18 21:48:26 GMT)
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http://www.viajesdifran.es/activities/toros/english_guide.ht...
If a fighter receives two ears in the same afternoon, he is lifted up on to somebody's shoulders and transported out of the ring and through the main gate. He has thus opened the Puerta Grande, the maximum accolade for any bullfighter.
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10 hrs

make a grand entrance

Suerte
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