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locomotoras mundiales

English translation: global power/engines

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Spanish term or phrase:locomotoras mundiales
English translation:global power/engines
Entered by: Eileen Brophy

20:59 Jul 9, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
Spanish term or phrase: locomotoras mundiales
..y las locomotoras mundiales (USA, China, India) empiecen a crecer aunque sea a tasas bajas
EirTranslations
Ireland
Local time: 20:28
global power/engines
Explanation:
How about this? What it means is the driving power in the global economy

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Note added at 5 mins (2009-07-09 21:05:01 GMT)
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i.e. global power/global engines
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Eileen Brophy
Spain
Local time: 21:28
Grading comment
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4global power/engines
Eileen Brophy
4 +3global powerhouse / global economic powerhouse
Carlos Segura
4 +1global drivers
Rafael Molina Pulgar
4locomotors at the global level
Xenia Wong
4global locomotives
Richard C. Baca, MIM


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
locomotors at the global level


Explanation:
Sugerencia....

Xenia Wong
Local time: 14:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 286
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
global power/engines


Explanation:
How about this? What it means is the driving power in the global economy

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Note added at 5 mins (2009-07-09 21:05:01 GMT)
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i.e. global power/global engines

Eileen Brophy
Spain
Local time: 21:28
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Rosas
3 mins
  -> thanks Patricia :-0)
agree  Christopher Lane: global engines is the one that I would go for
3 mins
  -> Thanks, I think I agree with you too :-0))
agree  Richard McDorman
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Richard :-0)
agree  Olga María Piaggio
17 hrs
  -> Thanks Olga :-0))
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
global locomotives


Explanation:
Forbes coined this term way back in the mid '80s calling the U.S. "The Engine That Could" below a caricature of a steam locomotive.

Richard C. Baca, MIM
Mexico
Local time: 12:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
global drivers


Explanation:
Esto es metafórico.

Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 13:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 72

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Ronder: Oxford: locomotora = (elemento impulsor) driving force
10 hrs
  -> Gracias, David.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
locomotora mundial
global powerhouse / global economic powerhouse


Explanation:
You will find plenty of references with economic powerhouse.

Good luck!

Carlos Segura
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Ronder: I like this one too, very common as you say - and expressive.
7 hrs
  -> Many thanks.
agree  Ruth Ramsey: Yes, in the plural.
16 hrs
  -> Many thanks. Of course, "powerhouses" for the plural.
agree  argosys: Powerhouses
3 days 8 hrs
  -> Many thanks.
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