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(las empresas) se mantienen

English translation: remain stable

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Spanish term or phrase:(las empresas) se mantienen
English translation:remain stable
Entered by: Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)

09:32 Nov 7, 2017
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Spanish term or phrase: (las empresas) se mantienen
What is commercial marketing?

En los actuales momentos, en donde la crisis económica ha afectado a muchos países, las empresas no gozan de crecimiento, sino que se mantienen, es por esto que la única opción para mantenerse a flote y alcanzar el crecimiento es quitarles clientes a la competencia
Bernadette Mora
Spain
Local time: 19:07
remain stable
Explanation:
Una opción. Saludos
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 19:07
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2keep their heads above water
Kim Edwards-Buarque
4 +2Are treading water
Albion Land
4 +1(businesses) are hanging on by a thread
neilmac
2 +2(businesses) they just get by
lugoben
4are managing to stay afloat
AllegroTrans
2remain stable
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
remain stable


Explanation:
Una opción. Saludos

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 19:07
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
keep their heads above water


Explanation:
Mi sugerencia - en el contexto del parágrafo, que implica que la crisis económica está dificultando la vida de las empresas. Está expresión sugiere que tienen que luchar para mantenerse en el mismo nivel.

Kim Edwards-Buarque
Spain
Local time: 18:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: Segues neatly with "stay/ing afloat" in the next part of the sentence....
33 mins
  -> Ha, excuse the pun :) Thanks Neil
agree  AllegroTrans
1 day 20 mins
  -> Thanks 😊
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Are treading water


Explanation:
It goes weĺl with 'remaining afloat'


Albion Land
Local time: 20:07
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Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: Nice one :)
16 mins
agree  AllegroTrans
23 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(businesses) they just get by


Explanation:
Justamente, se mantienen en acción

lugoben
Local time: 13:07
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marie Wilson: Or maybe they are just getting by.
5 hrs
  -> you maybe right. Thanks, Marie. Regards :)
agree  neilmac: Some of the other suggestions could also benefit from adding a "just".
20 hrs
  -> Exactly. Thanks, neilmac. Regards :)
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1 day 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
are managing to stay afloat


Explanation:
Another "floating" option

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:07
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(businesses) are hanging on by a thread


Explanation:
Slightly more purple (purpler?) prose, but why not wax lyrical, after all it's about advertising...
Although it doesn't chime so nicely with the "staying afloat" metaphor, I think it still works.

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2017-11-08 10:59:11 GMT)
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I think the underlying nuance is that they are "just about managing to get by/stay afloat/keep going"... etc.

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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2017-11-09 11:11:44 GMT)
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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/apr/08/just-about-m...

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Note added at 2 days1 hr (2017-11-09 11:13:01 GMT)
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Struggling businesses now have their own acronym; JAMs (Just About Managing):
Shttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/apr/08/just-about-m...

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Note added at 2 days10 hrs (2017-11-09 20:18:56 GMT)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZklwTGZutc

Example sentence(s):
  • ...small businesses hanging on by a thread due to mounting costs.
  • ... burdensome regulations that leave businesses hanging on by a thread

    https://www.businessmag.co.uk/south-east-12000-less-zombie-businesses-in-region-says-r3/
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 19:07
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 564

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carlos Siu
6 days
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