Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
don't cut it
Spanish translation:
no están a la altura
English term
Cut it in
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Purpose-built devices simply don’t cut it in a fast-moving technology environment.
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Dec 9, 2019 18:36: Beatriz Ramírez de Haro Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Spain
Golf, Literature and Religion Specialist
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
no están a la altura
Toda las propuestas son buenas, y añado esta: "... no están a la altura de un entorno tecnológico en rápida evolución"
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Oliver Romero
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Gracias Oliver - Bea
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Manuel Aburto
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Gracias Manuel - Bea
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Ramon Ferreyros
2 days 9 hrs
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Gracias Ramón - Bea
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EN>ES & EN>CA Translator/Reviewer MT PE
Native in: Catalan 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, English to Catalan, Spanish to Catalan, and 6 more.
no dan la talla
si tomamos el sentido idiomático-- (idiomatic) To suffice; to be effective or successful. Sometimes, professional tools are necessary and homespun solutions just don't cut it.
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Oliver Romero
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gracias :)
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Marcelo González
: yes, idiom for idiom :-)
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muchas gracias :-)
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Spain
Master's degree, 9+ years' experience
Native in: English (Variants: US, British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
No es suficiente
La palabra "in" pertenece al "en el entorno tecnologico..."
Otra manera de decirlo en inglés sería "not up to the task"
Technical, academic, government
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to Spanish, and 1 more.
alcanzan/bastan
El in no hace parte de la expresión, pertenece al signtagma siguiente in a fast-moving technology environment.
Mexico
Confianza, certeza, creatividad.
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 6 more.
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