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starting over from scratch

Spanish translation: empezar de cero

07:20 Jul 12, 2010
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
English term or phrase: starting over from scratch
Hola, por lo que entiendo start over es empezar de nuevo, pero la frase contigua, partir de cero, por lo que, sería necesario o correcto traducir empezar de nuevo desde cero o sólo sería suficente partir de cero.

The president, they suddenly realized, was not simply updating his previous strategy but essentially starting over from scratch.

El presidente, de repente se dieron cuenta, no sólo estaba actualizando su estrategia anterior sino que también estaba partiendo de cero, básicamente.
nuevotraduct (X)
Spanish translation:empezar de cero
Explanation:
Creo que en efecto ese es el sentido, ¡saludos!
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Juan González Pérez
Spain
Local time: 17:17
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5empezar de cero
Juan González Pérez
4diseñando/planeando una nueva (estrategia) desde cero
iolanda casacuberta


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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
empezar de cero


Explanation:
Creo que en efecto ese es el sentido, ¡saludos!

Juan González Pérez
Spain
Local time: 17:17
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro: también "volver a empezar desde cero". Saludos
13 mins
  -> Gracias Beatriz, ¡saludos!
agree  Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.): Sí.. también "empezar desde el principio" o "partir de cero"
1 hr
  -> ¡Gracias por la aportación y saludos! :)
agree  José Mª SANZ (X)
3 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias, Chema!
agree  Sandra Malo Jarque
8 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias, Sandra!
agree  bcsantos: De acuerdo con Beatriz :)
14 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias!
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
diseñando/planeando una nueva (estrategia) desde cero


Explanation:
y así cubres las dos acepciones proporcionadas en la frase original.

Pero vaya, la solución de Juan también es buena.

Suerte.

iolanda casacuberta
Spain
Local time: 17:17
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Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
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