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keeping your cards close to your vest

Spanish translation: No soltando prenda

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English term or phrase:keeping your cards close to your vest
Spanish translation:No soltando prenda
Entered by: bcsantos

21:52 Feb 16, 2012
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Linguistics / Idioms
English term or phrase: keeping your cards close to your vest
Keeping your cards close to your vest is the best way to get ahead in this firm.

One of the answers in a survey related to information sharing within a company.

This phrase can be interpreted in different ways. Your suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
Victoria Frazier
United States
Local time: 10:41
No soltando prenda
Explanation:
As in keeping one's cards close to one's chest

Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
chest /tʃest/ sustantivo
( Anat ) pecho m;
to get sth off one's ~ desahogarse(conj.⇒) contando/confesando algo;
to play o keep one's cards close to one's ~ no soltar(conj.⇒) prenda (fam)
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bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 17:41
Grading comment
Mil gracias a todos! Todas las respuestas son buenas pero esta se adecúa más al propósito.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1No soltando prenda
bcsantos
4no enseñar las cartas // guardar las/tus cartas
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
4La discreción
Toni Romero
4guardarse las cartas en la manga
Rosa Grau (X)
4Ser muy prudente en el trato con la gente
eski
4"No mostrar las cartas a la competencia"
Rosmu
3no dar ninguna pista
DLyons


  

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No soltando prenda


Explanation:
As in keeping one's cards close to one's chest

Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
chest /tʃest/ sustantivo
( Anat ) pecho m;
to get sth off one's ~ desahogarse(conj.⇒) contando/confesando algo;
to play o keep one's cards close to one's ~ no soltar(conj.⇒) prenda (fam)

bcsantos
Gibraltar
Local time: 17:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Mil gracias a todos! Todas las respuestas son buenas pero esta se adecúa más al propósito.

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agree  George Rabel
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  -> Thanks :)
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no dar ninguna pista


Explanation:
Yes - chest/vest!

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 16:41
Native speaker of: English
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no enseñar las cartas // guardar las/tus cartas


Explanation:
Creo que la traducción literal encaja perfectamente.
En cualquier caso, evitaría el gerundio:

Sugerencia: "No enseñar/guardar las cartas es la mejor manera de prosperar/triunfar/salir adelante en esta empresa"
Tambien se le puede dar la vuelta a la frase:
" La mejor manera de prosperar/triunfar/salir adelante en esta empresa es no enseñar/guardar las/tus cartas"

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 17:41
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La discreción


Explanation:
es la mejor manera de seguir adelante en esta empresa

Toni Romero
Spain
Local time: 17:41
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
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guardarse las cartas en la manga


Explanation:
bueno, yo creo que es eso

Rosa Grau (X)
Spain
Local time: 17:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Rosmu: En español de España se dice "guardarse un as en la manga".
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Ser muy prudente en el trato con la gente


Explanation:
Ser muy prudente en el trato con la gente

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To "play your cards close to your chest" is a metaphor for keeping quiet ... to keep to oneself or be very cautious in one's dealing with people.
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"Do you play your cards close to your chest? ... i try my best to play them close to my chest or else it gets very messy,your heart on your sleeve think ... when things are bad I keep it all inside, did that for years.......not any more ...
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keep/play your cards close to your chest. to not tell anyone what you plan to do I never know what Martin's next move will be. He plays his cards close


eski :))

eski
Mexico
Local time: 09:41
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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"No mostrar las cartas a la competencia"


Explanation:
PROPUESTA
1) No mostrar las cartas/ la estrategia de la empresa / dirección a la competencia es la mejor manera/ el mejor camino para que la compañía siga adelante.

2) La única forma de que la empresa siga adelante es que los responsables de la misma no muestren sus cartas/ su estrategia a la competencia.




    Reference: http://www.idiomsinthenews.com/content/tip-ones-hand
Rosmu
Spain
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Native speaker of: Spanish
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