Doing the exact oposite of the traditional approach

Spanish translation: haciendo justo lo contrario de lo que se suele hacer

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English term or phrase:doing the exact oposite of the traditional approach
Spanish translation:haciendo justo lo contrario de lo que se suele hacer
Entered by: Beatriz Ramírez de Haro

20:07 May 10, 2019
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / Texto para un anuncio
English term or phrase: Doing the exact oposite of the traditional approach
No hay mucho contexto, pero es un anuncio y quiero ver opiniones de como hacerlo llamativo y gramaticalmente correcto.
Un poco de contexto:

I accomplished this by doing the exact oposite of the traditional approach...

Wanna find out what I did?

Muchas gracias...
Manuel J. Schot
Mexico
Local time: 06:38
haciendo justo lo contrario de lo que se suele hacer
Explanation:
Lo diría así porque es una forma muy directa y natural de decirlo, despierta la curiosidad del lector y da pie a la pregunta que viene después.
He procurado evitar los adverbios terminados en "mente" que quitan agilidad a la frase.
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 13:38
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6haciendo justo lo contrario de lo que se suele hacer
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
4 +1al hacer exactamente lo opuesto a lo que se hace normalmente
Jairo Payan
4Haciendo lo opuesto al enfoque (más) tradicional
Tomás Monti
3haciendo precisamente lo contrario de un enfoque acostumbrado
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
3[Lo logré] haciendo exactamente lo opuesto a lo que se estila
Mónica Algazi


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
doing the exact oposite of the traditional approach
al hacer exactamente lo opuesto a lo que se hace normalmente


Explanation:
Una opción

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Note added at 2 mins (2019-05-10 20:09:47 GMT)
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...haciendo exactamente

Jairo Payan
Colombia
Local time: 07:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Giovanni Rengifo: Suena muy natural.
16 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
doing the exact oposite of the traditional approach
haciendo precisamente lo contrario de un enfoque acostumbrado


Explanation:
Otra opción.

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 07:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 48
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
doing the exact oposite of the traditional approach
Haciendo lo opuesto al enfoque (más) tradicional


Explanation:
Ojalá sirva. Saludos.

Tomás Monti
Local time: 09:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
doing the exact oposite of the traditional approach
[Lo logré] haciendo exactamente lo opuesto a lo que se estila


Explanation:
"opuesto a" en este caso.

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 09:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 318
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
doing the exact oposite of the traditional approach
haciendo justo lo contrario de lo que se suele hacer


Explanation:
Lo diría así porque es una forma muy directa y natural de decirlo, despierta la curiosidad del lector y da pie a la pregunta que viene después.
He procurado evitar los adverbios terminados en "mente" que quitan agilidad a la frase.

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 13:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 575
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marco Paz
1 hr
  -> Gracias Marco - Bea

agree  Pablo Cruz
14 hrs
  -> Gracias Pablo - Bea

agree  Susie Rawson
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Thank you Susie - Bea

agree  JohnMcDove
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Gracias John - Bea

agree  Elisa Fernández Vic
2 days 11 hrs
  -> Gracias Elisa - Bea

agree  Victoria Frazier
2 days 17 hrs
  -> Gracias Victoria - Bea
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