Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

(ahora que) le ha cogido el punto

English translation:

(now that) it has a decent signal

Added to glossary by James A. Walsh
Jun 8, 2011 16:24
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term

le ha cogido el punto

Spanish to English Other Media / Multimedia
Hello all,
Any suggestions for the following sentence

Sientate, sientate... ahora que le ha cogido el punto, haz el favor

Context: After playing around with an aerial for some time, a picture finally appears on the screen.

Thanks
Change log

Jun 15, 2011 13:23: James A. Walsh Created KOG entry

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Spanish term (edited): (ahora que) le ha cogido el punto
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(now that) it has a decent signal


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http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=&q=aerial +decent signal&s...
Peer comment(s):

agree neilmac : Now we've got the picture ;)
18 hrs
Cheers, Neil ;)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks"
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3 mins

now it's got the right spot..

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Peer comment(s):

agree Lydia De Jorge
2 hrs
Thanks Lydia.
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3 mins

he's caught the signal

That's how I read it. The rabbit ear antenna could not catch that signal at all. (But there were no problems to watch major channels.) So, I bought CS2 and it caught the signal ...
www.amazon.com/Antennas...Antenna/.../B001BRXW74?... - En caché
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3 mins

(now) that it's finally working

Consider:

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Some of my favourite apps stopped working as well (Me Tv no longer ... Finally, although very subjective, the tv-tuner no longer seems to ... It never skipped a beat and now tv is unwatchable. ... Finally, although very subjective, the tv-tuner no longer seems to pick up television reception as well ...
forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1707018 - En caché
How to cancel cable TV and still watch your favorite shows ... - [ Traducir esta página ]
Technically, the Roku unit's still working, but I think using the wrong power adapter has taken its toll on it, so we've finally decided to buy a new one. ... It's been over a year now since we canceled our cable TV service. ... So depending on your area and reception, you may be able to continue receiving all your ...
www.cancelcable.com/ - En caché - Similares
RCA debuts new line of portable ATSC / Mobile DTV hybrid ... - [ Traducir esta página ]
4 Jan 2011 ... Mobile DTV is finally making inroads stateside, and now RCA has announced a ... for Easy Reception of Both Standard and Mobile Digital TV Broadcasts ... and we are working with retailers that are interested in bringing ...
www.engadget.com/.../rca-debuts-new-line-of-portable-atsc-m... - En caché
Freeview on Bluebell Hill TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent ... - [ Traducir esta página ]
The BBC and Digital UK report there are no faults or engineering work on the .... As the prediction is for a variable reception on these channels this would be ... reception and now rubbish, (which I let them know is what has happened), ... we can expect the situation to get far worse before it gets finally sorted? ...
www.ukfree.tv/txdetail.php?a... - Reino Unido - En caché - Similar
Saludos!
eski :))
Peer comment(s):

agree Carla Davidson
29 mins
Thank you & Muchos saludos from Mexico, Carla! eski :))
agree Yvonne Gallagher : saludos:-)
7 hrs
Thank you & muchos saludos from Mexico, gallagy2! eski :))
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19 hrs

Now we've got the picture

Get the picture?

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"Come on now, sit down, sit down, now that we've got the picture, do yourselves a favour (and shut up and we can watch it...)"

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I see the scenario as a teacher trying to get the class to watch a TV program or similar broadcast...

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Note added at 19 hrs (2011-06-09 11:50:31 GMT)
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Which is why I'm suggesting reasonably informal, direct speech...
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