think outside the square

Spanish translation: piensa por ti misma/ supera los esquemas/ rompe moldes

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English term or phrase:think outside the square
Spanish translation:piensa por ti misma/ supera los esquemas/ rompe moldes
Entered by: jenny morenos

10:18 Mar 27, 2020
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: think outside the square
hi. how can we translate this? Muchas gracias. this only exists in Australia appearantly. It seems to mean think very differently from the rest of humanity. I heard it in an anstralian television series. the girls had to do a work for school and didn't know what to do. And on of her friend said think outside the square. And the other answered something like yeah! exactly! think outside the square !

piensa fuera de la caja ? piensa como espiritu libre ?
jenny morenos
France
piensa por ti misma/ supera los esquemas/ rompe moldes
Explanation:
Se refiere a "think outside the box", pero no recomiendo calcar la expresión inglesa porque no se utiliza mucho y suena a traducido. Hay muchas maneras naturales de decirlo en español, por ejemplo:
- piensa por ti misma
- piensa con originalidad
- sé original
- sé creativa
- supera los esquemas
- rompe moldes, etc., etc.
Selected response from:

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 15:58
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2piensa por ti misma/ supera los esquemas/ rompe moldes
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
3 +2anímate a imaginar algo nuevo/distinto
Mónica Algazi
4enfócalo de otra manera
Eugenia Martin
4Piensa diferente
Guadalupe Wells
3pensar fuera de la caja
Taña Dalglish


  

Answers


14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pensar fuera de la caja


Explanation:
74 Thinking outside the box Synonyms and 30 Thinking ...www.powerthesaurus.org › thinking_outside_the_box
Thinking outside the box synonyms and Thinking outside the box antonyms. Top synonym for thinking outside the box (another word for thinking outside the box) ...


https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/to-think-outside-the...

I've came across with this expression, which I think conveys the idea of thinking beyond the boundaries. Am i right? If so, do you think my attempt would work? “The workshop really made me think outside of the square.”​
"El taller realmente me hizo tener un pensamiento más flexible.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking_outside_the_box
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pensar_fuera_de_la_caja
**Pensar "fuera de la caja" (como traducción del inglés thinking outside the box/out of the box​)** es una metáfora que significa pensar diferente, de manera no convencional o desde una nueva perspectiva.

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 08:58
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48
Notes to answerer
Asker: muchisimas gracias por tu excelente ayuda y respuesta ! !

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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
piensa por ti misma/ supera los esquemas/ rompe moldes


Explanation:
Se refiere a "think outside the box", pero no recomiendo calcar la expresión inglesa porque no se utiliza mucho y suena a traducido. Hay muchas maneras naturales de decirlo en español, por ejemplo:
- piensa por ti misma
- piensa con originalidad
- sé original
- sé creativa
- supera los esquemas
- rompe moldes, etc., etc.

Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Local time: 15:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 1762
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you so much, i didn't know most of these expressions!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  abe(L)solano: romper moldes o romper esquemas
3 hrs
  -> Sí, romper esquemas. Saludos y cuídate - Bea

agree  María C Turri
6 hrs
  -> Saludos Candelaria - Bea
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
enfócalo de otra manera


Explanation:
Otra posibilidad.

Eugenia Martin
Spain
Local time: 15:58
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 28
Notes to answerer
Asker: excellent answer, thank you very much !

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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
anímate a imaginar algo nuevo/distinto


Explanation:
Aquí diríamos "Ponte las pilas de la imaginaciión", pero quizás sea demasiado regional.

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 10:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 443
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you very much, they also say pilas in chile, funny expression !


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro: O simplemente "usa la imaginación"
1 hr
  -> También. Gracias y saludos, Bea.

agree  abe(L)solano
14 hrs
  -> Gracias y saludos, abe(L).
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3 days 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Piensa diferente


Explanation:
I think this is what it boils down to. To think differently!

Good luck!

Guadalupe Wells
United States
Local time: 09:58
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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