a brief flurry of

Spanish translation: un breve aluvión de

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English term or phrase:a brief flurry of
Spanish translation:un breve aluvión de
Entered by: isabelmurill (X)

18:08 Jan 7, 2012
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Management / Management
English term or phrase: a brief flurry of
How do you translated the above expression in the following context:
After a brief flurry of interesting suggestions in team meetings during the first few weeks in her new position, Helen seems to have lapsed into silence.

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Maria Iglesia Ramos
Spain
un breve aluvión de
Explanation:
una sugerencia:
después de un breve aluvión de sugerencias interesantes en...

Otra sugerencia:
después de un breve pero intenso periodo de sugerencias...
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isabelmurill (X)
Local time: 19:53
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2una breve avalancha
jortimara
4 +1breve oleada (de propuestas)
CARMEN MAESTRO
4un breve aluvión de
isabelmurill (X)
4chaparrón de
Salloz
4una breve ráfaga
Kathy Leiva


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
una breve avalancha


Explanation:
sugerencia

jortimara
Spain
Local time: 19:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

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agree  Yaotl Altan
7 mins
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agree  Benjamin A Flores
4 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
un breve aluvión de


Explanation:
una sugerencia:
después de un breve aluvión de sugerencias interesantes en...

Otra sugerencia:
después de un breve pero intenso periodo de sugerencias...

isabelmurill (X)
Local time: 19:53
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 34
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
breve oleada (de propuestas)


Explanation:
También puede decirse "aluvión", lo que pasa es que con "breve" suena contradictorio...

CARMEN MAESTRO
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 35

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agree  Eileen Banks: Es lo que yo pondría :)
1 day 21 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
chaparrón de


Explanation:
Chaparrón: lluvia recia de corta duración (DRAE).

Cantidad grande de una cosa que aparece con mucha intensidad al mismo tiempo: tan pronto como acabó su intervención, le cayó un chaparrón de preguntas. ...
es.thefreedictionary.com/chaparrón

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-01-07 19:58:03 GMT)
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... consiste en servir de adorno jeje (es broma) yo estoy aquí para aguantar el chaparrón de sugerencias y criticas que van llegando. ...
www.elistas.net › Inicio › Mis eListas › boletin-yusy

Salloz
Mexico
Local time: 11:53
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
una breve ráfaga


Explanation:
Another alternative that conveys the same meaning.

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Note added at 10 hrs (2012-01-08 04:08:06 GMT)
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"Brief" is somewhat redundant with "flutter" which by definition is of short duration. Could translate simply as "ráfaga".

Kathy Leiva
United States
Local time: 12:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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