get multiple shots at

Spanish translation: tener muchas oportunidades de

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English term or phrase:get multiple shots at
Spanish translation:tener muchas oportunidades de
Entered by: odisea

08:41 Jul 4, 2022
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
English term or phrase: get multiple shots at
He did not think their market position was strong enough to be a leader in announcing price changes and was worried that they might not get multiple shots at making price changes.
odisea
Local time: 11:47
tener muchas oportunidades de
Explanation:
"...le preocupaba la posibilidad de no tener muchas oportunidades de..."

"...le preocupaba el que quizá no tuviesen muchas oportunidades de..."
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Adoración Bodoque Martínez
Ireland
Grading comment
Muchas gracias.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1y que era posible que, para ellos, no se materializaran oportunidades múltiples (para)
Barbara Cochran, MFA
4 +1tener muchas oportunidades de
Adoración Bodoque Martínez
5tener varias oportunidades de
Giovanni Rengifo
4le preocupaba que solo tuvieran una oportunidad de hacer cambios en los precios
Florencia Giles
3suficientes oportunidades
Ana Vozone


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
suficientes oportunidades


Explanation:
https://www.google.com/search?q="tendrá suficientes oportuni...

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Note added at 6 mins (2022-07-04 08:48:09 GMT)
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https://www.collinsdictionary.com/pt/dictionary/english/have...

Example sentence(s):
  • Al trabajar con Daon, tendré suficientes oportunidades de alcanzar ambos objetivos.
  • ¿Qué tan bien crees que puedo hacerlo en el campo y si tendré suficientes oportunidades y una buena paga?
Ana Vozone
Local time: 10:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 16
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
y que era posible que, para ellos, no se materializaran oportunidades múltiples (para)


Explanation:
Otra opción. Saludos.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 05:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jessica Noyes: I like "multiples"
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Jessica!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tener muchas oportunidades de


Explanation:
"...le preocupaba la posibilidad de no tener muchas oportunidades de..."

"...le preocupaba el que quizá no tuviesen muchas oportunidades de..."

Adoración Bodoque Martínez
Ireland
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 122
Grading comment
Muchas gracias.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrés Contreras
4 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Andrés.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
tener varias oportunidades de


Explanation:
As far as I know, "multiple" doesn't mean many or enough. It means "several."


    Reference: http://https://www.google.com/search?q=multiple+ENglish+defi...
Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 04:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 113

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Adoración Bodoque Martínez: Please see the following link: https://dle.rae.es/múltiple//I did not need to check it, but here it is: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/multipl...
4 hrs
  -> You're providing a Spanish definition for an English word. You should check the English definition of "multiple" instead.
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
le preocupaba que solo tuvieran una oportunidad de hacer cambios en los precios


Explanation:
Hello!

Maybe the modulation technique from negative to positive fits your context.

Best!

Florencia Giles
Argentina
Local time: 06:47
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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