Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
tienen jugadores de muy buen pie
English translation:
they've got some talented players
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Neil Ashby
Oct 15, 2020 02:27
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Spanish term
"Tienen jugadores de muy buen pide"
Homework / test
Spanish to English
Other
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
football (soccer)
I'm translating a newspaper article for a class in my M.A. translation program, and in this article (which has a target audience of North American English speakers for translation purposes), the coach of a Mexican football club (who is from Argentina) refers to another team's players with the following comment: "Tienen jugadores de muy buen pide." I have never encountered the phrase "buen pide" but a couple of my co-L1 classmates (who speak both English and Puerto Rican Spanish as native languages) suggested that perhaps this phrase either transmits the idea that the players are "well-regarded" or "in demand," or else it may be a typo that should've read "buen pie" instead (which DeepL renders as simply "they have very good players" using the clause "tienen jugadores de muy buen pie"). I couldn't find anything even remotely meaningful with "buen pide" in my own searching, so my professor has suggested that I request well-informed opinions here on ProZ. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | they've got some skillful players | Neil Ashby |
3 | "Some of their players have been demanded." | Lisa Rosengard |
References
muy buen pie | patinba |
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Proposed translations
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they've got some skillful players
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or "talented players"
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or "talented players"
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Note from asker:
Great! Thanks so much for your reply, Neil. |
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Comment: "Once again, thanks so much, Neil!"
1 day 14 hrs
"Some of their players have been demanded."
They could be skilled footballers of such a high standard that football club managers could have sought them or demanded them to be transferred to another team.
Note:
'pide' (he or she requests)
'de muy bien pide' (of good demand, order or request)
'pedir' (to request or to ask for)
Note:
'pide' (he or she requests)
'de muy bien pide' (of good demand, order or request)
'pedir' (to request or to ask for)
Reference comments
10 hrs
Reference:
muy buen pie
definitely, because he can be found in a Facebook video of the interview saying just that.
AS México - Lillini teme más a León que a cualquier otro ...www.facebook.com › videos › lillini-...· Translate this page
Video for Lillini Tienen jugadores de muy buen pie, que son determinantes".
0:44
A Lillini le preocupa más enfrentar a 'La Fiiieeraa' que Cruz Azul o al Ame ... ¡Esa táctica a balón parado no la ...
Sep 10, 2020
AS México - Lillini teme más a León que a cualquier otro ...www.facebook.com › videos › lillini-...· Translate this page
Video for Lillini Tienen jugadores de muy buen pie, que son determinantes".
0:44
A Lillini le preocupa más enfrentar a 'La Fiiieeraa' que Cruz Azul o al Ame ... ¡Esa táctica a balón parado no la ...
Sep 10, 2020
Note from asker:
Great catch, Patinba! Thanks a ton for sharing this. |
Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree |
neilmac
: Players who are "very nifty on their feet" or something like that....
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Yes. Thank you!
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