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Jóvenes promesas en busca de una oportunidad.

English translation: young hopefuls in search of a break/opportunity

16:00 Oct 16, 2015
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: Jóvenes promesas en busca de una oportunidad.
Hola me gustaría que me dieseis opciones sobre como traducir esta expresión en el siguiente texto:
(Hablando de Los Ángeles, California), Popularly nicknamed as he city of dreams, its main attraction Hollywood studios and the Walk of Fame receives each year hundreds of JÓVENES PROMESAS EN BUSCA DE UNA OPORTUNIDAD.
Gracias y un saludo
rosevelvet
Spain
Local time: 11:33
English translation:young hopefuls in search of a break/opportunity
Explanation:
or "looking for their break"

From the Oxford English:

break
informal an opportunity or chance.
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Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:33
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4young hopefuls in search of a break/opportunity
Simon Bruni
4 +1promising youngsters seeking their chance
neilmac
3 +1up and coming youngsters looking for their big break
Jane Martin


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
young hopefuls in search of a break/opportunity


Explanation:
or "looking for their break"

From the Oxford English:

break
informal an opportunity or chance.

Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:33
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 319
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agree  Adoración Bodoque Martínez
2 mins
agree  neilmac: Was just about to post " looking for a break" too ;) "Young hopefuls" is much nicer than wannabes...
2 mins
agree  MollyRose: This one sounds the best.
4 hrs
agree  Marcelo González
4 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
promising youngsters seeking their chance


Explanation:
I was going to post "promising young wannabes" but it can be construed as pejorative.


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wannabe
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 11:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 527

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Danik 2014: I was to slow. Here is my very similar solution:"Promising youths in quest of their big chance"
3 mins
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
up and coming youngsters looking for their big break


Explanation:
One possibility

Jane Martin
Local time: 10:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 100

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: I've just been looking for something for "promesas" other than hopes/hopefuls/promising, and up-and-coming fits my context perfectly. Thanks! Goes to show that it's worth posting alternatives.
470 days
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