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entrar por la puerta grande

English translation: open the door to success

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Spanish term or phrase:entrar por la puerta grande
English translation:open the door to success
Entered by: Sherry Godfrey

21:29 Sep 18, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Advertising / Public Relations
Spanish term or phrase: entrar por la puerta grande
For a university brochure:

**ENTRA MADRID POR LA PUERTA GRANDE**

Ven a estudiar a Madrid. Una de las ciudades más
acogedoras y atractivas de
Europa. Ven y entra por la puerta de una de las
mejores universidades de
España.

I know this is a popular saying in Spanish but am looking for something along the same lines in English.
Any suggestions? Thanks!
Sherry Godfrey
Local time: 07:39
open the door to success (in Madrid)
Explanation:
off the top of my head... (imagine working in advertising and doing this for a living)
Selected response from:

Antony Price
Spain
Local time: 07:39
Grading comment
I like it! Thanks so much Transap and everyone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5open the door to success (in Madrid)
Antony Price
4 +1come in through the front door
Henry Hinds
4make a grand entrance
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
3Enter Madrid in a big way
bdl321 (X)
3enter by the main gate
swisstell
3enter X by the main door/gate
Nicholas Ferreira


  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Enter Madrid in a big way


Explanation:
Solo una sugerencia...

bdl321 (X)
Local time: 01:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
come in through the front door


Explanation:
Why sneak in through the back door?

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 23:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 104

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  roneill: My thought exactly
8 hrs
  -> Gracias, Rónat.
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
enter by the main gate


Explanation:
given the fact that a lot of wrought-iron gates and fences abound

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 07:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 16
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
open the door to success (in Madrid)


Explanation:
off the top of my head... (imagine working in advertising and doing this for a living)

Antony Price
Spain
Local time: 07:39
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
I like it! Thanks so much Transap and everyone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cmwilliams (X): yes, something along these lines. I don't think a literal translation will work here.
35 mins
agree  neilmac: this is what you need for madrid... deal with it
1 hr
agree  Kim Metzger: And salir por la puerta grande is to go out with a bang. http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1201591
2 hrs
agree  Ronnie McKee
9 hrs
agree  Nicholas Ferreira
17 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
enter X by the main door/gate


Explanation:
I don't know that a foreigner unfamiliar with Spanish bullfighting terminology would know what the phrase "puerta grande" means. You might need to translate the concept.

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Note added at 18 mins (2006-09-18 21:48:26 GMT)
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http://www.viajesdifran.es/activities/toros/english_guide.ht...
If a fighter receives two ears in the same afternoon, he is lifted up on to somebody's shoulders and transported out of the ring and through the main gate. He has thus opened the Puerta Grande, the maximum accolade for any bullfighter.

Nicholas Ferreira
Canada
Local time: 01:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
make a grand entrance


Explanation:
Suerte

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 07:39
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 56
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