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Cualquiera que conozca, aunque solo sea por encima...

English translation: Anyone who is vaguely aware of...

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Spanish term or phrase:Cualquiera que conozca, aunque solo sea por encima...
English translation:Anyone who is vaguely aware of...
Entered by: Eugenio Llorente

12:54 Jun 6, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations / Análisis de datos
Spanish term or phrase: Cualquiera que conozca, aunque solo sea por encima...
Termino que ocurre en el siguiente contexto:

"Cualquiera que conozca, aunque solo sea por encima, la riqueza de datos que existe en Internet, seguro que se estaba preguntado cuándo íbamos a tratar el tema que hoy abordamos: el análisis de datos en la web."

Se me ocurre: "Anyone who knows, albeit cursorily..."
Eugenio Llorente
Spain
Local time: 21:08
Anyone who knows the slightest thing about...
Explanation:
Taking out the commas and making it sound a bit more fluid.

Anyone who knows the slightest thing about TV news is aware such numbers don't pop up "in spite" of anybody. Weak links don't cut it such rarified air.
http://www.businessreport.com/news/2008/mar/25/homecoming-so...

On the point about complexity, anyone who knows the slightest thing about pensions, including ourselves as we consider our own pension provision, will know that in the target market people are seriously put off by the complexity of pension provision.
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199900/cmstand/de...






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Note added at 24 mins (2008-06-06 13:18:44 GMT)
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ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE:

ANYONE WHO IS EVEN VAGUELY AWARE OF......
Selected response from:

Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 21:08
Grading comment
Lo más ajustado al contexto.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6Anyone who knows the slightest thing about...
Lisa McCarthy
4 +5anyone who is aware, even if remotely, (of the vastness of ...)
Ángel Domínguez
5Anyone who may know, even briefly
Fabiana Zardo
4Anyone who knows/is familiar with, even if vaguely
FFeNiXx
4Anyone even vaguely aware of...
Caroline Devitt (X)
3Anyone who has knowledge, even if it's shallow
Romado


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
anyone who is aware, even if remotely, (of the vastness of ...)


Explanation:
Mi sugerencia O:-)

Ángel Domínguez
Spain
Local time: 21:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  FFeNiXx: great answer (although I think I would add "of" after "aware"
2 mins
  -> Thanks! And, yes, I added that "of" after aware, but only after the second comma, after finishing the explanation bit
agree  Rosa Elena Lozano Arton: Good language! Really good!
14 mins
  -> Hey thanks! I really appreciate it *blush*
agree  María T. Vargas
16 mins
agree  Salloz
1 hr
agree  Victoria Frazier
1 hr
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Anyone who has knowledge, even if it's shallow


Explanation:
:)

Romado
Local time: 13:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Anyone who knows/is familiar with, even if vaguely


Explanation:
That's how I would word it. Hope that helps!

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Note added at 4 mins (2008-06-06 12:59:41 GMT)
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Another suggestion:
Anyone who is familiar with, even vaguely so...

FFeNiXx
Local time: 12:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Anyone who may know, even briefly


Explanation:
Just another suggestion!

Fabiana Zardo
Brazil
Local time: 16:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Anyone who knows the slightest thing about...


Explanation:
Taking out the commas and making it sound a bit more fluid.

Anyone who knows the slightest thing about TV news is aware such numbers don't pop up "in spite" of anybody. Weak links don't cut it such rarified air.
http://www.businessreport.com/news/2008/mar/25/homecoming-so...

On the point about complexity, anyone who knows the slightest thing about pensions, including ourselves as we consider our own pension provision, will know that in the target market people are seriously put off by the complexity of pension provision.
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199900/cmstand/de...






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Note added at 24 mins (2008-06-06 13:18:44 GMT)
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ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE:

ANYONE WHO IS EVEN VAGUELY AWARE OF......

Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 21:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 100
Grading comment
Lo más ajustado al contexto.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adriana de Groote
3 mins
  -> Thanks Adriana!
agree  E. David Curiel (X): Yes! I would add an "even" after "knows" for added emphasis, if necessary.
4 mins
  -> thanks - I like your suggestion!
agree  FFeNiXx: this would read the most comfortably while maintaining accuracy. Your second suggestion is excellent as well!
5 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Carol Gullidge: nice!
17 mins
  -> Cheers Carol!
agree  Ruth Rubina
1 hr
  -> Thanks Ruth!
agree  Comunican: yes!
1 hr
  -> Cheers Comunican!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Anyone even vaguely aware of...


Explanation:
Just another possibility, but I think this sounds more natural than a word-for-word translation.

Caroline Devitt (X)
Local time: 21:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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