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de avanzada hacia el siglo XXI

English translation: on the leading/cutting edge of the 21st century

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Spanish term or phrase:de avanzada hacia el siglo XXI
English translation:on the leading/cutting edge of the 21st century
Entered by: Parrot

10:56 Jul 11, 2003
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: de avanzada hacia el siglo XXI
Consider the client as a foundation pro avant-garde design that may come across with a bit of bombast (fine-tuning that is part of my job), but I have to tranmit its enthusiasm for the future of design: "Es objeto del concurso el diseño de una serie de picaportes para puertas de vivienda convencional de avanzada hacia el siglo XXI; dicha serie se diseñará para ser ubicada en las puertas de una misma vivienda, entre las dependencias..."
Parrot
Spain
Local time: 12:08
on the leading/cutting edge of the 21st century
Explanation:
This is one I see quite a lot. :-)

In that vein, GSA also has created the Adaptable Workplace Lab (AWL), a 10,000-square-foot space at its headquarters in Washington, DC, that features raised flooring, plug-and-play mobile technology and individually controlled environmental systems. They partnered on this project with Carnegie-Mellon University to stay not just current but on the cutting edge of the 21st century workplace.
http://www.isdesignet.com/Magazine/J_F'00/eco.html
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tazdog (X)
Spain
Local time: 12:08
Grading comment
decided to go for leading edge due to internal text reasons; however, all suggestions were excellent and a play on the sentence even admits vanguard well...
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2on the leading/cutting edge of the 21st century
tazdog (X)
4cutting edge towards the XXI cetnury
claudia16 (X)
4vanguard for the 21st Century
Alejandro Field


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
on the leading/cutting edge of the 21st century


Explanation:
This is one I see quite a lot. :-)

In that vein, GSA also has created the Adaptable Workplace Lab (AWL), a 10,000-square-foot space at its headquarters in Washington, DC, that features raised flooring, plug-and-play mobile technology and individually controlled environmental systems. They partnered on this project with Carnegie-Mellon University to stay not just current but on the cutting edge of the 21st century workplace.
http://www.isdesignet.com/Magazine/J_F'00/eco.html


    Reference: http://www.isdesignet.com/Magazine/J_F'00/eco.html
tazdog (X)
Spain
Local time: 12:08
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 114
Grading comment
decided to go for leading edge due to internal text reasons; however, all suggestions were excellent and a play on the sentence even admits vanguard well...

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agree  Edwal Rospigliosi
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agree  Connie Ibarzabal
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cutting edge towards the XXI cetnury


Explanation:
for traditional dwellings, cutting edge handle designs?

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Note added at 2003-07-11 11:06:11 (GMT)
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claudia16 (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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vanguard for the 21st Century


Explanation:
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Alejandro Field
Local time: 07:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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