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aprieta mucho en las negociaciones

English translation: come on too strong during negotiations

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Spanish term or phrase:aprieta mucho en las negociaciones
English translation:come on too strong during negotiations
Entered by: María Eugenia Wachtendorff

19:00 Oct 17, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Human Resources / Performance Evaluation
Spanish term or phrase: aprieta mucho en las negociaciones
En ocasiones se puede distraer en aspectos accesorios y aprieta mucho en las negociaciones, lo que no siempre es adecuado.

I don't understand the meaning of "aprieta" in this sentence.

Thanks!
María Eugenia Wachtendorff
Chile
Local time: 17:39
and tends to come on strong during negotiations
Explanation:
Given that the reference is evidently to *one individual person*(the text does come, after all, from a "performance evaluation," neither of the other options will work.

Suerte.
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Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 17:39
Grading comment
Muchas gracias a todos.
Robert, mi cliente elegió tu versión :) Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3it puts a lot of pressure on the negotiations
Michael Powers (PhD)
4and can significantly *stymie / slow down / hold up* the negotiating process
jack_speak
4and tends to come on strong during negotiations
Robert Forstag
4he's very outspoken / forceful in negotiations
Bubo Coroman (X)
4and he is a tough negotiator
Victoria Frazier


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
it puts a lot of pressure on the negotiations


Explanation:
Oxford

b (presionar) to put pressure on; el profesor nos apretó mucho en los últimos meses in the last few months the teacher put a lot of pressure on us o pushed us really hard

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 17:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 109

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adriana Penco
14 mins
  -> Thank you, arte5577 - Mike :)
agree  danortiz
1 hr
  -> Thank you, danortiz - Mike :)
agree  Nora Bellettieri
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, Nora - Mike :)
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
y aprieta mucho en las negociaciones
and can significantly *stymie / slow down / hold up* the negotiating process


Explanation:
Tree more options, if the sense of apretar is to "squeeze" the process.

At times, parties can become distracted by tangential matters and significantly stymie the negotiating process, which is not always appropriate. (because if you have a deadline, you have to resolve the more important matters in a shortened time frame.)

jack_speak
Local time: 17:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
and tends to come on strong during negotiations


Explanation:
Given that the reference is evidently to *one individual person*(the text does come, after all, from a "performance evaluation," neither of the other options will work.

Suerte.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 17:39
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 155
Grading comment
Muchas gracias a todos.
Robert, mi cliente elegió tu versión :) Thanks!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
he's very outspoken / forceful in negotiations


Explanation:
what I understand is that he raises his voice too much in negotiations, he's not willing to sit back and listen to others. I think he finds it difficult to take in what others are saying while also participating in the conversation himself.

Bubo Coroman (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 83
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
and he is a tough negotiator


Explanation:
En mi opinión, este término es más amplio.

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Victoria Frazier
United States
Local time: 16:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 36
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