Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

punteria

English translation:

accuracy

Added to glossary by Henry Hinds
Apr 14, 2008 20:02
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term

punteria

Spanish to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings Horoscopes/astrology
Hi there,

I really can't think of a natural English translation of "punteria" in the below horoscope. Thanks for your help!

"El sextil del Sol con Neptuno agiliza tus impresiones y **concede cierta punteria** a tus juicios mas intimos sobre los demas"
Change log

Apr 28, 2008 05:39: Henry Hinds Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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accuracy

Ya
Peer comment(s):

agree Remy Arce : me parece más alineada con el contexto, teniendo en cuents que "accuracy" tiene que ver con lo cercano que se está al valor real o realidad
20 mins
Gracias, Remy.
agree Marina Soldati
42 mins
Gracias, Marina.
agree Myrurgia Hernandez : You have a good "Punteria" with this term
1 hr
Gracias, Myru.
agree Francisco Rocha : definitivamente
1 hr
Gracias, Francisco.
agree Rosa Elena Lozano Arton
1 day 15 hrs
Gracias, Rosa.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
7 mins

Grants/awards a certain precision to your judgements...

Una buena punteria require precision.
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10 mins

...and gives you certain accuracy...

though nothing to do with "punteria" in its literal meaning...
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22 mins

your most intimate judgements about other people are uncannily accurate

turning it around to be less heavy
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32 mins

helps you hone your most intimate judgements

Experience in organizing events will ***hone your judgement** and teach you how to organize your time.
http://www.sections.asme.org/hartford/improve.htm

There is another way! We can **hone your judgement skills** and hope that you get a general feel for the machines condition that expert measurements (once you get the machine home) will corroborate.
http://www.mermac.com/freemill2.html

The books you read socialize you, determine your attitudes and sensitivities towards the world around you, and hone your judgement.
http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/rarebks/umntu.htm


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1 hr

insight

gives a certain insight to your most intimate judgements of others

or

gives you a certain insight when forming your most intimate opinions of others
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1 hr

...puts some faith in your good character judgement.

Suerte.
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2 hrs

gives (allows) you good aim.

direct translation
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8 hrs

"good judgement" as in sentence below:

Punteria refers to being dead on, precise, a good shot etc, when used in this context the "English feel" for it seems to refer more to having a good judgement...hope this helps
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