Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

ventana abierta

English translation:

gateway

Added to glossary by Katherine Matles
Aug 21, 2003 15:43
20 yrs ago
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Spanish term

ventana abierta

Spanish to English Marketing
En definitiva, www.xxxxx.com es una ventana abierta a todos los titulares de la tarjeta xxxxxx que ya disfrutan de todas sus ventajas y a todos aquellos que quieran beneficiarse desde hoy.

This is referring to a new web page provided to cardholders to give them information in regards to offers and discounts to which they are entitled.

Proposed translations

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open door

English-speakers are too lazy to climb in through the window

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Note added at 2003-08-21 15:53:59 (GMT)
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\"Gateway\" is an alternative.
Peer comment(s):

agree Sheila Hardie : yes, open door was my first thought:-)
1 hr
agree Marva
3 hrs
agree Nikki Graham
4 hrs
Thanks, everybody.
neutral margaret caulfield : I would'nt use this referring to a web site.
4 hrs
"Portal" and "gateway" both just mean a big door and they're standard internet terms.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, I used gateway"
2 mins

open window

for cardholders
Reference:

Exp.

Peer comment(s):

neutral margaret caulfield : I wouldn't use this referring to a web site.
4 hrs
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+1
2 mins

an open door to

Creo que cambiamos las ventanas por puertas.

al-bab.com - [ Traduzca esta página ]
IRAQ AFTER SADDAM: updated pages, including Who's Who and a guide to the
country's new media, AN OPEN DOOR TO THE ARAB WORLD. COUNTRY GUIDES. ...
Descripción: Directory of Middle Eastern links, including country guides, maps and news.
Categoría: Regional > Middle East > Guides and Directories
www.al-bab.com/ - 31k - 20 Ago 2003 - En caché - Páginas similares

OPI-RD | An Open Door to Opportunities - [ Traduzca esta página ]
It displays to the investors a global vision on the existing conditions in Dominican
Republic, by means of several publications done by the most prestigious ...
www.dr-opin.com/ - 24k - 20 Ago 2003 - En caché - Páginas similares

An open door to the real Africa - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... An open door to the real Africa. Cape Verde Islands welcomes tourists
to enjoy the adventure in relative security. By Barry Hatton ...
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Ghost accounts: An open door to network sabotage - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Enterprise Networks / Security / Ghost accounts: An open door to network
sabotage. By John Fontana Network World, 08/27/01. It's a ...
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Peer comment(s):

agree Sheila Hardie
1 hr
Thank you!!
neutral margaret caulfield : Please see above.
4 hrs
interesting, thank you very much margaret!
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+1
11 mins

wi ndow of opportunity for

a popular term nowadays and seems to fit the context if going for the promotional angle

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Note added at 14 mins (2003-08-21 15:58:08 GMT)
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presents/provides (rather than \'is) a window of opportunity
Peer comment(s):

agree Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
1 hr
Thank you Patricia
agree Margaret Schroeder
4 hrs
Thank you
disagree margaret caulfield : I see no mention of opportunity.
4 hrs
Clearly it doesn't mention opportunity if you take it quite literally, but reading into the context, I do believe that to offer people access to advantages is an opportunity - as I said this is the promotional angle/?hard sell fitting register of the text
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+1
36 mins

open portal/platform

To keep up with the times. Luck

Commerce One: News Release - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... The announcement underscores Commerce One's commitment to providing an open portal
for business commerce and Solix Internet's commitment to its customers to ...
www.commerceone.com/news/releases/solix.html - 23k - En caché - Páginas similares

SAP UK - Is the concept of a Lifestyle Portal a realistic goal? - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... offer a portal to their own applications and little else, a notable exception being
SAP/Portals whose primary objective is to be an open portal for use over non ...
www.sap.com/uk/ebulletin/articles/ september/lifestyleportals.asp - 20k - En caché - Páginas similares
Peer comment(s):

agree roneill
6 hrs
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+1
4 hrs

www.xxxxx.com is a site available to all xxxxx cardholders

My opinion. Good Luck!
Peer comment(s):

agree Lucy Phillips : I think there must be a snappier way of saying it, but I agree that the 'door' reference seems misleading -
10 hrs
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