Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
getting your ticket punched
Spanish translation:
dar las cosas por sentado
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Wilsonn Perez Reyes
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English term
Argentina
getting your ticket punched
English to Spanish
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Business
"I learned there is no such thing as getting your ticket punched; you have to earn it at every step".
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Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | dar las cosas por sentado |
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| 5 | dar el salto haciendo méritos |
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May 11, 2017 10:21: Wilsonn Perez Reyes Created KOG entry
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Wilsonn Perez Reyes
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El Salvador
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Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 2 more.
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dar las cosas por sentado
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Aprendí que no deben darse las cosas por sentado...
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Aprendí que no deben darse las cosas por sentado...
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English term (edited):
punch one's ticket
dar el salto haciendo méritos
Use of passive here is wrong. In passive form, it would mean 'getting killed' (for example: "Poor John's ticket got punched". However, the context suggests a different meaning:
"Punch one's ticket: (US informal) Deliberately undertake particular assignments that are likely to lead to promotion at work."
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
Hence one translation would be "Aprendí que no se podía dar el salto haciendo méritos sino que había que ganárselo en cada paso."
"Punch one's ticket: (US informal) Deliberately undertake particular assignments that are likely to lead to promotion at work."
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
Hence one translation would be "Aprendí que no se podía dar el salto haciendo méritos sino que había que ganárselo en cada paso."
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