Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
de primera mano, en la cancha.
English translation:
hands-on, in the ring
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schmetterlich
Nov 8, 2022 03:43
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Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Portuguese to Spanish, and 2 more.
de primera mano, en la cancha.
Spanish to English
Marketing
Management
Vendedores
En esos destinos cambiaba el terno por el jean y visitaba las operaciones de construcción, de infraestructura, aserraderos o minas; viajes a los que Pedro y sus hermanos también iban, aunque para ellos eran vacaciones. Así fue siempre el aprendizaje en la empresa: de primera mano, en la cancha.
I think it means El aprendizaje de primera mano está en la cancha, right?
Firsthand learning is
How would you say en la cancha?
Thank you!
En esos destinos cambiaba el terno por el jean y visitaba las operaciones de construcción, de infraestructura, aserraderos o minas; viajes a los que Pedro y sus hermanos también iban, aunque para ellos eran vacaciones. Así fue siempre el aprendizaje en la empresa: de primera mano, en la cancha.
I think it means El aprendizaje de primera mano está en la cancha, right?
Firsthand learning is
How would you say en la cancha?
Thank you!
Proposed translations
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Nov 8, 2022 06:58: abe(L)solano changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
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hands-on, in the ring
Hands on:
1 : relating to, being, or providing direct practical experience in the operation or functioning of something
Cancha: 1. f. Espacio destinado a la práctica de ciertos deportes o espectáculos.
Like a boxing or wrestling RING, used figuratively in my suggestion.
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Other options for "en la cancha" are also available. Out of all the suggestions in the link below, I prefer Abel's "in the field"...
https://context.reverso.net/translation/spanish-english/en l...
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PS: if you don't fancy "in the ring", how about "in the fray":
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/the-f...
1 : relating to, being, or providing direct practical experience in the operation or functioning of something
Cancha: 1. f. Espacio destinado a la práctica de ciertos deportes o espectáculos.
Like a boxing or wrestling RING, used figuratively in my suggestion.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2022-11-08 10:26:54 GMT)
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Other options for "en la cancha" are also available. Out of all the suggestions in the link below, I prefer Abel's "in the field"...
https://context.reverso.net/translation/spanish-english/en l...
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Note added at 1 day 4 hrs (2022-11-09 08:18:57 GMT)
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PS: if you don't fancy "in the ring", how about "in the fray":
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/the-f...
Example sentence:
Kyle O'Reilly is hands-on in the ring,...
One of the best parts of training was Lance was very hands on in the ring
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abe(L)solano
France
France
Native in Spanish
France
PhD & Pharmacist. Life Sciences.
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish
in the field, at first hand/at first hand in the field
Es la expresión más directa en inglés.
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2776330
"...among the Chippewa which could not be studied at firsthand in the field at this late date or even explored effectively through collection of oral..:"
https://books.google.fr/books?id=xr8KqP_vNLoC&pg=RA5-PA514&l...
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"learning was done in the field, at firsthand/in person"
https://www.jstor.org/stable/2776330
"...among the Chippewa which could not be studied at firsthand in the field at this late date or even explored effectively through collection of oral..:"
https://books.google.fr/books?id=xr8KqP_vNLoC&pg=RA5-PA514&l...
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Note added at 3 horas (2022-11-08 07:04:10 GMT)
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"learning was done in the field, at firsthand/in person"
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Alexandra Straton
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Freelance Translator
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Romanian to English, French to English
practical experience/ first-hand experience
I think this expresses the nuance in meaning in English: the fact that the experience is practical, a first-hand experience, without a lot of theory where you are learning by doing.
The addition of the word ´experience´ would go well in the context of the previous sentence: ´Así fue siempre el aprendizaje en la empresa: a practical/ first-hand experience.
I hope this helps.
The addition of the word ´experience´ would go well in the context of the previous sentence: ´Así fue siempre el aprendizaje en la empresa: a practical/ first-hand experience.
I hope this helps.
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Florencia Olivera
Uruguay
Uruguay
Native in Spanish
Uruguay
English to Spanish Translator
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain, Argentine, Rioplatense, Mexican, Uruguayan)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Hands on, in the field.
Me parece que por más que diga "en la cancha" no lo tomaría como "cancha" literal, sino como aprender algo en el lugar mismo. Por eso pondría "field" que me parece que tiene un sentido más amplio que "ring" por ejemplo, que me parece más específico.
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