bridge the gap | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)To serve as or create aconnectionbetweendisconnectedordisparatethings.2011, Ronald H. Bayor, editor,Multicultural America: An Encyclopedia of the Newest Americans, Greenwood,→ISBN,page505:Today there is no doubt that Dominican women have been actively involved in building the community, in struggling to keep their cultural heritage alive, and in keeping families together bybridging the gapbetween Dominicans from the homeland and those who live in the United States.2011, John F. McEldowney, “Managing financial risk: the precautionary principle and protecting the public interest in the UK”, in John Raymond LaBrosse, Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal, Dalvinder Singh, editors,Managing Risk in the Financial System, Edward Elgar Publishing,→ISBN,page450:It is argued that the precautionary principle provides an important mechanism forbridging the gapbetween public and private sectors in their approach to financial harm.2013, Phil McNulty, "Aston Villa 2-1 Bradford (3-4)",BBC Sport, 22 January 2012:The Bantamsbridged the gapbetween the bottom division of English league football and the Premier League to secure a place at Wembley, despite a 2-1 second-leg defeat.2021November 17, “Network News: Recovering the derailed carriages”, inRAIL, number944, page 8:GWR ran trains between Salisbury and Cardiff Central, and between Romsey and Portsmouth Harbour, with busesbridging the gap.2024May 1, Mel Holley, “Network News: Elizabeth line '345s' offer a lifeline for Derby Works”, inRAIL, number1008, page 8:The order would help tobridge the gapat the now empty factory, which delivered its last train on March 21, before the start of work on HS2 trains which Transport Secretary Mark Harper said will be in "early 2026".

Examples:

EN: I tried to bridge the gap.
ES: Yo traté de romper el hielo.
EN: You have seen yourselves how much patience, how much calm persistence the court has tried over and over to bridge the gap with the Defendant without results, without success.
ES: ¿Ven cuánta paciencia, cuánta calma persistencia? el tribunal trató repetidamente de llenar el vacío con la acusada, sin resultados, sin éxito.
EN: It's a wonderful thing, our being able to bridge the gap between the centuries.
ES: Es maravilloso, nuestro ser capaz de cerrar la brecha entre siglos.
EN: And now, perhaps, this slogan will also give you strength to bridge the gap between this vignette and tonight's story.
ES: Y ahora, tal vez, este eslogan también te dará fuerza para cerrar la brecha entre esta viñeta y la historia de esta noche.
EN: These rooms are the ultimate in rococo decoration and one might say that they bridge the gap between Watteau and Mozart.
ES: Estas habitaciones son lo último en decoración rococó y podría decirse que tienden un puente sobre la brecha entre Watteau y Mozart.
EN: Now if I can use it to bridge the gap...
ES: Bien, si lo puedo usar para puentear el circuito...
EN: If there really is such a place as heaven and if Jesus really died on that cross because he wanted to bridge the gap between God and us...
ES: Si de veras hay tal sitio como el cielo, y si Jesús murió en la cruz porque él quería abrirnos el camino hacia Dios, llegar a conocerlo con todo lo que significa.
EN: There's probably no more difficult task for any public official... to bridge the gap between public understanding and civic responsibility.
ES: Probablemente, no existe un trabajo más difícil para un funcionario público... que tender un puente... entre la comprensión de los ciudadanos y la responsabilidad cívica.
EN: This should bridge the gap.
ES: Esto servirá de puente.
EN: Wouldn't be challenge for a great political leader to bridge the gap, to inform, to allow us to feel responsibility?
ES: ¿No sería todo un reto para un gran líder político el cerrar... esa brecha, informarnos y hacernos sentir responsables?
EN: Here's something to bridge the gap between '74 and the New Year.
ES: Aquí tengo algo para acortar la distancia... entre el '74 y el año nuevo.
EN: If you want to get closer to him... maybe you should bridge the gap.
ES: Si quieres acercarte a él, quizás deberías tú acortar la brecha.
EN: I've awaited this moment my entire life-- to bridge the gap between the living and the dead, to fly with fallen angels and to soar into the night.
ES: He esperado este momento toda mi vida- para unir los muertos y los vivos, para volar con los ángeles caidos y zambullirme en la noche.
EN: Now you just need to bridge the gap between fantasy and reality.
ES: Ahora solo necesitas cerrar la brecha entre la fantasía y la realidad.
EN: You can't bridge the gap between your own truth... and the reality of others.
ES: No puedes acortar el trecho entre tu propia verdad... y la realidad de los otros.

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