by the numbers

Meanings:

1.
Internationalneutraltechnical
- Performed strictly according to a prescribed sequence, instructions, or set of rules; methodically and without deviation.
- Executed with precise adherence to established procedures or specifications.
2.
Internationalinformalpejorative
- Done in a predictable, formulaic, or unoriginal manner; lacking creativity or spontaneity.
- Employed to describe actions or productions that follow a conventional template and therefore feel routine or mechanical.
3.
Internationalneutral
- Literally according to numerical identifiers, codes, or card numbers; guided by numerical data or labels.

Examples:

EN: You'll be taken care of by the numbers on your cards.
ES: Los llamaremos por el número de tarjeta.
EN: Okay, so it happened by the numbers. One thing into another.
ES: ¿ Yqué pasó en realidad?
EN: We execute the breaststroke by the numbers.
ES: Practiquemos la braza por partes.
EN: You see, my Pa wasn't much for fancy when it came to giving out names, so... he just named us by the numbers and let it go at that.
ES: Mi padre no se molestó en buscarrnos nombres, entonces él nos dio a cada uno un número.
EN: Follow me, by the numbers.
ES: Síganme. Presenten armas.
EN: by the numbers!
ES: ¡Entre los demás!
EN: Isn't it hot and miserable enough there shouldn't be rules? We shouldn't have to suffer by the numbers?
ES: ¿No es esto suficientemente caliente y miserable cómo para que haya reglas?
EN: You see... the media's got a script now... by the numbers.
ES: Ya ves los medios tienen el guión ahora según los números.
EN: Now, gentlemen, by the numbers.
ES: Muy bien señores, a tiempo.
EN: All right, now, by the numbers.
ES: - De acuerdo, ahora, por los números.
EN: I just never had the patience to go through it by the numbers.
ES: Pero nunca he tenido paciencia para hacerlo como es debido.
EN: We do it by the numbers.
ES: Lo hacemos como es debido.
EN: It's here, Castellan, you can tell by the numbers.
ES: ¿Es eso posible?
EN: I can't live by the numbers.
ES: No puedo vivir a golpe de números.
EN: No, I wanna see the fight by the numbers.
ES: Quiero ver la pelea, pero como toca.
EN: You'll be taken care of by the numbers on your cards.
ES: Los llamaremos por el número de tarjeta.
EN: Okay, so it happened by the numbers. One thing into another.
ES: ¿ Yqué pasó en realidad?

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