sacar adelante: meaning & examples

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Language: Spanish

Meanings:

  • 1.

    SpainLatin AmericaGeneral Spanishneutralformal
    • To move something forward or advance it toward completion or accomplishment.

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    • Con mucho esfuerzo, lograron sacar adelante el proyecto a tiempo para la presentación final.

      With great effort, they managed to move the project forward in time for the final presentation.

    • El equipo está trabajando duro para sacar adelante la campaña publicitaria antes del lanzamiento.

      The team is working hard to advance the advertising campaign before the launch.

    • ¿Crees que podremos sacar adelante esta propuesta pese a las dificultades que enfrentamos?

      Do you think we will be able to move this proposal forward despite the difficulties we face?

  • 2.

    SpainLatin AmericaGeneral Spanishneutralinformal
    • To carry out, manage, or successfully complete a project, enterprise, or plan despite difficulties.

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    • A pesar de la falta de recursos, lograron sacar adelante la empresa y evitar la bancarrota.

      Despite the lack of resources, they managed to successfully carry out the company and avoid bankruptcy.

    • No fue fácil, pero sacamos adelante la construcción del hospital en tiempo récord.

      It wasn't easy, but we successfully completed the hospital construction in record time.

    • Ella siempre sabe cómo sacar adelante los proyectos más complicados en la oficina.

      She always knows how to successfully complete the most complicated projects in the office.

  • 3.

    SpainLatin AmericaGeneral Spanishneutralcolloquial
    • To support or provide for a person or household (financially or otherwise) so that it can survive, progress, or be raised (for example, to raise a family or sustain a business).

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    • Desde que perdió su empleo, ha tenido dificultades para sacar adelante a su familia sola.

      Since she lost her job, she has had difficulties supporting her family alone.

    • Mi abuelo siempre trabajó duro para sacar adelante a sus hijos en tiempos difíciles.

      My grandfather always worked hard to support his children in hard times.

    • El gobierno debe implementar políticas que ayuden a sacar adelante a los pequeños agricultores.

      The government must implement policies that help small farmers to sustain themselves.

Examples:

  • ES: Espero que logre sacar adelante al gobernador y si alguna vez quiere apostar algo en Shanghai, llámeme.
    EN: I hope you pull the governor through. If you ever want to lay a bet on those gee-gees...
  • ES: "¡Lin Ying, por Qiu Hua y la auténtica esencia del deporte, deberías sacar adelante la competición hasta el final!"
    EN: "Lin Ying, for Qiu Hua and the real essence of sports, you should carry your match through to the end!"
  • ES: Te dices a ti misma que si sigues aquí, te convertirás en otra agotada mujer de minero, ...hambrienta y siempre intentado sacar adelante a un montón de hijos.
    EN: You tell yourself that... if you are still here, you will become another exhausted miner's wife, hungry and always trying to get ahead of a bunch of children.
  • ES: Ni Brighton ni Clancey entienden las agonías que sufro para sacar adelante esta casa sin nada.
    EN: Neither Brighton nor Clancy have any comprehension of what I go through. How I run this house on nothing at all.
  • ES: Últimamente, he tenido algunos problemas mucho sufrimiento, que estoy intentando sacar adelante...
    EN: Recently I've had quite a few problems a lot of misery and then it's hard if someone is trying to pull such...
  • ES: Aunque tengamos que ensayarlo dos millones dos veces hay que sacar adelante el número de los rabanitos.
    EN: We must try it two million times, The radish scene, it must be done.
  • ES: La factoría está trabajando día y noche tratando sacar adelante los pedidos.
    EN: The factory's working night and day trying to meet orders. - It is?
  • ES: Ni tampoco, supongo, de que habías negociado con Wall Street para sacar adelante la guerra.
    EN: Such as what, cousin woodrow? Well, during the war, for instance,
  • ES: Quiero sacar adelante un musical dinámico y vivaz, que me llene el teatro.
    EN: What I've got to come up with is a good, hot, fast-moving musical that'll pack them in.
  • ES: Pero si uno quiere sacar adelante un negocio, debe estar con mil ojos, o te quitan hasta la camisa.
    EN: We trust you. Only these days to stay in business you've got to be a hawk. Otherwise, they rob the shirt right off your back.
  • ES: Crees que es fácil sacar adelante una familia.
    EN: Do you think it's easy, providing for one's family.
  • ES: No sé si Alfredo podrá él solo sacar adelante a toda la familia...
    EN: I'm not sure Alfredo will be able, on his own, to provide for the whole family.
  • ES: Tu y yo. Tenemos que sacar adelante el show.
    EN: You and I, Hap, have got to sell him this show.
  • ES: Sabía lo que se traía... pero cuando vi que mi hijo creía amarla... casi me deslomo intentando sacar adelante ese matrimonio.
    EN: I knew she was out for what she could get, but... when I saw that my son thought he loved her... I nearly broke my back trying to make that marriage work.
  • ES: Es tierra fértil, el lugar idóneo para sacar adelante una familia.
    EN: This is farming country, a place for people to bring up their families.
  • ES: Es algo grande para el país y lo voy a sacar adelante en Tokyo.
    EN: It's something big for the country that I'm going to pull off in Tokyo.
  • ES: No, Gil, creo que en 18 meses, podemos sacar adelante esta operación.
    EN: No, Gil, I think in 1 8 months, we can put this operation back in the black.
  • ES: Una casa por sacar adelante ahora que él no está...
    EN: With this house to run now that he's gone...
  • ES: Yo tuve que sacar adelante a la familia.
    EN: I've had to work to support him.
  • ES: Verdaderamente humano que les permita sacar adelante a su familia.
    EN: Truly human that allows them to support their family.

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