Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
romper el piso (de X unidades por dólar de EE. UU.)
English translation:
to break past the X-per-dollar-level/barrier
Added to glossary by
María Teresa Taylor Oliver
Jun 15, 2017 15:07
6 yrs ago
Spanish term
Panama
Synesthete with a flair for tasty words!
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Costa Rican, Panamanian, Nicaraguan, Mexican, Peruvian, Venezuelan, Cuban, Honduran, Argentine, US, Guatemalan, Salvadoran, Latin American, Colombian) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
romper el piso
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Economics
El peso no sólo superó la prueba de la Fed, sino que ayer ***rompió el piso*** de 18 unidades por dólar.
La moneda mexicana cerró en 17.925, su mejor nivel desde el 6 de mayo de 2016. Esta tendencia a la baja, anticipan expertos, se mantendrá con la prevista alza de las tasas de Banxico la próxima semana.
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My brain is fried and I can't for the life of me find an English expression to mean the same and also make sense...
Thanks!
La moneda mexicana cerró en 17.925, su mejor nivel desde el 6 de mayo de 2016. Esta tendencia a la baja, anticipan expertos, se mantendrá con la prevista alza de las tasas de Banxico la próxima semana.
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My brain is fried and I can't for the life of me find an English expression to mean the same and also make sense...
Thanks!
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Proposed translations
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28 mins
Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
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broke past the 18-per-dollar-level
I think this is what it means.
UPDATE 1-Mexico's peso currency hits strongest level since August ...
in.reuters.com/article/mexico-peso-idINL1N1J61A5
6 days ago - ... Mexican currency firmed to 18.1125 pesos per dollar, its best level since Aug. 18. The **peso broke past the 18.16 level***, last reached on Nov.
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Note added at 29 minutos (2017-06-15 15:36:22 GMT)
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I'm sure there are plenty of other ways to express the same thing.
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Note added at 13 horas (2017-06-16 04:57:18 GMT)
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I put a hyphen before the word 'level' by mistake, so you'd need to whip that out.
UPDATE 1-Mexico's peso currency hits strongest level since August ...
in.reuters.com/article/mexico-peso-idINL1N1J61A5
6 days ago - ... Mexican currency firmed to 18.1125 pesos per dollar, its best level since Aug. 18. The **peso broke past the 18.16 level***, last reached on Nov.
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Note added at 29 minutos (2017-06-15 15:36:22 GMT)
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I'm sure there are plenty of other ways to express the same thing.
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Note added at 13 horas (2017-06-16 04:57:18 GMT)
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I put a hyphen before the word 'level' by mistake, so you'd need to whip that out.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, everyone! In this case it wasn't the ceiling, but rather the floor, as the peso reached levels below previous ones. At least that's the way I see it."
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break through the ceiling/barrier/handle
I think you have a range of options
The Telegraph uses "handle"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/05/18/ftse-100-exte...
The pound broke through the $1.30 handle against the US dollar for the first time in eight months on the back of a better-than-expected rebound in UK retail sales in April.
Ceiling, barrier
http://www.newshub.co.nz/business/nz-dollar-breaks-weeklong-...
The New Zealand dollar broke through the US53.40 cent barrier overnight, reaching a seven-day high against Uncle Sam.
The Telegraph uses "handle"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/05/18/ftse-100-exte...
The pound broke through the $1.30 handle against the US dollar for the first time in eight months on the back of a better-than-expected rebound in UK retail sales in April.
Ceiling, barrier
http://www.newshub.co.nz/business/nz-dollar-breaks-weeklong-...
The New Zealand dollar broke through the US53.40 cent barrier overnight, reaching a seven-day high against Uncle Sam.
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Francois Boye
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Wendy Streitparth
: Sorry - I somehow overlooked your suggestion!
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David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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broke through the 18 pesos to dollar barrier
I would say
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Germany
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Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
to break through the ceiling
Trump Could Soon Break Through Debt Ceiling
http://www.birchgold.com/news/trump-to-break-through-debt-ce...
...we hypothesize that a firm’s ability to break through the ceiling quickly (within a year following the IPO) is critical for long-term performance. http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?ar...
Today, few European SMEs break through the ceiling of € 20 million turnover.
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-08-645_en.htm?lo...
http://www.birchgold.com/news/trump-to-break-through-debt-ce...
...we hypothesize that a firm’s ability to break through the ceiling quickly (within a year following the IPO) is critical for long-term performance. http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?ar...
Today, few European SMEs break through the ceiling of € 20 million turnover.
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-08-645_en.htm?lo...
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