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A new employee who's already producing results in week one.
Entró con todo desde el primer día.
He came in with everything from day one — full commitment, no settling-in period.
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hit the ground running
Starting something at full pace from the very first moment — no warming up, no easing in.
Literal translation trap
'Golpear el suelo corriendo' sounds like you fell over. Spanish uses different metaphors for fast starts.
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Launching a project at full speed immediately.
Arrancamos a toda máquina.
We started at full throttle — machine/engine metaphors are common in Spanish for speed.
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Starting the new year with immediate action.
Empezar el año con el pie derecho.
Starting on the right foot — slightly different (doing it right vs doing it fast) but the closest idiom.
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A team that needs no warm-up period.
Se pusieron las pilas desde el primer momento.
'They put their batteries in from the first moment' — got energised immediately.
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Diving straight into a new role after joining.
Salió disparado desde el principio.
He shot out from the start — disparado (fired like a bullet) captures the speed perfectly.