Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
llegan las rebajas de enero
English translation:
comes the January sales
Spanish term
Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK, Irish) 
, Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
llegan las rebajas de enero
Here's the context:
"Tras cerrar la campaña de Navidad llegan las rebajas de enero, una de las épocas más esperadas para los consumidores. Esta temporada, como ya va siendo habitual en los últimos tiempos, viene marcada por la crisis económica que sigue afectando a la economía española."
My attempt:
"With the Christmas campaign just wrapped up, comes the January sales -- one of the most eagerly-awaited times of year for consumers...."
I'm just not 100% comfortable with "comes", dunno, seems a bit flat to me, somehow...
Or maybe I'm being too finicky? Would appreciate your views. This is for the UK market and needs to be punchy.
Many thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Linguistic flair and an eye for detail
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English
(Hard on the heels of...) come/s the January sales
If you're really not happy with 'come', why not something like 'there are (then) the January sales'?
Or turn the sentence around: 'The January sales follow (hard on the heels of)...'
But I do think 'come' is fine if you tie it in better to the first clause.
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Note added at 47 mins (2010-02-16 18:13:35 GMT)
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If you're dead set on wrapping up your Christmas, how about:
No sooner has the Christmas campaign been wrapped up than the January sales arrive/are upon us.
O algo así.
| "Hard on the heels of" - don't like it, Love it! Certainly does make the sentence hang together better. Although, I still like "just wrapped up", but that's probably a bit cheesy... Cheers David. |
| Thanks for the second suggestion too David. I actually went for your first one in the end (as it just flowed the best), and have delivered the job already, so see you at the awards ceremony tomorrow :) (KudoZ points awards ceremony) |
Spain
Puri sermonis amator
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English, English to Spanish
it's time for the January sales
| Brilliant solution Graham, thanks very much :) |
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liz askew
: well it does say "enero".
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Evans (X)
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MarinaM
26 mins
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Emma Ratcliffe
7 hrs
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Spain
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Accredited translators 20 yrs experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
winter sales
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Note added at 5 minutos (2010-02-16 17:31:25 GMT)
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winter sales are here!
| Thanks Marga, a slight adaptation of this could work very well too: "With the Christmas campaign just wrapped up, the January sales are upon us". Saludos :) |
Spain
Quality- Professionalism - Experience
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British, US, US South)
Works in: Spanish to English
the January sales have arrived
After.... come winter sales...
Suerte
United States
Trust me. I am a doctor!
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
January Specials are Here!
When it is a translation for marketing purposes, I try to look for something that conveys the same meaning.
I hope it helps,
Gloria
Experience translator and editor
Native in: Galician , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Galician to Spanish, Spanish to Galician, and 3 more.
the January sales are here
Accurate, natural and very hard-working
Native in: English , Spanish
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the January sales are round the corner
"After the Christmas campaign, the January sales are just round the corner..."
Discussion
Really appreciate all your help :))