May 26, 2014 16:28
10 yrs ago
Spanish term
Spain
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que dan la cara a
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Environment & Ecology
Low carbon development
Text fro Peru, going into British English.
This doesn't look like a proper sentence to me and I can't make much sense of it.
A pesar de estas buenas intenciones, los grandes obstáculos que mencionados por PNUD, tienen su origen en una histórica falta de coordinación a la hora de diseñar las políticas públicas sectoriales, lo que resulta en muchas veces un marco normativo complejo y superpuesto, cuando se trata de regular recursos intersectoriales como por ejemplo el agua y la tierra . Las instituciones del Estado **que dan la cara a** estas deficiencias estructurales en el día a día, sin una delimitación clara de sus mandatos y acciones vinculantes .
This doesn't look like a proper sentence to me and I can't make much sense of it.
A pesar de estas buenas intenciones, los grandes obstáculos que mencionados por PNUD, tienen su origen en una histórica falta de coordinación a la hora de diseñar las políticas públicas sectoriales, lo que resulta en muchas veces un marco normativo complejo y superpuesto, cuando se trata de regular recursos intersectoriales como por ejemplo el agua y la tierra . Las instituciones del Estado **que dan la cara a** estas deficiencias estructurales en el día a día, sin una delimitación clara de sus mandatos y acciones vinculantes .
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | must deal with |
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| 4 | face up to .... |
Michael Woolgar
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References
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Luis Antezana
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Proposed translations
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must deal with
There is definitely something wrong with the last sentence, however based on the previous sentence, I wonder if the idea is that the institutions have to deal with these deficiencies on a daily basis...
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Michael Woolgar
Bolivia
Bolivia
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Bolivia
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face up to ....
The term does not mean only "face" the problems, which could very signify simply "seeing" them, but means implicitly that the officials are actually "putting their face forward" to resolve the problems.
Reference comments
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Luis Antezana
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Spain
Native Spanish translator (6 years exp.)
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish
Reference:
face
Hello Lisa,
In Spanish sounds a bit strange. It could be either "Las instituciones dan la cara a estas deficiencias..." meaning "the institutions face these faults/deficiencies..."
or "Las instituciones que dan la cara..." BUT, in this case, there should be some complement, an action after the statement. The first choice seems better for me.
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-05-26 17:48:57 GMT)
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(Sorry, I put the comment in the reference)...
Hello Lisa,
In Spanish sounds a bit strange. It could be either "Las instituciones dan la cara a estas deficiencias..." meaning "the institutions face these faults/deficiencies..."
or "Las instituciones que dan la cara..." BUT, in this case, there should be some complement, an action after the statement. The first choice seems better for me.
In Spanish sounds a bit strange. It could be either "Las instituciones dan la cara a estas deficiencias..." meaning "the institutions face these faults/deficiencies..."
or "Las instituciones que dan la cara..." BUT, in this case, there should be some complement, an action after the statement. The first choice seems better for me.
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-05-26 17:48:57 GMT)
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(Sorry, I put the comment in the reference)...
Hello Lisa,
In Spanish sounds a bit strange. It could be either "Las instituciones dan la cara a estas deficiencias..." meaning "the institutions face these faults/deficiencies..."
or "Las instituciones que dan la cara..." BUT, in this case, there should be some complement, an action after the statement. The first choice seems better for me.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Luis! |
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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Martin Harvey
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Thanks Martin!
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Laura Messer
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Thanks Laura!
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Chris Neill
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Thanks Chris!
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Marina Ilari
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Thanks Marina!
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Mariela Diaz-Butler
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Thanks Mariela!
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Joanna Maguire
: agree, I don´t think you deal with a deficiency, you face it.
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Thanks Joanna!
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