Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
se logró concertar espacios
English translation:
we managed to agree on shared interests with
Added to glossary by
Lydianette Soza
May 8, 2014 04:58
10 yrs ago
Spanish term
Belize
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
se logró concertar espacios
Spanish to English
Other
International Org/Dev/Coop
meeting
Contexto:
Se logró concertar espacios con representantes de instituciones como el Departamento de Estado, Salud y corte local para desarrollar de forma conjunta un plan de capacitación sobre formación de valores dirigido a los ciudadanos.
Mi primer intento sería:
It was possible to arrange meeting points with....
Se logró concertar espacios con representantes de instituciones como el Departamento de Estado, Salud y corte local para desarrollar de forma conjunta un plan de capacitación sobre formación de valores dirigido a los ciudadanos.
Mi primer intento sería:
It was possible to arrange meeting points with....
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+1
13 hrs
Gillian Holmes
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Specialist in clinical trials
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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44
Selected
we managed to agree on shared interests with
Avoiding the passive voice...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
42 mins
Wilsonn Perez Reyes
El Salvador
El Salvador
Native in Spanish
El Salvador
BA in Translation & BA in Law
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Agreements were reached with...
"Concertar espacios" es una expresión vacía/hueca en español. Convendría mejor decir: llegar/alcanzar acuerdos.
Note from asker:
| Concuerdo con Ud. Wilsonn! |
22 hrs
We managed to reach a concertation of interests among representatives
concertation: cooperation, as among opposing factions, aimed at effecting a unified proposal or concerted action.
3 hrs
ViBe
Works in field
It was possible to set (the) ground / lay the ground / lay the basis (?) for … (see below for more)
OR: … representatives managed to agree on the ground rules as to how to develop a plan …
OR: … representatives managed to create a setting for …
OR: ... it was made possible for representatives to ...
Honestly, I’m not very happy with “it was possible,” so if you could expand the context a bit to let us know who was behind this endeavor, I’d consider rephrasing this option to make it sound better, something along these lines: “X. managed to lay the ground for …”
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Note added at 1 day9 hrs (2014-05-09 14:01:16 GMT) Post-grading
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KUDOS to the winning Answerer! This is exactly what I was driving at—to avoid the passive voice—when I asked the Asker to let us know WHO managed to agree! You’re welcome ;)
I was thinking THEM, though, rather than US. ;)
OR: … representatives managed to create a setting for …
OR: ... it was made possible for representatives to ...
Honestly, I’m not very happy with “it was possible,” so if you could expand the context a bit to let us know who was behind this endeavor, I’d consider rephrasing this option to make it sound better, something along these lines: “X. managed to lay the ground for …”
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Note added at 1 day9 hrs (2014-05-09 14:01:16 GMT) Post-grading
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KUDOS to the winning Answerer! This is exactly what I was driving at—to avoid the passive voice—when I asked the Asker to let us know WHO managed to agree! You’re welcome ;)
I was thinking THEM, though, rather than US. ;)
Note from asker:
| Hello ViBe: Thank you for your suggestion. Well, actually it is the only context I have but as I see your suggestion will be useful. |
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