Glossary entry (derived from question below)
español term or phrase:
darse a la tarea de
inglés translation:
has engaged in the task / has set itself the task of
Added to glossary by
Yvonne Becker
Nov 16, 2005 15:27
18 yrs ago
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español term
Also an Engineer
Native in: español (Variant: Venezuelan)
Works in: inglés al español, español al inglés, español
darse a la tarea de
español al inglés
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"La revolución **se ha dado a la tarea de** armar y formar un nuevo ejército paralelo de “reservistas”."
El cansancio me está matando y no se me ocurre una alternativa para decir esto en inglés. Estoy segura de que hay una manera sencilla de hacerlo. Gracias a todos.
El cansancio me está matando y no se me ocurre una alternativa para decir esto en inglés. Estoy segura de que hay una manera sencilla de hacerlo. Gracias a todos.
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1 minuto
George Rabel
Native in español
TRANSLATIONS THAT READ LIKE ORIGINALS
Native in: español
Works in: inglés al español, español, español al inglés, and 1 more.
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24
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has engaged in / has undertaken
dos opciones
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-11-16 15:34:15 GMT)
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Ojo con "revolución". Creo que debería escribirse con mayúsculas, tanto en español como en inglés.
También invertiría en orden de "armar" y "formar", ya que supongo que habría que formar al ejército antes de suministrale armas.
The Revolution has undertaken the task of putting together and arming a parallel army of "reservists".
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Note added at 33 mins (2005-11-16 16:00:59 GMT)
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Re: "Engaged in"
Israeli Army Engaged in Fight Over Its Soul (washingtonpost.com)
Israeli Army Engaged in Fight Over Its Soul. Doubts, Criticism of Tactics
Increasingly Coming From Within. By Molly Moore. Washington Post Foreign Service ...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/ articles/A54448-2003Nov17.html -
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US CODE: Title 18,1033. Crimes by or affecting persons engaged in ...
1033. Crimes by or affecting persons engaged in the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce ...
www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/ uscode18/usc_sec_18_00001033----000-.html - 17k - Nov 14, 2005 -
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Ojo con "revolución". Creo que debería escribirse con mayúsculas, tanto en español como en inglés.
También invertiría en orden de "armar" y "formar", ya que supongo que habría que formar al ejército antes de suministrale armas.
The Revolution has undertaken the task of putting together and arming a parallel army of "reservists".
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Note added at 33 mins (2005-11-16 16:00:59 GMT)
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Re: "Engaged in"
Israeli Army Engaged in Fight Over Its Soul (washingtonpost.com)
Israeli Army Engaged in Fight Over Its Soul. Doubts, Criticism of Tactics
Increasingly Coming From Within. By Molly Moore. Washington Post Foreign Service ...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/ articles/A54448-2003Nov17.html -
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Note added at 35 mins (2005-11-16 16:03:18 GMT)
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US CODE: Title 18,1033. Crimes by or affecting persons engaged in ...
1033. Crimes by or affecting persons engaged in the business of insurance whose activities affect interstate commerce ...
www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/ uscode18/usc_sec_18_00001033----000-.html - 17k - Nov 14, 2005 -
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Muchas gracias a los dos."
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Roberto Rey
Colombia
Colombia
Native in español
&
inglés
Colombia
Quality always
Native in: inglés 
, español
Works in: español al inglés, portugués al español, inglés, and 2 more.
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has committed
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2 minutos
Susana Galilea
Estados Unidos
Estados Unidos
Native in español
Estados Unidos
Customized Translation Services ENG>SPA
Native in: español (Variants: Standard-Spain, US, Latin American) 
Works in: inglés al español, español
Related KudoZ points
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12
to undertake a task
the revolution undertook the task to...
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Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians - Tribal Government
... the federal government undertook the task to protect tribes from the states,
who have often coveted Native American lands and assets and sought to ...
pechanga-nsn.gov/page?pageId=9 - 14k - Nov 14, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages
UNESCO - Her Royal Highness Princess Firyal
... Director-General, and HRH Princess Firyal on 14 September 2004, when she
undertook the task to promote UNESCO’s Education for All Programme (EFA). More ...
portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=8300& URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html - 42k - Nov 15, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages
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Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians - Tribal Government
... the federal government undertook the task to protect tribes from the states,
who have often coveted Native American lands and assets and sought to ...
pechanga-nsn.gov/page?pageId=9 - 14k - Nov 14, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages
UNESCO - Her Royal Highness Princess Firyal
... Director-General, and HRH Princess Firyal on 14 September 2004, when she
undertook the task to promote UNESCO’s Education for All Programme (EFA). More ...
portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=8300& URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html - 42k - Nov 15, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):
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Adriana de Groote
: Yo pondría "The revolution has undertaken the task..."
1 hora
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4 minutos
is engaged in a process of
esta podría ser una opción
7 minutos
embarked on
La revolución **se ha dado a la tarea de** armar y formar un nuevo ejército paralelo de “reservistas”."
start: get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
start: get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
9 minutos
applied itself to the task of
The nearest equivalent I can think of would be this:
Yemen biography .ms - [ Traduzca esta página ]
Since then the Yemeni government has applied itself to the task of solidifying
its control of tribal areas and supressing militant fundamentalists. ...
yemen.biography.ms/ - 23k - En caché - Páginas similares
International Justice Tribune - Lettre d’information - [ Traduzca esta página ]
The IER applied itself to the task of seeking the truth quickly and methodically.
In less than a year, with help from the International Center for ...
www.justicetribune.com/index. php?page=v2_article&id=2978 - 25k - En caché - Páginas similares
Age of Pericles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - [ Traduzca esta página ]
To avoid this, the Athenian democracy applied itself to the task of helping the
most poor in this manner:. Concession of salaries for public functionaries. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Pericles - 43k - En caché - Páginas similares
LIBERALISM IS A SIN - [ Traduzca esta página ]
General ignorance in matters of religion: In weaving its meshes around the people,
Liberalism has applied itself to the task of cutting them off from all ...
www.catholictradition.org/liberalism-26.htm - 9k - En caché - Páginas similares
Yemen biography .ms - [ Traduzca esta página ]
Since then the Yemeni government has applied itself to the task of solidifying
its control of tribal areas and supressing militant fundamentalists. ...
yemen.biography.ms/ - 23k - En caché - Páginas similares
International Justice Tribune - Lettre d’information - [ Traduzca esta página ]
The IER applied itself to the task of seeking the truth quickly and methodically.
In less than a year, with help from the International Center for ...
www.justicetribune.com/index. php?page=v2_article&id=2978 - 25k - En caché - Páginas similares
Age of Pericles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - [ Traduzca esta página ]
To avoid this, the Athenian democracy applied itself to the task of helping the
most poor in this manner:. Concession of salaries for public functionaries. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Pericles - 43k - En caché - Páginas similares
LIBERALISM IS A SIN - [ Traduzca esta página ]
General ignorance in matters of religion: In weaving its meshes around the people,
Liberalism has applied itself to the task of cutting them off from all ...
www.catholictradition.org/liberalism-26.htm - 9k - En caché - Páginas similares
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20 minutos
The revolution has set itself the task of
closest so far!
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the idiomatic expression in English is:
to set oneself a task....it is often used in the third person reflexive form in journalistic/political English
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darse a algo: George was right: to be engaged in but he forgot the task
it should be: engaged in the task of
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Note added at 21 mins (2005-11-16 15:48:36 GMT)
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the idiomatic expression in English is:
to set oneself a task....it is often used in the third person reflexive form in journalistic/political English
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Note added at 30 mins (2005-11-16 15:57:30 GMT)
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darse a algo: George was right: to be engaged in but he forgot the task
it should be: engaged in the task of
Peer comment(s):
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Giovanni Rengifo
: This is what they call it. I like it when you strongly disagree when something is just not right!
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Thanks Giovanni..that's known as being a "stickler"
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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Mijo Schyllert
1 día 5 horas
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Chris Williams
Native in inglés
Works in field
Fast work personal service.
Native in: inglés
Works in: español al inglés, portugués al inglés, inglés al español, and 1 more.
has given itself the task of
another possibility Yvonne
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