Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

complejizar

English translation:

make an issue more complex

Added to glossary by Wendy Gosselin
Jun 2, 2007 12:02
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term

complejizar

Spanish to English Art/Literary Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. academic work
Otras lecturas complejizaban y discutían con la centralidad otorgada a esta relación.

Discussion

Can't we have more context? It looks like 'involved' here in the context but not enough context to decide for sure. Convoluted, complex or complicated as well as other their synonyms seem too easy and obvious.

Proposed translations

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made the issue more complex

some of the readings didn't agree with the main one
Peer comment(s):

agree JPMedicalTrans
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agree Jessica M
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Joss! Hope all is well with you (we spoke on the phone once). Best regards, Wendy"
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convoluted

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+2
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investigate the complexities of

an educated guess, based on experience of social science/psychology translations

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-06-02 14:47:01 GMT)
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or

{go into}/{look at} the complexities of

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or, more likely

examine the complexities ...
Peer comment(s):

agree mar52 : También creo que se refiere a estudiar/ examinar en profunidad un tema, adoptando para ello nuevas perspectivas. Saludos.
7 hrs
muchas gracias, mar52! me parece lo más lógico para una lectura
agree Sebastian Claucich : Así es, parece hacer referencia al 'pensamiento complejo'
2 days 6 hrs
gracias, Sebastian!
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complicate

Other readings of the centrality given to this relationship complicated and dispute it.

Without out more context, hard to know ...

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oops, I meant "disputed" ... off to get another cuppa ...
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+1
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delve into (the matter/issue)

Could be it, I think...

Delve
1 : to dig or labor with or as if with a spade
2 a : to make a careful or detailed search for information <delved into the past> b : to examine a subject in detail
(http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=delve)
Peer comment(s):

agree Daniel Trujillo
3802 days
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