hacer prever

English translation: let us anticipate that our products demand will continue

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Spanish term or phrase:hacen prever la continuidad de la demanda de los productos que comercializamos
English translation:let us anticipate that our products demand will continue
Entered by: Marina FS

16:20 Apr 23, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics / Economía
Spanish term or phrase: hacer prever
Como dirían hacer prever la continuidad de la demanda, según el contexto abajo:
El desarrollo de proyectos de generación “Llave en mano”, los hallazgos de nuevos yacimientos petroleros y el avance del sector ambiental hacen prever la continuidad de la demanda de los productos que comercializamos
Milagros Díaz
Local time: 12:42
let us anticipate that our products demand will continue
Explanation:
sug
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Marina FS
Portugal
Local time: 18:42
Grading comment
en realidad todas las alternativas son buenas, quisiera dar puntos a todos, pero creo que no se puede
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1entail/bring about
amj_services (X)
4 +1makes continuity...foreseeable/allows continuity... to be predicted
Matthew Smith
4 +1let us anticipate that our products demand will continue
Marina FS
4lead to predict a...
psicutrinius
4let us forsee the continuity
AySTraducciones
4forecast
Luis Zepeda
4(these developments) point to (suggest) sustained demand
CMJ_Trans (X)
3prevail
Lydia De Jorge
3make it likely that (demand for...) will continue
SteveW


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
prevail


Explanation:
,

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lead to predict a...


Explanation:
se puede parafrasear el original como "hacen llegar a la conclusión de que"

psicutrinius
Spain
Local time: 19:42
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
entail/bring about


Explanation:
"hacer prever" no es correcto español y es confuso de entender...
quiere decir que "supone" la continuidad de la producción, en cierta forma "traen consigo" la prolongación de los negocios.





amj_services (X)
Germany
Local time: 19:42
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  rob_lloyd (X)
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
makes continuity...foreseeable/allows continuity... to be predicted


Explanation:
These are quite literal, although the word order is changed

Matthew Smith
Spain
Local time: 19:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cinnamon Nolan
10 mins
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
let us forsee the continuity


Explanation:
pienso que quiere decir "nos deja ver que continuará la demanda de ..."

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Note added at 27 mins (2007-04-23 16:48:30 GMT)
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foresee (correct please!)

AySTraducciones
Uruguay
Local time: 14:42
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Native speaker of: Spanish
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
let us anticipate that our products demand will continue


Explanation:
sug

Marina FS
Portugal
Local time: 18:42
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
en realidad todas las alternativas son buenas, quisiera dar puntos a todos, pero creo que no se puede

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  dcspanish
42 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
forecast


Explanation:
Reference: Harrap's Spanish-English Dictionary

prever  Verb Table 
  1 vt
  (a) (predecir) to forecast, to predict; él había previsto el terremoto he had forecast o predicted the earthquake
  (b) (planear) to plan; prevén vender un millón de unidades del nuevo modelo they plan to sell a million units of the new model; tenía previsto ir al cine esta tarde I was planning to go to the cinema this evening; tenía previsto llamarte en cuanto supiera la noticia I was intending to phone you as soon as I heard the news
  (c) (anticipar) to foresee, to anticipate; era una reacción que los médicos no habían previsto it was a reaction the doctors hadn't foreseen; se prevé una fuerte oposición popular a la ley strong popular opposition to the law is anticipated o expected; no se prevén grandes atascos en las carreteras no major holdups on the roads are anticipated; todo hace prever que nevará este fin de semana all the signs are that it will snow this weekend
  2 vi como era de prever as was to be expected

Luis Zepeda
United States
Local time: 10:42
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(these developments) point to (suggest) sustained demand


Explanation:
a very easy solution

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 19:42
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
make it likely that (demand for...) will continue


Explanation:
possibly...

SteveW
Spain
Local time: 19:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
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