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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Economics / Economía | |||||||
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prevail Explanation: , |
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lead to predict a... Explanation: se puede parafrasear el original como "hacen llegar a la conclusión de que" |
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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. |
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makes continuity...foreseeable/allows continuity... to be predicted Explanation: These are quite literal, although the word order is changed |
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let us forsee the continuity Explanation: pienso que quiere decir "nos deja ver que continuará la demanda de ..." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 27 mins (2007-04-23 16:48:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- foresee (correct please!) |
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let us anticipate that our products demand will continue Explanation: sug |
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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 |
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(these developments) point to (suggest) sustained demand Explanation: a very easy solution |
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make it likely that (demand for...) will continue Explanation: possibly... |
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