Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
disponer
English translation:
use/have access to
Added to glossary by
kmkrowens
Dec 23, 2007 04:00
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
disponer
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Education / Pedagogy
Las mujeres tienen mas dificultades que los hombres para disponer del patrimonio familiar...
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+6
3 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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480
Selected
use/have access to
couple of options ....
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-12-23 04:06:26 GMT)
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maybe "utilize"
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Note added at 8 mins (2007-12-23 04:09:17 GMT)
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it's a tricky one and has a few meanings ... "disponer" could mean "be able to use"
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-12-23 04:11:47 GMT)
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will depend a lot on what you want to convey ..
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Note added at 33 mins (2007-12-23 04:34:10 GMT)
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this really means to have available and be able to use ..
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-12-23 04:06:26 GMT)
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maybe "utilize"
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Note added at 8 mins (2007-12-23 04:09:17 GMT)
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it's a tricky one and has a few meanings ... "disponer" could mean "be able to use"
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Note added at 10 mins (2007-12-23 04:11:47 GMT)
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will depend a lot on what you want to convey ..
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Note added at 33 mins (2007-12-23 04:34:10 GMT)
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this really means to have available and be able to use ..
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I used "utilize" (:"
+1
3 mins
Claudia Pesce
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
Argentina
20 yrs in Psychology and Education
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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24
29 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
412
have at their disposal (family assets)
Oxford
disponer vi: disponer DE algn/algo to have sb/sth at one’s disposal;
Collins
Mike :)
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Note added at 32 mins (2007-12-23 04:33:44 GMT)
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Es importante notar que se trata de "disponer de" en este caso - la clave para la traducción en este caso.
disponer vi: disponer DE algn/algo to have sb/sth at one’s disposal;
Collins
Mike :)
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Note added at 32 mins (2007-12-23 04:33:44 GMT)
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Es importante notar que se trata de "disponer de" en este caso - la clave para la traducción en este caso.
4 hrs
Vittorio Ferretti
Works in field
Author of renowned dictionary
Native in: German , Italian 
Works in: English to German, Italian to German, Spanish to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
dispose of
IMO
7 hrs
Women have less say than men in how the family's assets are used
I think it may be that the men control the assets more than the women
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