Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

A menudo se hace referencia

English translation:

Much has been said about...

Added to glossary by James A. Walsh
Oct 19, 2009 17:56
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term

A menudo se hace referencia

Spanish to English Social Sciences Government / Politics
Can anyone think of a good way of rendering this opening sentence into (UK) English? I think I've been looking at it too long or something, but a natural sounding sentence just isn't coming... :(

Here's the context:

**A menudo se hace referencia** a los 1.100 millones de personas que no tienen acceso a un mejor suministro de agua, y a los 2.400 millones de personas sin acceso adecuado a un mejor saneamiento. Con mayor frecuencia se omite la discusión sobre la pobre gestión, la ineficaz inversión, las desigualdades sociales y las políticas disfuncionales, que son algunas de las razones clave responsables de esta situación (OMS, 2000). A pesar del obvio fracaso continuado en superar los emergentes retos, los campos del agua y saneamiento urbanos siguen en un punto muerto. La principal razón es el condicionamiento ejercido en ellos por parte de una economía de política neoliberal y por el impacto cultural de la globalización capitalista. Eso significa que el discurso principal, la percepción de los problemas y propuestas para encontrar soluciones, todavía son establecidos por instituciones de desarrollo predominantes, como el Banco Mundial.

Many thanks in advance.
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often references are made to

Proposed translations

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Much has been said about...

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Note from asker:
Thanks Ormiston, I like this option too. Works with the rest of my wording great. Thank you for unblocking my mental block! :))
Peer comment(s):

agree Elizabeth Ardans : I like this option, natural and straightforward
10 mins
thanks & I feel it makes for an attention-grabbing introduction
agree eesegura : Agree with Elizabeth Ardans.
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thank you!
agree Muriel Vasconcellos
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agree Evans (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks to you and everyone else for your help :))"
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We are oft(en) told / informed / much ink has been spilled about

Some options.. I think the context is too formal for something like "people often harp on about", however idiomatic it sounds.

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Note added at 7 mins (2009-10-19 18:03:29 GMT)
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The same goes for "go on about", I think.
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Much ado has been made about

I think this fits your context well.
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People frequently refer to

This is quite informal, but I think it is OK for this rather direct and polemical text.
Example sentence:

People often refer to Varanasi as "the city of temples".

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We have often heard reports about

A simple, informal way to introduce the subject
Peer comment(s):

agree Jenny Westwell : As an introductory phrase it´s great, but shouldn´t it be in the present tense?
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Thank you Jenny
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Mention is often made/we often refer to

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Peer comment(s):

agree Henry Hinds : Mention is often made...
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Thank you:)
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Reference comments

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Reference:

often references are made to

often references are made to the 1100 milion persons....
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