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hacerse de

English translation: take advantage of, make good use of

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Spanish term or phrase:hacerse de
English translation:take advantage of, make good use of
Entered by: Silvina P.

22:27 May 12, 2015
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / informatic contingency pl
Spanish term or phrase: hacerse de
Which would the best English translation be for the following?

"... hacerse de todos los medios disponibles en el momento para responder cuanto antes a la emergencia."

Thanks in advance!
Silvina P.
Argentina
Local time: 17:47
take advantage of, make good use of
Explanation:
I would like to suggest "avail himself of," but it leads to the nasty problem of gender-specific language.

I believe this is a strong statement to the effect that there is an obligation to do more than just the obvious basics. The person in charge of emergency technology needs to seek out every possible means of providing aid in case of an emergency.

By the way, the fuller context helped!
Selected response from:

JaneTranslates
Puerto Rico
Local time: 16:47
Grading comment
thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1take advantage of, make good use of
JaneTranslates
4get hold of/resort to
Ana Vozone
4use
philgoddard


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
get hold of/resort to


Explanation:
get hold / resort to all/any available means to deal with the emergency situation

Ana Vozone
Local time: 21:47
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
16 mins
  -> Thank you, Patricia!
disagree  Tim Friese: Doesn't seem like the most natural English to me
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
take advantage of, make good use of


Explanation:
I would like to suggest "avail himself of," but it leads to the nasty problem of gender-specific language.

I believe this is a strong statement to the effect that there is an obligation to do more than just the obvious basics. The person in charge of emergency technology needs to seek out every possible means of providing aid in case of an emergency.

By the way, the fuller context helped!

JaneTranslates
Puerto Rico
Local time: 16:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tim Friese
18 mins
  -> Thank you, Tim.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
use


Explanation:
Seems the simplest solution.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44
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