Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
make weight
Spanish translation:
alcanzar/satisfacer las normas de peso
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Darío Zozaya
Aug 23, 2006 23:12
18 yrs ago
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make weight
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Texto sobre preocupaciones relacionadas al exceso de peso en los miembros de las fuerzas armadas.
And today’s increased pace of operations can make it hard for a service member to fit physical training in, even though it’s a requirement of the job. The following information will help you understand how to **make weight** successfully.
No estoy seguro de que mi interpretación sea correcta.
Muchas gracias.
And today’s increased pace of operations can make it hard for a service member to fit physical training in, even though it’s a requirement of the job. The following information will help you understand how to **make weight** successfully.
No estoy seguro de que mi interpretación sea correcta.
Muchas gracias.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
4 +1 | alcanzar las normas de peso | Janet Ross Snyder |
4 +4 | mantener su peso ideal | Robert Forstag |
Proposed translations
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alcanzar las normas de peso
To make weight is to achieve the guidelines for maximum (or in some cases, minimum) body weight. As I understand the system, military personnel are tested periodically to see if they continue to meet the various physical requirements of their branch of service.
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Comment: "Muchas gracias."
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16 mins
mantener su peso ideal
This should work.
Suerte.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-08-24 11:34:29 GMT)
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*Ideal* does not here represent a discrete weight, but rather a range, along the very lines that JLR points out.
Suerte.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-08-24 11:34:29 GMT)
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*Ideal* does not here represent a discrete weight, but rather a range, along the very lines that JLR points out.
Peer comment(s):
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Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
: Me parece que ésta es la idea. Saludos.
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Muchas gracias, Sandi.
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Viviana Peralta
: sisisi ;-)))
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Gracias, Vivi. :)
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Egmont
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Thank you, Egmont.
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Angel Biojo
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Gracias, Angel.
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