Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
agenciar
English translation:
to tackle
Added to glossary by
Graham Allen-Rawlings
Sep 24, 2010 22:39
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Spanish term
Spain
Puri sermonis amator
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English, English to Spanish
agenciar
Spanish to English
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History
We're in Greco-Roman Egypt. Dictionary and Kudos are telling me 'wangle'... just doesn't work in this context:
Por otra parte, que el término ciudad no sea el adecuado para indagar en las formas que adoptan los núcleos de población egipcios no obsta para que se hubiera desarrollado una experiencia en la organización de los espacios con principios originales sobre la forma de *agenciar* las construcciones.
any suggestions will be more than welcome.
Thanks in advance.
Por otra parte, que el término ciudad no sea el adecuado para indagar en las formas que adoptan los núcleos de población egipcios no obsta para que se hubiera desarrollado una experiencia en la organización de los espacios con principios originales sobre la forma de *agenciar* las construcciones.
any suggestions will be more than welcome.
Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | to tackle |
Rosa Paredes
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| 4 +1 | to realize /realise |
Jenni Lukac (X)
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| 4 | manage to procure or manage to get or manage to build |
Rodolfo Peña
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| 4 | regulating |
Henry Hinds
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| 4 | to manipulate or falsify |
emilia cervera (X)
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| 4 | to assembly |
Anne Smith Campbell
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| 4 | best construction practices |
James A. Walsh
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| 4 | to engineer |
Evans (X)
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| 3 | with original principles governing structural design |
Bubo Coroman (X)
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| 3 | layout |
Wendy Streitparth
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| 3 | make use of/ administer |
Electra Voulgari
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| 2 | take control of / borrow |
Noni Gilbert Riley
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Proposed translations
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16 mins
Rosa Paredes
Canada
Canada
Native in Spanish
&
English
Canada
Criminal, Civil and Immigration Law
Native in: English 
, Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Chilean, Standard-Spain, Mexican)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
Selected
to tackle
http://www.answers.com/topic/tackle
Saludos:)
Saludos:)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Christine Walsh
21 hrs
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Thank you.
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| agree |
Richard Boulter
: I perceive some idiomatic influence in the source. To 'lay out' (2 words) is also possible and, less-slangy, 'realize/realise. Also: 'put together/set up' construction of...'
1 day 15 hrs
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Thanks.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks to all for your help"
7 mins
Rodolfo Peña
Mexico
Mexico
Native in Spanish
&
English
Mexico
Expert in Medicine and IT related files
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
manage to procure or manage to get or manage to build
It is softer than wangling, somewhere between that and managing o get
29 mins
Henry Hinds
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
United States
43 years of Border Experience and fast.
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
52
regulating
Ya
1 hr
to manipulate or falsify
(a situation, action, etc.)
6 hrs
to assembly
I am understanding this from and architectural/urbanist point of view, so said that, from this point of view I'm sure of my answer, but kept myself lower because I may not be understanding the concept in an historical point of view.
http://diccionario.reverso.net/informatica-ingles-espanol/as...
http://www.archdaily.com/26721/cargotecture-hybrid-architect...
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Note added at 6 horas (2010-09-25 05:13:01 GMT)
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assemble the constructions,
Lo cierto es que no hay muchas opciones vía Internet para estas frases en referencia a la organización de la construcción, arquitectura, etc... pero sería mi opción sin duda.
8 hrs
with original principles governing structural design
according to the context
+1
8 hrs
to realize /realise
I think the writer meant "to realize", as in: Kazakhstan to realize largest project on construction of Western Europe?Western China transcontinental corridor. ASTANA. February 6. ...
kazinform.kz/eng/article/2160202 - En caché; Pyramid Giza Egypt Construction Theory Ramp Carlos Colette Dowell
The construction of the model is realized by means of the following procedure: ... JPG)*** Colette Dowell Carlos Theory Pyramid in Egypt Construction ramp ...
circulartimes.org/Great%20Pyramid%20Egypt%20Construction%20... - En caché - Similares
kazinform.kz/eng/article/2160202 - En caché; Pyramid Giza Egypt Construction Theory Ramp Carlos Colette Dowell
The construction of the model is realized by means of the following procedure: ... JPG)*** Colette Dowell Carlos Theory Pyramid in Egypt Construction ramp ...
circulartimes.org/Great%20Pyramid%20Egypt%20Construction%20... - En caché - Similares
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Christine Walsh
: Or possibly 'undertake'. Saludos
13 hrs
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Cheers and thanks, Christine. "undertake" is a wonderful suggestion.
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8 hrs
Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
20
layout
building layout or planning
9 hrs
Electra Voulgari
Spain
Spain
Spain
lexis-analysis-synthesis
Native in: Greek 
Works in: Spanish to Greek, English to Greek, Greek (Ancient) to English, and 1 more.
make use of/ administer
This is a general introduction to the use and distribution of "urban" space in ancient Egypt. I think it has nothing to do with wangling/falsifying/manipulating, the meaning of the verb here is neutral.
Example sentence:
” from human concerns, and from the way people react to and make use of buildings and the urban built environment. ...
11 hrs
James A. Walsh
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
&
English
Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, US, UK) , Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
20
Spanish term (edited):
(la forma de) agenciar (las construcciones)
best construction practices
Another way of putting it, perhaps.
16 hrs
to engineer
about the way to engineer constructions
I read it as an elaborate way of saying "do"...
I read it as an elaborate way of saying "do"...
9 mins
Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
The translator people turn to
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
39
take control of / borrow
Not sure if it fits in here, but this is how I normally think of the word ("vamos a agenciar esa mesa de allí"... "¿te importa si agencio a tu hija un momento para que me explique lo que es Hello Kitty?"
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Note added at 9 mins (2010-09-24 22:49:07 GMT)
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*make use of* perhaps wd do you better
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Note added at 23 hrs (2010-09-25 22:17:45 GMT)
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I've tried working on the whole sentence and this is what I've come up with so far.
"...the fact that the term "city" really isn't the right one to use in delving into the forms which the Egyptian centres of population take on doesn't mean to say that experience had not been acquired in the organization of spaces with original principles on how to make use of the buildings"
A couple of agrees have trickled in since you last posted G, and I note that Electra obviously agrees with me since she also suggests "make use of" ;-)
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Note added at 9 mins (2010-09-24 22:49:07 GMT)
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*make use of* perhaps wd do you better
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Note added at 23 hrs (2010-09-25 22:17:45 GMT)
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I've tried working on the whole sentence and this is what I've come up with so far.
"...the fact that the term "city" really isn't the right one to use in delving into the forms which the Egyptian centres of population take on doesn't mean to say that experience had not been acquired in the organization of spaces with original principles on how to make use of the buildings"
A couple of agrees have trickled in since you last posted G, and I note that Electra obviously agrees with me since she also suggests "make use of" ;-)
Discussion
Buen fin de semana! :)
Hmmmmm...now to choose one......