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as much or as little

Spanish translation: lo mucho o poco que desee

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English term or phrase:as much or as little
Spanish translation:lo mucho o poco que desee
Entered by: Linda Grabner

03:21 Nov 15, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: as much or as little
The full phrase is "You are free to participate in this study as much or as little as you choose."

It's from an informed consent form for a research study, originally written in US English, so it's a fairly formal context.

Normally, I would have said "tanto como" but that following "as little as" doesn't seem to lend itself to that usage. Certainly I've never heard "tan poco como".

Any suggestions for an elegant solution?
Linda Grabner
United States
Local time: 17:11
lo mucho o poco que desee
Explanation:
Participar... lo mucho o poco que desee.
Selected response from:

Arturo Delgado
United States
Local time: 17:11
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, Arturo. Esta frase tiene justamente el toque que yo buscaba.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +14Usted puede participar [...] en la medida en que lo desee
Patricia Maria Straulino
4 +1tanto como tu desees (o usted desee)
Leonardo Lamarche
4 +1tanto o tan poco como quiera
Abaz
5lo mucho o poco que desee
Arturo Delgado
4cuanto más o menos quieras/quiera
margaret caulfield


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tanto como tu desees (o usted desee)


Explanation:
Es una apropiada forma de decirlo.

Leonardo Lamarche
Venezuela
Local time: 17:11
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 67

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Miguel Armentia: Yo lo dejaría en "tanto como desee", omitiendo el pronombre. Buen domingo.
4 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias y de acuerdo con tu recomendación. Sweet and simple.
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cuanto más o menos quieras/quiera


Explanation:
Tienes toda la libertad para participar en este estudio cuanto más o menos quieras.

margaret caulfield
Local time: 23:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 44
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +14
Usted puede participar [...] en la medida en que lo desee


Explanation:
.

Patricia Maria Straulino
United States
Local time: 16:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Monica Colangelo: exacto; esa es la idea que refleja exactamente lo que quiere decir
1 hr
  -> ¡Gracias, trixiemck!
agree  Emma Ratcliffe
1 hr
  -> ¡Gracias!
agree  Aïda Garcia Pons: perfecto.
2 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias.
agree  Cecilia Welsh
3 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias!
agree  Rocio Barrientos
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, Rocio.
agree  Miguel Armentia: Buena opción. Yo me atrevería quizá a quitar "lo" (en la medida en que desee). Buen domingo.
4 hrs
  -> Mil gracias. ¡Buen domingo también!
agree  Jenny Westwell
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, la acequiera
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro: Sí, "en que lo desee". Saludos, Patricia
6 hrs
  -> ¡Mil gracias, Beatriz! Muchos saludos.
agree  patricia scott
6 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias, patricia!
agree  Oriol Vives (X)
6 hrs
  -> Gracias, Oriol.
agree  Carmen Quiñones
7 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias!
agree  Bárbara Oliver
14 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias.
agree  Wendy Petzall
21 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Wendy.
agree  Raquel Bautista Valbuena
3 days 6 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tanto o tan poco como quiera


Explanation:
Otra forma de decirlo.

Abaz
Spain
Local time: 23:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  teresa quimper
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Teresa. :0)
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1 day 14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
lo mucho o poco que desee


Explanation:
Participar... lo mucho o poco que desee.

Arturo Delgado
United States
Local time: 17:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 188
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, Arturo. Esta frase tiene justamente el toque que yo buscaba.
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