were to be

Spanish translation: se había acordado que

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English term or phrase:were to be
Spanish translation:se había acordado que
Entered by: Arthi

15:52 Feb 5, 2010
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: were to be
Over the weekend, the layers were to be inscribed in the study.

Gracias
Arthi
Mexico
Local time: 15:30
se había acordado que
Explanation:
"were to" es parecido a "have to". Pero. si bien este último expresa una obligación de algo que" se tiene que" hacer, "were to" implica que algo "se ha de" hacer por previo acuerdo. incluso denotando predestino.algo inevitable = está llamado a...
Ej: Who knows? Perhaps Charles is to become King some day...!
Due to the greenhouse effect, many seaside areas are to disappear

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Note added at 7 días (2010-02-12 23:11:17 GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias.
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luis s velasco
Local time: 22:30
Grading comment
Gracias por tu explicación, muy buena.

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Summary of answers provided
3 +3se iban a (más verbo)
HugoSteckel
4 +2debían ser (inscritas)...
Giovanni Rengifo
5se había acordado que
luis s velasco
3deberian ser
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
3quedarán inscritos
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
se iban a (más verbo)


Explanation:
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HugoSteckel
Switzerland
Local time: 22:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Guiu
1 min
  -> thanks, silvia

agree  patyjs
2 mins
  -> thanks, paty

neutral  Giovanni Rengifo: As far as I know, it doesn't mean the same as "were going to be inscribed". Hope one of our English native-speaking colleagues will corroborate this.
16 mins
  -> for me as a native, it does mean this. but it depends on tone, as it's possible that it could mean "debían ser..", if the following sentence says "but then x happened"

agree  Luisa Ramos, CT
38 mins
  -> thanks, luisa
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
debían ser (inscritas)...


Explanation:
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Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 16:30
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 81

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral: Eres más rápido
1 min

agree  claudia16 (X)
2 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
deberian ser


Explanation:
HIH

Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
quedarán inscritos


Explanation:
Dependiendo del contexto, también podría ser "serían inscritos..."

Saludos

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 22:30
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 402
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
se había acordado que


Explanation:
"were to" es parecido a "have to". Pero. si bien este último expresa una obligación de algo que" se tiene que" hacer, "were to" implica que algo "se ha de" hacer por previo acuerdo. incluso denotando predestino.algo inevitable = está llamado a...
Ej: Who knows? Perhaps Charles is to become King some day...!
Due to the greenhouse effect, many seaside areas are to disappear

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Note added at 7 días (2010-02-12 23:11:17 GMT) Post-grading
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Gracias.

luis s velasco
Local time: 22:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in GalicianGalician
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Gracias por tu explicación, muy buena.
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