at the prompting of my board

Spanish translation: ante la recomendación de mis consejeros

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English term or phrase:at the prompting of my board
Spanish translation:ante la recomendación de mis consejeros
Entered by: Cecilia Rey

11:45 Jul 7, 2010
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: at the prompting of my board
How would you translate this phase in the following context?

"According to researchers, one million Americans each year have a heart attack. On January 7, 2002, I was one in a million. After a six-way bypass surgery, at the prompting of my board, I took time to recover and reflect."


Thanks!
Cecilia Franetovich
Argentina
Local time: 01:53
ante la recomendación de mis consejeros
Explanation:
Mi sugerencia.
Saludos.
Selected response from:

Cecilia Rey
Argentina
Local time: 01:53
Grading comment
Gracias!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1a instancia/petición de mi junta
Lizette Britz
3 +1ante la recomendación de mis consejeros
Cecilia Rey
4por recomendación del consejo pastoral
Rosa Pugliese
3hice lo que me propuso mi consejo, tomando tiempo...
Bubo Coroman (X)


  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
hice lo que me propuso mi consejo, tomando tiempo...


Explanation:
su consejo creía importante que el enfermo tomase el tiempo para convalescer en vez de reintegrarse pronto en el trabajo

Bubo Coroman (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 212
Notes to answerer
Asker: ¡Gracias!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro: Hola, Deb: coincido con tu respuesta a la pregunta, pero no con el gerundio, que en este caso es incorrecto. Saludos.
5 hrs
  -> many thanks Bea for pointing it out. Kind regards! - Deb
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a instancia/petición de mi junta


Explanation:
Una opción.

¡Suerte!

Liz

Lizette Britz
Spain
Local time: 05:53
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 3
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley: a instancias fue lo primero que pensé tb
2 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias! =o)
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ante la recomendación de mis consejeros


Explanation:
Mi sugerencia.
Saludos.


Cecilia Rey
Argentina
Local time: 01:53
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 23
Grading comment
Gracias!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gracias!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert Riley
2 hrs
  -> Gracias Noni
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
por recomendación del consejo pastoral


Explanation:
Otra opción.

Rosa Pugliese
United States
Local time: 00:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 26
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