try and ascertain

Spanish translation: intentar determinar / establecer

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English term or phrase:try and ascertain
Spanish translation:intentar determinar / establecer
Entered by: Carmen Cuervo-Arango

20:55 May 25, 2003
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
English term or phrase: try and ascertain
Intentar determinar?

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Each quarter we will be looking at a different aspect of the business and listing some of the key questions that should be asked to try and ascertain how healthy that particular aspect of the business is.
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Local time: 06:59
Intentar determinar
Explanation:
Lo que dices tú es perfecto, intentar determinar o establecer
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Carmen Cuervo-Arango
Spain
Local time: 12:59
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Gracias
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1tentar determinar (establecer)
Michael Powers (PhD)
5 +1tratar de determinar
Henry Hinds
5 +1Intentar determinar
Carmen Cuervo-Arango
5 +1en un esfuerzo por determinar
Lisbeth Benavides
5tratar/intentar y averiguar
ingridbram
5probar y averiguar
Hélène Lévesque
5...tratar de / intentar averiguar / cerciorarse / determinar / verificar...
Ramón Solá


  

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tentar determinar (establecer)


Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-05-25 21:00:55 (GMT)
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Oxford Spanish-English Dictionary

for \"ascertain\"



\"determinar, establecer\"

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 06:59
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 9884

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marian Greenfield
0 min
  -> gracias, Marian
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tratar de determinar


Explanation:
...para tratar de determinar qué tan saludable se encuentra dicho aspecto del negocio.

try TO acertain; mal escrito


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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 04:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 16449

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agree  Jennifer Brinckmann
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  -> Gracias, Jennifer.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Intentar determinar


Explanation:
Lo que dices tú es perfecto, intentar determinar o establecer

Carmen Cuervo-Arango
Spain
Local time: 12:59
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 420
Grading comment
Gracias

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agree  Jennifer Brinckmann
4 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
en un esfuerzo por determinar


Explanation:

Te sugiero no ser demasiado literal con lo de 'try' ... como que hay demasiadas 'te's' en 'Intentar determinar ... '

solo una sugerencia!
Saludos!

Lisbeth Benavides
Local time: 05:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 228

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agree  Jennifer Brinckmann
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
tratar/intentar y averiguar


Explanation:
ascertain yo lo taduciría como averiguar

ingridbram
Local time: 04:59
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 367
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
probar y averiguar


Explanation:
although "determinar" sounds just as good as "averiguar". Your choice.

Hélène Lévesque
Local time: 04:59
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 12
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
...tratar de / intentar averiguar / cerciorarse / determinar / verificar...


Explanation:
Emplea la variante que más se ajuste al contexto...

HTH.

Ramón Solá
Local time: 05:59
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 3952
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