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to piece together

Spanish translation: crear, construir

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English term or phrase:to piece together
Spanish translation:crear, construir
Entered by: DLyons

12:38 Feb 18, 2012
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers (general) / tecnología, informatica,
English term or phrase: to piece together
la frase dice:
The new touch-optimised iWork suite is beautifully realised, making it quick and easy -- and, dare I say, fun -- to piece together a spreadsheet or presentation.
piece together es juntar?
otra opción? gracias
teresa
tevilu
crear, construir
Explanation:
In this context!
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DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 16:54
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4crear, construir
DLyons
5 +2componer
Rosa Grau (X)
5generar
Marina Mata Rodríguez
4preparar / realizar / elaborar / armar
Rafael Molina Pulgar


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
crear, construir


Explanation:
In this context!

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 16:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 62

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Julián
27 mins
  -> Gracias José Alberto.
agree  Fatima Alfonso Pinto (X)
1 hr
  -> Gracias Fatima.
neutral  Rosa Grau (X): no muy preciso//me refería a la traducción, no al original :)
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Rosa. I don't think the original is really aiming at precision.
agree  eski
5 hrs
  -> Gracias eski.
agree  Marina Mata Rodríguez
114 days
  -> Gracias Marina.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
preparar / realizar / elaborar / armar


Explanation:
Tratándose de una presentación u hoja de cálculo. Armar tendría un significado expresivo que tal vez convenga si el contexto general te lo permite.

Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 09:54
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 104
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
componer


Explanation:
parece que consta de varios componentes (piezas) que se juntan, por eso me parece que la noción de composición es la más adecuada

Rosa Grau (X)
Spain
Local time: 17:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mary Lou Gonzalez
1 hr
  -> gracias :)
agree  Natalia Pedrosa (X)
12 hrs
  -> gràcies :)
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114 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
generar


Explanation:
A mi parecer, se ajusta más al lenguaje del contexto.

Marina Mata Rodríguez
Spain
Local time: 17:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
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