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encontrar lo que nos une

English translation: find what unites us

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Spanish term or phrase:encontrar lo que nos une
English translation:find what unites us
Entered by: Manuel Aburto

19:25 Sep 29, 2018
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: encontrar lo que nos une
Buenas tardes estimados colegas.

Estoy traduciendo un documento relacionado con desarrollo comunitario y me gustaría mejorar mi traducción. A continuación un extracto del documento en mención:

Debemos aprender a vender mejor nuestras alianzas y tomarnos el tiempo para encontrar lo que nos une y nos motiva a participar en estas actividades, que persiguen lograr acceso a servicios mejorados para las comunidades más empobrecidas.

... find the things we share....?
Manuel Aburto
Nicaragua
Local time: 01:50
find what unites us
Explanation:
Or, as you say, "the things we share" or "what we have in common".

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Note added at 24 mins (2018-09-29 19:50:17 GMT)
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Also, "find out", "discover" or "understand" what...
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Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 01:50
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Summary of answers provided
4 +9find what unites us
Robert Carter
4 +1to come up with/decide on what unites us
Barbara Cochran, MFA
3he things that bring us together
Sara Fairen


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
find what unites us


Explanation:
Or, as you say, "the things we share" or "what we have in common".

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Note added at 24 mins (2018-09-29 19:50:17 GMT)
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Also, "find out", "discover" or "understand" what...

Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 01:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 92

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agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
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agree  Marie Wilson
22 mins
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agree  Rachel Fell
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agree  Charles Davis
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agree  Sara Fairen
14 hrs
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to come up with/decide on what unites us


Explanation:
Otra opcón, no muy literal.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 03:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

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agree  JohnMcDove
9 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
he things that bring us together


Explanation:
An alternative, maybe:
... find out the things that bring us together/ find out what brings us together

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Note added at 15 horas (2018-09-30 10:31:33 GMT)
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THE things

Sara Fairen
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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