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que las diferentes fuentes extrapolen los datos
cabila
Jun 2, 2008 12:48
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term

sustituir a

Spanish to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
A bit below the "Azul ha sustituido a blanco", I have:

También, rojo sustituirá a verde.

So, in this case, the room ends up red. Is that right?

(It seems my confusion might come from not paying enough attention to the prepositions... :-0 )
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 replaced by
4 +2 replace

Discussion

FFeNiXx Jun 5, 2008:
Oops, I meant to say that "Green will be replaced by red" may sound better. sorry about that mistake (I'd copied and pasted the wrong phrase)
FFeNiXx Jun 5, 2008:
Both are correct, and if we were talking about colors then "red will replace green" would be a more direct translation. But considering they are concepts in a legal document, then "Red will replace green" may sound better (depending on the actual text)
jacana54 (X) Jun 2, 2008:
I agree with María: you're right.
María T. Vargas Jun 2, 2008:
Yes, red will replace green.
Cinnamon Nolan (asker) Jun 2, 2008:
Active vs. passive Or, Red will replace green, right?

(Actually, this whole thing is about concepts in a legal document, not colous, but working with colours makes the whole thing clearer in my mind.)
María T. Vargas Jun 2, 2008:
Now, you're right. Green will be replaced by red.

Proposed translations

+1
6 mins
Selected

replaced by

Therefore, no

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but then it could be red instead of green,

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-06-02 12:56:41 GMT)
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or red replaced green

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therefore, yes!

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it's because Spanish sentences are the wrong way round!
Peer comment(s):
agree Egmont
7 mins
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to everyone for their help."
+2
22 mins

replace

Red will replace green

Thsi verb is in the active rather than the passive. So red is doing the replacing.

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That's right as far as I can see - red will replace green : )
Peer comment(s):
agree Gacela20
2 hrs
Thank you!
agree Edward Tully : quite right!
7 days
Thanks Edward!
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