Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
fijan posición
English translation:
they state their position
Added to glossary by
Yvonne Becker
Jun 25, 2007 23:17
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Also an Engineer
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Venezuelan)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
fijan posición
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
En un artículo sobre una protesta:
"Muchas de las personas que se encontraban manifestando en la plaza Francia de Altimira se trasladaron hasta Chuao, donde miembros de la asociación "Gente de Petróleo", leyeron un documento donde **fijan posición** con respecto al paro cívico nacional, que hoy cumple su segunda jornada. "
"Muchas de las personas que se encontraban manifestando en la plaza Francia de Altimira se trasladaron hasta Chuao, donde miembros de la asociación "Gente de Petróleo", leyeron un documento donde **fijan posición** con respecto al paro cívico nacional, que hoy cumple su segunda jornada. "
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | they state their position |
Patricia Rosas
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| 4 | take a stance |
Luis Medina
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| 4 | set a place/position |
Aidee Lopez-Robles
|
| 4 | take a stand/state their position |
David Hollywood
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Proposed translations
+3
3 mins
Patricia Rosas
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
servicios para autores académicos
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
156
Selected
they state their position
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Ex: Just when their dispute was showing signs of finding a mutual solution, the Zimbabwe Cricket Union yesterday terminated the contracts of its 15 rebel cricketers. Friday was their deadline ... no letter was written to the ZCU because the players’ lawyer had to leave early. However, *** they stated their position verbally;*** indeed, it was reported all around the world.
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-06-25 23:25:15 GMT)
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Ex: Just when their dispute was showing signs of finding a mutual solution, the Zimbabwe Cricket Union yesterday terminated the contracts of its 15 rebel cricketers. Friday was their deadline ... no letter was written to the ZCU because the players’ lawyer had to leave early. However, *** they stated their position verbally;*** indeed, it was reported all around the world.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Muchas gracias"
4 mins
take a stance
take a stance regarding...
4 mins
Aidee Lopez-Robles
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
Graduate Student & Teacher
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
set a place/position
fijar - to set or to agree upon; to fix....basically they are trying to agree upon a place
5 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
223
take a stand/state their position
I would say ....
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take a stand on their position regarding ....
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-06-25 23:24:39 GMT)
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take a stand on their position regarding ....
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