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Spanish translation: alternar


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:toggle
Spanish translation:alternar
Entered by: Lida Garcia
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13:22 Aug 19, 2004
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers (general)
English term or phrase: toggle
...F8 toggles between off mode and combined mode...
Bill
Local time: 10:29
alternar/alterna
Explanation:
:-)
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Lida Garcia
Peru
Local time: 04:29
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Summary of answers provided
5 +10alternar/alterna
Lida Garcia
5 +2conmutar
Ernesto de Lara
5cambia (entre el modo...)
Ruben Mendez Suarez
4se conecta
Smartranslators


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +10
alternar/alterna


Explanation:
:-)

Lida Garcia
Peru
Local time: 04:29
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AlfredoN: Correcto
2 mins
  -> gracias, Alfredo!
agree  Xenia Wong
8 mins
  -> gracias, Xenia!
agree  cebice: exactamente
30 mins
  -> gracias, cebice!
agree  Eduardo Olivera Hernández
1 hr
  -> gracias, Eduardo!
agree  Magdalena Gastaldi: me parece la más correcta!
1 hr
  -> gracias, Magdalena!
agree  ojinaga: usado antes aquí http://www.proz.com/kudoz/195649
3 hrs
  -> gracias, Ojinaga! si, tienes razón :-)
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: Como le dije a Ernesto, siempre uso "conmutar", pero "alternar" es una buena opción también.
3 hrs
  -> gracias, Ma Teresa ;-) nunca he usado conmutar pero también me parece una buena opción...
agree  Hebe Martorella
6 hrs
  -> gracias, Hebe!
agree  LisaR
13 hrs
  -> gracias, Lisa!
agree  Cecilia Fraga: si, yo creo q si. Suerte!
2 days13 hrs
  -> gracias, Cecia7! :-)
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
cambia (entre el modo...)


Explanation:
Esa es la idea. Falto de inspiración a estas horas. ¡Saludos!

Ruben Mendez Suarez
Local time: 10:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
se conecta


Explanation:
se conecta en diversos modos.

Smartranslators
Local time: 11:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 345
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
conmutar


Explanation:
I do prefer translate this word as shown since the use of alterna could misslead to missunderstandings. Alterna has its main use to describe the alternating current. Readability, therefore, improves using this word.

Ernesto de Lara
Local time: 03:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 187

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Teresa Taylor Oliver: De hecho, siempre uso ésta. Aunque alternar no creo que en este caso confunda, ya que están hablando de la tecla F8 en el teclado de la computadora, según parece. Nada que ver con electricidad. :-)
14 mins
  -> Gracias MATO. Tienes razón. Ya veo, F8. Es solo por mejorar la lectura y no distraer en decisiones de interpretación al lector. Pequeñita herramienta de microcirugía didáctico. Mira que a mi me pasó que veía toggle y pensaba en un interruptor y no 1 tecl
agree  laurasa
14 hrs
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