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unto itself

Spanish translation: de por sí


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English term or phrase:unto itself
Spanish translation:de por sí
Entered by: Jenny Westwell
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22:08 Oct 14, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: unto itself
La frase dice lo siguiente:

"Navigating one’s way through MRO processes can prove to be a task unto itself."

Por el momento tengo "de por sí", pero no estoy muy segura.
Gracias por su ayuda.

Saludos,

Dinorah
Dinorah Mar onClick= Tijerino-Acosta
Local time: 18:22
de por sí
Explanation:
Creo que tienes toda la razón - "unto itself" es un arcaísmo que sigue en uso y significa lo mismo que "in itself", por lo cual la traducción es "de por sí".

Collins Spanish Dictionary; "that was an achievement in itself - eso fue un triunfo de por sí"
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Jenny Westwell
Spain
Local time: 01:22
Grading comment
¡gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2de por sí
Jenny Westwell
4 +3ya de por sí
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
4 +1en sí misma
Silvia Killian Özler
3por sí sola
Cor Stephan van Eijden


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
en sí misma


Explanation:
:)


Silvia Killian Özler
Turkey
Local time: 02:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eileen Banks: yo también lo díría asi :)!
2 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias por tu apoyo, Eileen!
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
ya de por sí


Explanation:
Pero creo que no menos importante sería la forma de estructurar la frase: "puede resultar de por sí toda una tarea"/"de por sí puede revelarse como toda una tarea"... Espero que te sirva.

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 18:22
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MariaMast: De acuerdo con la estructura: "puede resultar de por sí toda una tarea"
53 mins
  -> ¡Muchas gracias, MariaMast!

agree  Asier Merino: estoy de acuerdo con las estructuras que planteas
8 hrs
  -> ¡Muchas gracias, Asier!

agree  libelulariae: de por sí como lo presentas en tus ejemplos (mejor sin el "ya" en el título)
12 hrs
  -> ¡Te agradezco tu acuerdo y sugerencia, libelulariae!
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
de por sí


Explanation:
Creo que tienes toda la razón - "unto itself" es un arcaísmo que sigue en uso y significa lo mismo que "in itself", por lo cual la traducción es "de por sí".

Collins Spanish Dictionary; "that was an achievement in itself - eso fue un triunfo de por sí"

Jenny Westwell
Spain
Local time: 01:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
¡gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jenni Lukac
2 mins

agree  Wendy Petzall
6 hrs
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
por sí sola


Explanation:
Una alternativa.

Cor Stephan van Eijden
Local time: 01:22
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in SpanishSpanish
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Changes made by editors
Feb 1, 2010 - Changes made by Jenny Westwell:
Edited KOG entryDinorah Mar onClick= Tijerino-Acosta's old entry - "unto itself" => "de por sí"
Oct 14, 2009 - Changes made by Silvia Killian Özler:
Language pairSpanish to English => English to Spanish


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