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Take action!

Spanish translation: Es momento/hora/tiempo de actuar

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:Take action!
Spanish translation:Es momento/hora/tiempo de actuar
Entered by: Jairo Payan

04:32 Apr 9, 2008
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Positive thinking
English term or phrase: Take action!
The context is a summary of a Positive Thinking course/seminar. The text is talking about accountability, growing from your own mistakes, etc. Here's the bit in question:

• No more victim thinking, procrastinating, or blaming.
• I can only change me.
• Take action!

I just can't come up with the right words for this last bullet.
Thanks!!
Diana Arbiser
United States
Local time: 04:42
Es momento/hora/tiempo de actuar
Explanation:
Creo que cualquiera de estas opciones podría adaptarse a tu contexto.
Selected response from:

Jairo Payan
Colombia
Local time: 05:42
Grading comment
Elijo esta opción, y les agradezco a todos por la ayuda y las sugerencias.
:)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5¡Actúa! / ¡Actúa ya!
Carla_am
4 +5¡Ponte en marcha!
alcarama
4 +4"¡haz algo!" "¡haz algo!, ya"
Rocio Barrientos
3 +3¡Manos a la obra!
Graciela Vicente
5!toma partido¡
Ismael Gómez
4¡Debo cambiar! / ¡Debo actuar de inmediato!
Cristina Heraud-van Tol
4Actuar, proceder, tomar medidas
olv10siq
4Es momento/hora/tiempo de actuar
Jairo Payan
4Es hora/tiempo de adoptar medidas/preocuparse de verdad
Krimy
4¡Pasa a la acción!
Bubo Coroman (X)
3muévete/juégatela/jugátela
Rosina Peixoto


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
take action!
¡Debo cambiar! / ¡Debo actuar de inmediato!


Explanation:
Babylon:

take action
tomar acción, actuar, meter mano, proceder, tomar cartas, tomar medidas

Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Peru
Local time: 05:42
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 136
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
take action!
muévete/juégatela/jugátela


Explanation:
La última opción es de uso coloquial en esta zona.

Rosina Peixoto
Uruguay
Local time: 07:42
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
take action!
¡Ponte en marcha!


Explanation:
another choice. It actually means go ahead!, but I think it suits.

alcarama
Spain
Local time: 12:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rosa Plana Castillón
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Rosacast
agree  Marta Valdés Enríquez
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, Marta
agree  Egmont
3 hrs
  -> Gratias, AVRVM
agree  Maria Asis
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, María :-)
agree  Ysabel812
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, Hope93!
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
take action!
Actuar, proceder, tomar medidas


Explanation:
Babylon. Suerte

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Note added at 10 minutos (2008-04-09 04:43:03 GMT)
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¡Actúa! ¡Muévete! ¡Toma cartas en el asunto! ¡Pónte en marcha!

olv10siq
Local time: 03:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 84
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
take action!
Es momento/hora/tiempo de actuar


Explanation:
Creo que cualquiera de estas opciones podría adaptarse a tu contexto.

Jairo Payan
Colombia
Local time: 05:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 43
Grading comment
Elijo esta opción, y les agradezco a todos por la ayuda y las sugerencias.
:)
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
take action!
¡Manos a la obra!


Explanation:
Other option

Graciela Vicente
Local time: 20:12
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Alberto Ruiz Pérez
1 hr
  -> Muy Amable José
agree  Alejandro García
6 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias Alejandro
agree  Ximena P. Aguilar: yeap! good option!
13 hrs
  -> Gracias, muy amable Ximena
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
take action!
Es hora/tiempo de adoptar medidas/preocuparse de verdad


Explanation:
otra más.

Krimy
Local time: 06:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 149
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
take action!
¡Actúa! / ¡Actúa ya!


Explanation:
Me parece que la frase en inglés implica no demorar, hacer ya los cambios necesarios, por eso me parece que esta frase iría bien.

Carla_am
Argentina
Local time: 07:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Remy Arce
1 hr
  -> Gracias Remy :)
agree  Rafael Molina Pulgar
3 hrs
  -> Gracias Rafael!
agree  Elena Pérez
7 hrs
  -> Gracias Elena :)
agree  Maria Lopez-Medel
7 hrs
  -> Gracias María!
agree  Nelida Kreer
17 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
take action!
"¡haz algo!" "¡haz algo!, ya"


Explanation:
El poder del pensamiento positivo es una reconocida fuerza sanadora, incluso dentro ... el tiempo, la suerte o los demás te resuelvan la vida, haz algo ya. ...
autoestimalouisahay.blogspot.com/2007/09/el-poder-del-pensamiento.html


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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-04-09 08:59:23 GMT)
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el ya tenía que esta adentro...

Rocio Barrientos
Bolivia
Local time: 06:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yamila Sosa
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Yamila
agree  Anabel Canon
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Maria
agree  Janine Libbey
6 hrs
  -> Gracias, Viva
agree  Mariana Iacobucci: hacé algo, versión argentina ;)
6 hrs
  -> :) igual en Bolivia, Gracias
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
take action!
¡Pasa a la acción!


Explanation:
Te dejo ejemplos de su uso:



    Reference: http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=%22pasa+a+la+acci%C3%B3n%22...
Bubo Coroman (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 428
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1 day 4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
take action!
!toma partido¡


Explanation:
otra opción igualmente válida


    www.abc.es/.../abc/Internacional/oprah-winfrey-toma-partido-por-obama_1641464516066.html - 49k -
    Reference: http://www.orientasiloe.com/toma-partido-contra-el-sida-8.ht...
Ismael Gómez
Spain
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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