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takes advantage

Spanish translation: aprovechar la ventaja

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English term or phrase:takes advantage
Spanish translation:aprovechar la ventaja

09:33 Sep 19, 2001
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: takes advantage
takes advantage - ¿toma lasventajas, se aprovecha de las ventajas, usa las ventajas? ¿Cómo es mejor?

Gracias.
Lali
Aprovechar
Explanation:
Aprovecharía la ventaja.
Sería lo que yo usaría.

:)
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Camara
United States
Local time: 23:07
Grading comment
Gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4aprovecharse de / sacar provecho de ...
Gabriela Tenenbaum (X)
5 +2Aprovechar
Camara
4 +2(se) aprovecha
Margaret Schroeder
5 +1adquiere ventaja sobre / (se) aprovecha
Leliadoura


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Aprovechar


Explanation:
Aprovecharía la ventaja.
Sería lo que yo usaría.

:)

Camara
United States
Local time: 23:07
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 162
Grading comment
Gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oso (X): ¡Yo también! ¡Un abrazo! ¶:^)
3 mins
  -> Hay que aprovechar estas ventajas. Abrazos de aquí para alla también
agree  Leliadoura
7 mins
  -> Hi Lelia.
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(se) aprovecha


Explanation:
Depends a lot on context, but often just like that, the idea of "advantages" is included in "aprovechar" and you usually don't need to mention "ventajas".

Margaret Schroeder
Mexico
Local time: 21:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1947

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leliadoura
5 mins
agree  Ana Juliá
16 mins
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
aprovecharse de / sacar provecho de ...


Explanation:


"to take advantage of":

aprovecharse de algo/alguien; sacar partido de algo/alguien


Saludos #:)


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Gabriela Tenenbaum (X)
Uruguay
Local time: 00:07
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 373

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leliadoura
2 mins
  -> Gracias, Lelia! #:))
agree  Oso (X): ¡Me gustan la referencia y la respuesta! ¶:^))
4 mins
  -> Gracias, cariñoso Oso!! #:))
agree  María Isabel Estévez (maisa)
8 mins
  -> Thanks, Maisa! #:))
agree  Ana Juliá
12 mins
  -> Gracias Anita! #:))
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
adquiere ventaja sobre / (se) aprovecha


Explanation:
Según el contexto, adquerir ventaja o aprovecharse. Aprovechar(se) suele utilizarse cuando se refiere a personas: to take advantage on someone: aprovecharse de una persona.
Ref: native speaker.
Un saludo.

Leliadoura
Local time: 05:07
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 684

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oso (X): ¡Magnífica aclaración! ¶:^)
3 mins
  -> Gracias... de todas formas no había visto las respuestas previas, en que ya se mencionaba aprovechar:sorry to everyone!
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