oficializar

English translation: validate

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Spanish term or phrase:oficializar
English translation:validate
Entered by: Lisa McCarthy

22:39 Feb 11, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics
Spanish term or phrase: oficializar
Porque hasta que no exista esta definición y metodología unificada, homogénea, y por todos aceptada, será imposible **oficializar** los resultados obtenidos de forma independiente, existiendo una rivalidad metodológica que en nada beneficia a los países y organizaciones interesados en desarrollar su potencial de desarrollo socioeconómico.
Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 03:14
validate
Explanation:
At the risk of going against majority, I propose a twist to the definition "dar carácter o validez oficial" in the sense of independent comparisons...
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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 03:14
Grading comment
Thanks, Parrot!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2make official
Michael Powers (PhD)
4 +1validate
Parrot
4to confirm
Edward Tully
3 +1officially endorse
Christine Walsh
3rubber-stamp
polyglot45


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
make official


Explanation:
it will be impossible to make official the results obtained independently ...



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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 21:14
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 155

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter van der Hoek: I was just typing this, Mike! Well, OK, you win. KudoZ, Mike!
2 mins
  -> Thank you, Peter - glad to see I am in good company - Mike :)

agree  Lovetranslation
6 mins
  -> Thank you, Britt - Mike :)

agree  Mónica Sauza
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Mónica - Mike :)

disagree  Biling Services: Although Merriam Webster translates ´oficializar´as ´make official´, the examples provided refer to rubber-stamping the results from a single source, not to validating or confirming the ´best´ source among many, which is the original context
10 hrs
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to confirm


Explanation:
my take, given the context!

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or "officially confirm"!

Edward Tully
Local time: 03:14
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 154
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
validate


Explanation:
At the risk of going against majority, I propose a twist to the definition "dar carácter o validez oficial" in the sense of independent comparisons...

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 03:14
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks, Parrot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alice Bootman: This sounds best to me
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
officially endorse


Explanation:
A possible option

Christine Walsh
Local time: 22:14
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Sauza: Too!
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Mónica
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
rubber-stamp


Explanation:
not "compare" - somebody is influenced by the general tenor of the sentence and is applying his/her own logic.

This proposal is pro memoria

polyglot45
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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