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Spanish: Adueñarse

English translation: to come into one's own role







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Spanish term or phrase:adueñarse de una posición
English translation:to come into one's own role
Entered by:Deborah Lockett
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Human Resources
Spanish term or phrase: Adueñarse
Este año, destacamos su performance y como se adueñó de la posición. Felicitaciones
Mercedes Lizé
Argentina
how he came into his own role.
Explanation:
or, if the person is female, "how she came into her own role". It means to play the part perfectly.
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Deborah Lockett
Spain
Note from asker to answerer
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3take over /take control/acquire ownership/become the owner or holder
Terry Burgess
4 +3to take ownership
Erik Bry
4 +1developed a working knowledge of (his/her job/position)
Cesar Serrano
5how he came into his own role.
Deborah Lockett
4to master
Fiona N�voa
4made the position his own
Lydia De Jorge


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
developed a working knowledge of (his/her job/position)

Explanation:
developed a working knowledge of (his/her job/position)

Cesar Serrano
Ecuador
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Maria523
8 days
  -> Gracias Maria!
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
take over /take control/acquire ownership/become the owner or holder

Explanation:
Some options.

Terry Burgess
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Lia Barros
2 hrs
  -> Many thanks...again, Lia:-)

agree Annissa 7ar
4 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Annisa:-)

agree m_martin
19 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot, "m_":-)
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
to take ownership

Explanation:
suerte

Erik Bry
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Patricia Rosas: this sounds very natural to me... took ownership of the position/job.
7 mins

agree Cindy Chadd
10 hrs

agree Álvaro Blanch: :O)
14 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to master

Explanation:
(v. t.) To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science

Fiona N�voa
Portugal
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
made the position his own

Explanation:
sugg

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 64
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
how he came into his own role.

Explanation:
or, if the person is female, "how she came into her own role". It means to play the part perfectly.

Deborah Lockett
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 83
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