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Spanish: capacidad de accion

English translation: ability to act







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Spanish term or phrase:capacidad de accion
English translation:ability to act
Entered by:Carol Gullidge
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Journalism
Spanish term or phrase: capacidad de accion
no puedo aceptar una ley que pone fechas limite ni controla la capacidad de accion de nuestros generales.
adt3
Spain
ability to act
Explanation:
restricts their ability to act

OR limits/restricts the activity of...

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Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Note from asker to answerer
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3ability to act
Carol Gullidge
4 +1freedom of action // freedom of movement
Robert Forstag
4freedom of manouevreforli
3scope (of/for action)David Hollywood
3performance/action capacity
Pamela Luengas


  

Answers

5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
performance/action capacity

Explanation:
Espero y te sirva.



Pamela Luengas
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
freedom of action // freedom of movement

Explanation:
Either one of these, particularly the first, would seem to fit.

Suerte.

Robert Forstag
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 31

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Deborah Lockett
31 mins
  -> Thank you, Deb.
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
scope (of/for action)

Explanation:
maybe ...

David Hollywood
Argentina
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
ability to act

Explanation:
restricts their ability to act

OR limits/restricts the activity of...



Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Note from asker to answerer
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Beatriz Galiano
5 mins
  -> gracias, Beatriz!
agree David Hollywood: this is it :)
20 mins
  -> thanks, David! :)
agree Sandra Rodriguez
1 day19 hrs
  -> thanks, Sandra!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
freedom of manouevre

Explanation:
one suggestion

forli
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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