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¿cuáles eran las pretensiones con las que afrontaban el proyecto?

English translation: What did you hope to gain/set out to accomplish when you undertook the project?


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Spanish term or phrase:¿cuáles eran las pretensiones con las que afrontaban el proyecto?
English translation:What did you hope to gain/set out to accomplish when you undertook the project?
Entered by: Jenni Lukac
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12:55 Jul 23, 2011
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Spanish term or phrase: ¿cuáles eran las pretensiones con las que afrontaban el proyecto?
Hello,

What would be a good translation for the following question asked to a group of friends who created their own online series.

¿cuáles eran las pretensiones con las que afrontaban el proyecto?

Answer:Simplemente conseguir un trabajo en el mundo audiovisual. Que alguna productora nos llamase individualmente para trabajar

Thanks
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What did you hope to gain/set out to accomplish when you undertook the project?
Explanation:
Two options. What did you hope to accomplish when you set out on ths project? What did you hope to gain from this project?www.hpregional.org/departments/.../100 topics.html - En cachéAnd did you follow it? (University of Pennsylvania) .... year of service to a volunteer project, what would it be, and what would you hope to accomplish? ...; mcic.ca/.../2011-2012_Community_Solidarity_Fund_Application_Form.pd...Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Vista rápida
How did you hear about the Community Solidarity Fund? Part B: Project Context ... What do you want to accomplish in this project (outcomes)? How will you ...
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Jenni Lukac
Local time: 07:31
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4What were your aspirations/aims upon tackling the project?
Michael Powers (PhD)
5 +1What were your expectations for the desired outcome of the project?
Stefano Nicola D'Amato
4 +1What did you hope to gain/set out to accomplish when you undertook the project?
Jenni Lukac


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
What were your aspirations/aims upon tackling the project?


Explanation:
Mike

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 01:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 86

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pablo Julián Davis: de acuerdo. o bien: '...when you took on the project?'
26 mins
  -> I agree taking on the project sounds natural, but I like the added nuance with "tackling the project" as an active participation, assuming the project is challenging and thus like tackling or dealing with or taking on a problem or an issue or a "project".
agree  Clarissa Hull
53 mins
  -> Thank you, Clarissa - Mike
agree  Simon Bruni: works for me
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Simon - Mike
agree  xxxFVS: I prefer aims to aspirations which I don't like. Or maybe intentions.
1 hr
  -> "intentions" would work well also - Mike
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
What were your expectations for the desired outcome of the project?


Explanation:
This may sound a bit formal, but you can easily modify it, depending on the context and the register used in the rest of the text.

Stefano Nicola D'Amato
United States
Local time: 01:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  manuel seixo: only that I would change the word ''espectations'' for aims or even expected results!
11 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
What did you hope to gain/set out to accomplish when you undertook the project?


Explanation:
Two options. What did you hope to accomplish when you set out on ths project? What did you hope to gain from this project?www.hpregional.org/departments/.../100 topics.html - En cachéAnd did you follow it? (University of Pennsylvania) .... year of service to a volunteer project, what would it be, and what would you hope to accomplish? ...; mcic.ca/.../2011-2012_Community_Solidarity_Fund_Application_Form.pd...Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Vista rápida
How did you hear about the Community Solidarity Fund? Part B: Project Context ... What do you want to accomplish in this project (outcomes)? How will you ...


Jenni Lukac
Local time: 07:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  anademahomar
2 hrs
  -> Thanks and a great weekend, anademahomar.
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