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Elaborar

English translation: To work out


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Spanish term or phrase:Elaborar
English translation:To work out
Entered by: Nora Escoms
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02:24 Apr 12, 2002
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Psychology / Psychology
Spanish term or phrase: Elaborar
El contexto es literario. Se refiere al proceso psicológico de "elaborar", resolver, una experiencia, un conflicto o algo similar para poder aprender de ello y superarlo. Me interesa especialmente saber cómo lo dicen en Estados Unidos.
Gracias!
Nora Escoms
Argentina
Local time: 02:23
to work out
Explanation:
may be a possibility

work out
1. To accomplish by work or effort.
2. To find a solution for; solve: worked out the equations; worked out their personal differences.
3. To formulate or develop: work out a plan.
4. To discharge (an obligation or debt) with labor in place of money.
5. To prove successful, effective, or satisfactory: The new strategy may not work out.
6. To have a specified result: The ratio works out to an odd number. It worked out that everyone left on the same train.
7. To engage in strenuous exercise for physical conditioning.
8. To exhaust (a mine, for example)

example:
Day Treatment Programs allow individuals to work out personal issues, practice stress management and coping skills while living at home and interacting with familiar people. Family members and friends can be involved more easily with the individual throughout the treatment process.

Or better perhaps:
to resolve

Counterpoint focuses on teaching positive, appropriate social skills while helping clients to resolve personal issues and cope with earlier trauma.
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wrtransco
Local time: 01:23
Grading comment
Gracias a todos por las ideas. No fue fácil elegir, pero creo que ésta es la que más se aproxima a lo que necesito.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1to work throughMary Wilburn
4to process
Alis?
4to elaboratexxxR.J.Chadwick
4to work outwrtransco
4overcome a problem
SwissTell
3to elaborate on (?)
Henry Hinds


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to elaborate on (?)


Explanation:
Digo (?) por no conocer la palabra dentro del contexto concreto, pero en general quiere decir "abundar"; si cabe en el contexto puede ser la respuesta. Puedes intentar algunas búsquedas, a ver qué encuentras.


    Exp.
Henry Hinds
Local time: 23:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
overcome a problem


Explanation:
also: digest / tackle / work out / resolve a problem.
Ref. been there, done this!

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Note added at 2002-04-12 02:43:43 (GMT)
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my preferences in that order: overcome, work out, resolve, tackle, digest

SwissTell
Local time: 01:23
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to work out


Explanation:
may be a possibility

work out
1. To accomplish by work or effort.
2. To find a solution for; solve: worked out the equations; worked out their personal differences.
3. To formulate or develop: work out a plan.
4. To discharge (an obligation or debt) with labor in place of money.
5. To prove successful, effective, or satisfactory: The new strategy may not work out.
6. To have a specified result: The ratio works out to an odd number. It worked out that everyone left on the same train.
7. To engage in strenuous exercise for physical conditioning.
8. To exhaust (a mine, for example)

example:
Day Treatment Programs allow individuals to work out personal issues, practice stress management and coping skills while living at home and interacting with familiar people. Family members and friends can be involved more easily with the individual throughout the treatment process.

Or better perhaps:
to resolve

Counterpoint focuses on teaching positive, appropriate social skills while helping clients to resolve personal issues and cope with earlier trauma.


    Reference: http://www.morrisoncenter.org/counterpoint.htm
wrtransco
Local time: 01:23
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Gracias a todos por las ideas. No fue fácil elegir, pero creo que ésta es la que más se aproxima a lo que necesito.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr. Chrys Chrystello
6 hrs

disagree  María Eugenia Wachtendorff: The correct answer is "to work through" (working-through process)
534 days
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to elaborate


Explanation:
i.e. to give a detailed account of.

xxxR.J.Chadwick
Local time: 13:23
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to process


Explanation:
me parece lo más usado en ese contexto

Alis?
Local time: 00:23
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to work through


Explanation:
This is a common way to say what you describe.

Mary Wilburn
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Eugenia Wachtendorff
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