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competencias (in this context)

English translation: appeal


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Spanish term or phrase:competencias (in this context)
English translation:appeal
Entered by: Sherry Godfrey
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23:17 Sep 18, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Spanish term or phrase: competencias (in this context)
A programme for planning and developing sports tourism.

Objetivos del programa:

Ampliar las competencias en cuanto al potencial turístico-deportivo que poseen las instalaciones olímpicas y el entorno que un evento deportivo conlleva.

Thanks.
Sherry Godfrey
Local time: 07:37
appeal
Explanation:
I understand this sentence as saying that they want to enhance the ability to draw tourism to these facilities. I know this is not a synonym for competencias, but it seems to convey the idea.
Selected response from:

Ronnie McKee
Spain
Local time: 07:37
Grading comment
Thank you! This does convey the idea well.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1competence
Sandra de la Vega
4appeal
Ronnie McKee
4competencies
Marian Greenfield
3facilities
Lisa Roberts


  

Answers


  confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
competence


Explanation:
competence

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Note added at 3 mins (2006-09-18 23:20:58 GMT)
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com·pe·tence (kŏm'pĭ-təns)
n.
The quality of being competent or capable of performing an allotted function.
The quality or condition of being legally qualified to perform an act.
http://www.answers.com/competence

Sandra de la Vega
Mexico
Local time: 00:37
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Terje Ostgaard
1 hr
  -> Gracias Terje
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
competencies


Explanation:
horrible corpspeak/govt-speak... but I'm pretty sure that's what they mean...

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 01:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 30
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
facilities


Explanation:
It is possible that it is referring to widening the range of, or improving existing facilities

Suerte!

Lisa Roberts
France
Local time: 07:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
appeal


Explanation:
I understand this sentence as saying that they want to enhance the ability to draw tourism to these facilities. I know this is not a synonym for competencias, but it seems to convey the idea.

Ronnie McKee
Spain
Local time: 07:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you! This does convey the idea well.
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