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incidir en

English translation: pointing out/emphasizing/highlighting


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Spanish term or phrase:incidir en
English translation:pointing out/emphasizing/highlighting
Entered by: bigedsenior
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05:19 Feb 1, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase: incidir en
From a report on the tourism market in Europe for a Spanish government agency:
"Nuestro objetivo es analizar esta tendencia, haciendo especial hincapié al análisis de la Costa del sol, *incidiendo en* el desglose de las principales regiones turísticas de estos países."
Daniel Burns
Local time: 00:33
pointing out/emphasizing/highlighting
Explanation:
Good Luck!
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bigedsenior
Local time: 22:33
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2pointing out/emphasizing/highlightingbigedsenior
5having an impact on / bearing on
Adriana de Groote
5influencemaria Estrada
4Stressinglalinded
4focus on
Nikki Graham
4with emphasis onRefugio
4affecting
Yvonne Becker


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
having an impact on / bearing on


Explanation:
Opciones que te pueden servir. Saludos.

Adriana de Groote
Guatemala
Local time: 23:33
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 34
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
pointing out/emphasizing/highlighting


Explanation:
Good Luck!

bigedsenior
Local time: 22:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 124

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Giles Bickford
55 mins
  -> thanks, Giles

agree  Ross Andrew Parker
1 hr
  -> thanks, Ross
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
with emphasis on


Explanation:
<<Our objective is to analyze this tendency, paying special attention to the analysis of the Costa del Sol, with emphasis on separate consideration of the principal tourist regions of these countries.>>

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Note added at 1 hr 49 mins (2005-02-01 07:09:35 GMT)
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I think it is simply used as a synonym for \'hacer hincapie en\'.

Refugio
Local time: 22:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
focus on


Explanation:
Another option on the same lines as the others. The main problem is the repetitiveness of the original Spanish. If it didn't say "especial hincapié", you could perhaps say: analysis of the Costa del Sol, especially... (for incidiendo en)

Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
affecting


Explanation:
another option

Yvonne Becker
Local time: 01:03
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 day9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Stressing


Explanation:
Another option

lalinded
Local time: 07:33
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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3 days17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
influence


Explanation:
that it what the word means,you have an influence over somebody

maria Estrada
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