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Old March 03, 2012, 08:01 AM
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A lo largo de la vida

How can we say a lo largo de la vida in the following text?
A lo largo de la vida hay que toar decisiones difíciles.
through life you have to take difficult situatuons.
a lo largo de toda su vida , ha tenido que tomar .....
Through all her life she had to take:......
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Old March 03, 2012, 08:09 AM
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How can we say a lo largo de la vida in the following text?
A lo largo de la vida hay que tomar decisiones difíciles.
throughout life you have to take difficult decisions.
a lo largo de toda su vida , ha tenido que tomar .....
Throughout her life she has had to take:......
All of ther life, she has had to take...
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Old March 04, 2012, 01:39 PM
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It is sometimes said as All throughout (her) life,but maybe the All is redundant.
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By the way, in English we must say make decisions.

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Old March 06, 2012, 12:12 AM
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Thats BE in AE they say take.
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Old March 06, 2012, 08:27 AM
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We say 'make' in AmE.
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Old March 07, 2012, 01:04 AM
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Ok, I heard sb say take. Sorry. I guess it is British English.
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Ok, I heard sb say take. Sorry. I guess it is British English.
No it isn´t. BrE has ´make a decision´
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Old March 07, 2012, 06:02 AM
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Well, in a monolingual dictionary both forms are listed. And it says it´s BE.
Check Oxford Advanced learner´s Dictionary.
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Well, in a monolingual dictionary both forms are listed. And it says it´s BE.
Check Oxford Advanced learner´s Dictionary.
I don't have to, I don't consider myself as a learner.

I have heard ´take´, yes. But the BNC has

make a decision: 249 hits
take a decision: 27

So you must make the decision yourself.
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