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ROBINDESBOIS
March 03, 2012, 08:01 AM
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:......
chileno
March 03, 2012, 08:09 AM
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...
Glen
March 04, 2012, 01:39 PM
It is sometimes said as All throughout (her) life,but maybe the All is redundant.
marmoset
March 05, 2012, 10:53 PM
By the way, in English we must say make decisions.

:)
ROBINDESBOIS
March 06, 2012, 12:12 AM
Thats BE in AE they say take.
Rusty
March 06, 2012, 08:27 AM
We say 'make' in AmE.
ROBINDESBOIS
March 07, 2012, 01:04 AM
Ok, I heard sb say take. Sorry. I guess it is British English.
Perikles
March 07, 2012, 02:27 AM
Ok, I heard sb say take. Sorry. I guess it is British English.No it isn´t. BrE has ´make a decision´
ROBINDESBOIS
March 07, 2012, 06:02 AM
Well, in a monolingual dictionary both forms are listed. And it says it´s BE.
Check Oxford Advanced learner´s Dictionary.
Perikles
March 07, 2012, 07:17 AM
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. :D

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. :rolleyes:
poli
March 07, 2012, 07:26 AM
I will take your decision and make it the rule.

The fact is that to take a decision and to make a decision have two different meanings. To take a person's decision is to accept their decision. It is a much less commonly used term which explains Perikles' meager 27 hits.
ROBINDESBOIS
March 07, 2012, 08:07 AM
I don't have to, I don't consider myself as a learner. :D

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. :rolleyes:
Ok I will
The way of the language is mysterious !
poli
March 07, 2012, 10:07 AM
Take that decision, and use it well.