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A lo largo de la vida


ROBINDESBOIS March 03, 2012 08:01 AM

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:......

chileno March 03, 2012 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 122752)
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

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Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 122950)
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

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 122952)
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

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perikles (Post 122953)
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.


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