Entablar

Entablar
 

This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for January 15, 2009

entablar - verb - to initiate, start, begin; to board up, board over. Look up entablar in the dictionary

Quise entablar una conversación con el jefe de producción pero no pude.
I tried to start a conversation with the production manager but I couldn't.

isn't there another word that means start? I forgot what it was. Or I must be wrong

There are others, yes, but this thread introduces you to yet another.
You're probably thinking about empezar or comenzar.

yes that's right it's empezar

The word Empezar or comenzar is translated of the following way at English as Begin and start.


I wanted started a conversation with my uncle for it was impossible, because my uncle is a person very come down hard.

I wanted to start a conversation with my uncle, but it was impossible because my uncle is a hard person to talk with.

I will have present your hint.

Ante entablamos la junta ... "Before we start the meeting ..." Is this correct?

Not quite. The exact translation follows. A common alternative lies after that.

Antes de que = Before

comencemos = we start (subjunctive mood)
empecemos = we start (subjunctive mood)
entablemos = we start (subjunctive mood)

la reunión = the meeting (la junta is more like a board/committee meeting)
...

-or-

Antes de comenzar/empezar/entablar la reunión ...

I know the word . entablar. but another way.
If you `re playing chess or domino . if nobody can win. so the game is started (entablado)?
but I idn`t know that.

entablar
= to enter into (an agreement)
= to strike up (a friendship), to start/begin/initiate (a friendship, a business deal)
= to set up (a game)
= to stalemate (in chess) :thumbsup: Thanks, Lee Ying.

Actually, I think he means........

El juego quedó entablado.
The game ended in a tie.

Tablas/entablado = tied game (or whatever) (one of the meanings)

Has anyone ever heard it used like this before?

:rolleyes:

Oh, I'm sure that is what he meant, too. He particularly mentioned chess, so I introduced him to the correct English translation. Your translation also works other games.

In the case you're talking about with chess or checkers, I think it is called "stale mate" or draw. It happens in both games but much more often in checkers, i think. El juego quedó entablado. = The game was played to a draw, ended in a stale mate, ended in a draw. There is a difference between a stale mate (neither player has one but no legal moves can be made) and a tie (the score is the same at the end of the game.) Is there a difference in Spanish vocabulary for that? I don't know.

To tie = empatar
To stalemate = quedar en tablas /entablar.