Entablar

[DailyWord]

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.

[Jessica]

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

[Rusty]

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

[Jessica]

yes that's right it's empezar

[CrOtALiTo]

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.

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo

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.

[CrOtALiTo]

I will have present your hint.

[hwils66]

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

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by hwils66

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 ...

[lee ying]

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.

[Rusty]

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) Thanks, Lee Ying.

[Elaina]

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?

[Rusty]

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.

[Sr. Johnson]

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.

[JPablo]

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