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#1
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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March 03, 2012, 08:09 AM
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#3
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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March 05, 2012, 10:53 PM
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By the way, in English we must say make decisions.
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#5
March 06, 2012, 12:12 AM
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Thats BE in AE they say take.
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#6
March 06, 2012, 08:27 AM
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We say 'make' in AmE.
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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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March 07, 2012, 02:27 AM
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#9
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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#10
March 07, 2012, 07:17 AM
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 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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#11
March 07, 2012, 07:26 AM
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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.
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#12
March 07, 2012, 08:07 AM
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The way of the language is mysterious !
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March 07, 2012, 10:07 AM
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Take that decision, and use it well.
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