Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

lograr la participación de

English translation:

get XXX to participate

Added to glossary by Lydianette Soza
Nov 5, 2016 23:15
7 yrs ago
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Spanish term

lograr la participación de

Spanish to English Science General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters Water supply systems
Source text:

Un desafío ha sido lograr la participación de toda la comunidad y el aporte comunitario. En muchas comunidades, toda la responsabilidad de manejo de los proyectos de agua recae en pocas personas.

My try:

Some of the challenges faced by the project have included the [lack of] participation of the whole community and its contributions.

or maybe:

Some of the challenges faced by the project have included engaging the whole community to participate and provide its contributions.

I am not totally sure with the last one.

Proposed translations

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get XXX to participate

Un desafío ha sido lograr la participación de toda la comunidad ...
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One of the challenges has been to get the whole community to participate ...

This grass-roots ST seems to need plain English as she is spoke - 'engagement' is for the UN and suchlike.
Peer comment(s):

agree Robert Carter
2 hrs
agree Marcelo González
15 hrs
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+1
3 mins

The challenge has been to engage the whole community and...

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Peer comment(s):

agree Robert Carter
2 hrs
Kind thanks, Robert.
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+1
3 mins

To engage

Mi interpretación
Peer comment(s):

agree Robert Carter
2 hrs
Gracias Robert
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9 hrs

(it has been a challenge) to secure the involvement

Or:

It has been challenging to ensure the involvement...
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9 hrs

(they/we) have managed to bring on board....

'Manage' to me implies 'successfully' without exaggerating the challenge slant
Something went wrong...
+1
11 hrs

Gaining the participation of the entire community

Change it round

A perceived problem of gaining participation in postgraduate medical ...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16925645
by R Mann - ‎2006
Med Educ. 2006 Sep;40(9):932-3. A perceived problem of gaining participation in postgraduate medical education research in NHS Acute Trusts. Mann R.
Peer comment(s):

agree Eleanor Bridgwood (X)
6 hrs
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12 hrs

The challenge has been to achieve the involvement of the whole community and increase contributions.

The challenge has been to achieve the involvement of the whole community and to increase contributions.
Something went wrong...
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