Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

al convivir

English translation:

by living up to

Added to glossary by Katherine Matles
Dec 16, 2003 11:49
20 yrs ago
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Spanish term

al convivir

Spanish to English Bus/Financial
El día a día en XXXX nos hace crecer como personas tanto a nivel personal como profesional, al convivir con unos retos profesionales desarrollados en un ambiente de rigor y enriquecimiento intelectual.

I'm having problems translating convivir in this context :-)))))))

Proposed translations

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by living up to

by living up to professional challenges...

That is, to take those challenges into account as part of their lives and try to face them down.

For example:

You could attract a partner who encourages you to discuss
new plans, set new goals, and live up to challenges.

www.somerset.k12.md.us/chs/9912.pdf

I probably knew John better than most of his Senate colleagues did. I had never seen him fail to perform his duties or live up to challenges.

www.businessweek.com/chapter/bush.htm

Cheers,

V
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agree buadog : thx for agreeing with my no. 2 option :)
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agree Paulina Gómez
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+1
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co-habit, co-exist

perhaps???
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agree Maria Lorenzo : I had thought of coexist myself, but without the dash!
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+2
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living with

I'd do it with a gerund.

Another solution: since we live with.
Peer comment(s):

agree Maria Lorenzo
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agree mbc
34 mins
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sharing

just a thought - also work on live up to - or - cope with
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agree Alicia Jordá : I like sharing
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being faced with

...if you decide to translate the rest as 'professional challenges...'
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agree ACCURATE77
4 days
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by facing

From the context, I assume they rise to the challenges, rather than just bearing them
Peer comment(s):

agree George Rabel : yes, facing, dealing with, confronting, etc.
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to deal with

that's my best bet
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agree buadog : I prefer to my own, resume lo bueno y lo malo, lo difícil y lo fácil
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when living with

could be another option
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as we live with

As combines the meanings of when/while and since/because.
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by having to meet(daily) challenges

convivir can be many things but I think it has to be a verb to go with challenges

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Note added at 23 hrs 19 mins (2003-12-17 11:09:23 GMT)
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then perhaps you´d have to put\"in the professional field\" if you used \"daily\" ,that is...
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