Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

encargar

English translation:

to order/ask

Added to glossary by Ines Insua
Mar 23, 2005 00:50
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term

encargar

Homework / test Spanish to English Other Environment & Ecology
Como se dice "encargarle a alguien que haga un informe sobre algo?" en ingles, claro.

alguien conoce un buen diccionario ingles-castellano?(no al reves)
Gracias!

Proposed translations

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ask

To ask/order someone to prepare/write a report.

This is an idea! Good luck!
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Gracias!"
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assign (a report to someone)

University of Chicago Dictionary, Grand Larrousse, Simon and Schuster are all good.

On-line, wordreference.com is very useful.
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agree Maria Paz Mella
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agree Xenia Wong
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agree Muriel Vasconcellos
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agree Cecilia Della Croce
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to have

encargarle a alguien que haga un informe sobre algo = to have someone make a report on something

El uso de "to have" en tales expresiones es muy común.

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Note added at 29 mins (2005-03-23 01:19:34 GMT)
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En cuanto a diccionarios hay muchos, pero no los conozco bien.
Peer comment(s):

agree roneill : yes, literally to charge someone with the task!
5 hrs
Gracias, Rónat.
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request

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10 hrs

to get someone (to write a report on something) or to ask

More usual way of saying it in UK
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