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vetllant

English translation: to ensure / to make sure / to see to it that...

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Catalan term or phrase:vetllar
English translation:to ensure / to make sure / to see to it that...
Entered by: Sheila Hardie

06:01 Oct 25, 2005
Catalan to English translations [Non-PRO]
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Catalan term or phrase: vetllant
I am translating a text from Catalan just because i want to help someone. It's my first time dealing with this language, i don't speak Catalan at all, however i find it somewhat similar to my native language, Romanian.
The context is: "TMB seguira vetllant per minimitzar l'impacte mediambiental de la seva activitat".
Thank you.
eugenman (X)
Local time: 12:24
to ensure / to see to it that...
Explanation:
Normally, 'vetllar' means 'to keep vigil' 'to watch over', 'to stay awake' etc. However, here you might want to translate it as 'TMB will continue to ensure... / or 'TMB will continue to see to it that...'


HTH


Sheila
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Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 11:24
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3 +2to ensure / to see to it that...
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to ensure / to see to it that...


Explanation:
Normally, 'vetllar' means 'to keep vigil' 'to watch over', 'to stay awake' etc. However, here you might want to translate it as 'TMB will continue to ensure... / or 'TMB will continue to see to it that...'


HTH


Sheila

Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 11:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Asker: thanks Sheila :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martin Perazzo
4 hrs
  -> thanks, Martin:-)
agree  Heathcliff: Agreed. See also the French "veiller" and "veiller à"...
9 hrs
  -> exactly - and Spanish 'velar por que'... thanks, Heathcliff:-) -
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