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sink in

Spanish translation: piensen en este hecho detenidamente

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English term or phrase:sink in
Spanish translation:piensen en este hecho detenidamente
Entered by: Lydia De Jorge

14:34 Mar 23, 2020
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: sink in
Buenos días, qué tal. Agradecería si alguien me dijera cómo traducirían "sink in" en este texto.

"Last Saturday, 29 Feb, President Trump, Mike Pence, Alex Azar, and Toni Fauci held a press conference, carried live on Fox. [5] If you didn’t watch that show, you’re not really interested in coronavirus.
The first thing we learned is that at present there are only 22 cases of the “novel” virus in the entire United States. Let that fact sink in. Out of almost 350 million people."

Saludos cordiales,

Axel
axel2
piensen en este hecho detenidamente
Explanation:
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Note added at 4 days (2020-03-28 04:18:44 GMT) Post-grading
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Me alegra haber podido ayudarte. Saludos.
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Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 05:23
Grading comment
Muchas gracias.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3asimilar
Mariela Rollinson
5 +1Entendamos bien
Yudith Madrazo
3 +1Presten atención/tomen en cuenta
Cecilia Gowar
4analízalo bien
Chema Nieto Castañón
4piensen en este hecho detenidamente
Lydia De Jorge
3fíjense bien
patinba


Discussion entries: 1





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
asimilar


Explanation:
se refiere a que deben interiorizar asimilar lo que esta sucediendo con el virus

Mariela Rollinson
Argentina
Local time: 07:23
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Neil Ashby: Definitely
2 hrs
agree  Pablo Cruz
2 hrs
agree  María C Turri
5 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Presten atención/tomen en cuenta


Explanation:
In this context I would translate it as ¨presten atención a ese dato¨.
También podría ser ¨tomen en cuenta ese dato¨, pero prefiero la primera opción.

Cecilia Gowar
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20

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agree  Eugenia Martin
9 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias Eugenia!
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fíjense bien


Explanation:
por ejemplo

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 07:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 288
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Entendamos bien


Explanation:
To sink in is to become completely known, felt, or understood, so my translation would be: "Entendamos bien ese dato".


    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sink%20in
Yudith Madrazo
Cuba
Local time: 06:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mariana Gutierrez
14 hrs
  -> Thank you, Mariana.
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2 days 0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
let that fact sink in
analízalo bien


Explanation:
La idea que traslada el original (let that fact sink in) es permitir que el dato cale (en uno mismo); comprenderlo en profundidad; entender el dato en su contexto comprendiendo lo que implica . En tanto que invitación a comprender (let that fact sink in) lo traduciría de manera natural como una instancia a analizar bien el dato (el "hecho", lo que se acaba de enunciar; que sólo 22 personas de 350 millones se han visto afectadas. En el contexto de pandemia mundial en que se encontraba Estados Unidos en el momento de tal anuncio, la evidencia de falsedad, al comparar con el resto de países, próximos y lejanos, parece emanar directamente del propio hecho enunciado: sólo 22 personas afectadas en una población de 350 millones...

Así, por ejemplo,

Lo primero que descubrimos es que en el momento actual sólo hay 22 casos del "nuevo" virus en todo Estados Unidos. Analízalo bien; veintidós casos en una población de 350 millones de personas.

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Note added at 2 giorni 3 min (2020-03-25 14:38:09 GMT)
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La opción de Mariela (asimilar) también podría funcionar -y es más literal. Aunque lo que el texto original invita a asimilar es el propio hecho enunciado (únicamente 22 casos en una población de 350 millones).

Asimílalo bien
(Asimila ésto que acabo de decir; sólo 22 casos)

Chema Nieto Castañón
Spain
Local time: 12:23
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 43
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
piensen en este hecho detenidamente


Explanation:
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Note added at 4 days (2020-03-28 04:18:44 GMT) Post-grading
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Me alegra haber podido ayudarte. Saludos.

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 05:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 303
Grading comment
Muchas gracias.
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