orientar hacia el futuro

English translation: learning how to employ their ........ in the future.

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Spanish term or phrase:orientar hacia el futuro
English translation:learning how to employ their ........ in the future.
Entered by: Lydianette Soza

22:00 Nov 19, 2017
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / Report on Education Quality
Spanish term or phrase: orientar hacia el futuro
Source text:

Las familias son capaces de adaptarse a los cambios, para aprender y orientar hacia el futuro las fortalezas y oportunidades.

Alguna sugerencia.
Lydianette Soza
Belize
Local time: 10:26
learning how to employ their ........ in the future.
Explanation:
I think this would be a more typical English construction.
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 18:26
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Summary of answers provided
4orient ... towards...
Vera Jordan
3and take advantage of their strengths, and opportunities, for a better future
Barbara Cochran, MFA
3learning how to employ their ........ in the future.
Wendy Streitparth
3set up.... for the future
David South


  

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and take advantage of their strengths, and opportunities, for a better future


Explanation:
Not very literal, but I think it might work.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 12:26
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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learning how to employ their ........ in the future.


Explanation:
I think this would be a more typical English construction.

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 18:26
Native speaker of: English
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set up.... for the future


Explanation:

Families can adapt to changes, they can learn and set up their opportunities and strengths for the future.

David South
Spain
Local time: 18:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
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orient ... towards...


Explanation:
orient yourself = to find out your exact position and the direction in which you need to go. In the sentence it would be like: Families are able to adapt to changes in order to learn and orient their strengths and opportunities towards future.


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Vera Jordan
Brazil
Local time: 13:26
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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