Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
fixeron/fixese
English translation:
did / built (subj.)
Added to glossary by
Sonja Wesseler (X)
Oct 14, 2005 07:16
18 yrs ago
Spanish term
fixeron/fixese
Non-PRO
Spanish to English
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Linguistics
Galician
Since I only learned Castellano, I have a problem with a single Galician quote in a newspaper article. I thought the verb could be equivalent to "hacer" but this doesn't suit the second context, which rather seems to be "work/operate":
"FIXERON todo o posibel para que a planta regasificadora de Mugardos non se FIXESE"
"FIXERON todo o posibel para que a planta regasificadora de Mugardos non se FIXESE"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | did / built (subj.) |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 5 +1 | did/ would not be set up |
Michele Fauble
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| 3 | being set up |
Chris Williams
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| 3 | will do /is not set up |
Neil Crockford
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Proposed translations
+1
4 hrs
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
120
Selected
did / built (subj.)
Literally "done." It's the subjunctive.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: fizeram/hicieron....and built the second time yes;;;
6 hrs
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Thanks. And fixese=fizesse. Galician is more similar to Portuguese than it is to Spanish.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot to all of you!"
+1
27 mins
Michele Fauble
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Native English
Native in: English
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
did/ would not be set up
They did everything possible so that the regasifying plant at Mugardos would not be set up.
50 mins
Chris Williams
Native in English
Specializes in field
Fast work personal service.
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
6
being set up
They did everything possible to prevent the plant from being set up.
or
They did all they could to prevent the setting up of the plant.
Your confusion is because of a secondary meaning for the verb.
or
They did all they could to prevent the setting up of the plant.
Your confusion is because of a secondary meaning for the verb.
14 mins
Neil Crockford
Native in English
40 years' industry experience
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, and 7 more.
will do /is not set up
Since the controversy seems to be about the establishment of the plant, this would seem to be sthe sense here.
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Note added at 2 hrs 14 mins (2005-10-14 09:31:05 GMT)
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Should be "did" of course. That's what comes of writing the answer without looking at the original!
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Note added at 2 hrs 14 mins (2005-10-14 09:31:05 GMT)
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Should be "did" of course. That's what comes of writing the answer without looking at the original!
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