Concebir

English translation: that could serve as a basis for believing that a similar process

11:54 Aug 12, 2017

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History

Spanish term or phrase: Concebir

Text based on Spain's Civil War.

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No existían modelos cercanos, local o temporalmente, que permitieran concebir que tuviera lugar un proceso semejante con éxito o sin ser víctima de una agresión externa.

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English translation:that could serve as a basis for believing that a similar process

Explanation:
In other words, there was no real historical precedent ("modelos cercanos") either in Spanish history (I assume that this is what is meant by "local") or in recent world history ("temporalmente") that could serve as a model for conceiving the possibility ("que tuviera lugar") of a similar process taking place.

Obviously, more context would be helpful.

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Robert Forstag
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Local time: 05:30

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4 +3

imagining or conceiving

Michael Powers (PhD)

4 +2

to think/consider (even for a second)

Mónica Hanlan

2 +3

that could serve as a basis for believing that a similar process

Robert Forstag

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peer agreement (net): +3

imagining or conceiving

Explanation:
... that would allow imagining / conceiving

Oxford - one of the meanings of concebir is (entender, imaginar) and the translation is "imagine, conceive"

Mike

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 05:30
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 55

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peer agreement (net): +2

to think/consider (even for a second)

Explanation:
A colloquial way of saying it. Depending on the tone of the whole text, it could work.
If it's too colloquial, perhaps you can just use "consider".
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Mónica Hanlan
United Kingdom
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Spanish

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

que permitieran concebir que tuviera lugar un proceso semejante

that could serve as a basis for believing that a similar process

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 05:30
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PRO pts in category: 103

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