Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
imponer un reto a alguien
English translation:
to challenge someone
Added to glossary by
Marga Dorao
Feb 8, 2006 23:22
18 yrs ago
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Spanish term
imponer un reto a alguien
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Linguistics
imponer un reto a alguien
impose a challege on o to someone?
on
to
Es con on o con to? o como se diria eso en native English?
impose a challege on o to someone?
on
to
Es con on o con to? o como se diria eso en native English?
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Marga Dorao
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Works in field
Writer & MA in International Affairs
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish
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challenge someone
I would just say "challenge someone" rather than trying to translate literally. Suerte!
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-02-08 23:28:43 GMT)
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Perdona, no me dí cuenta de que no querías más que saber si era "on" o "to"!
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Note added at 12 mins (2006-02-08 23:34:48 GMT)
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BDT, I would say impose "on".
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-02-08 23:28:43 GMT)
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Perdona, no me dí cuenta de que no querías más que saber si era "on" o "to"!
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Note added at 12 mins (2006-02-08 23:34:48 GMT)
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BDT, I would say impose "on".
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Chiquipaisa
: I agree with Marga. What is most natural to say is simply challenge. However if you want to use impose than it's impose on. Marga, even though at first you didn't realize the question was about on vs. to, I think your suggestion is still valid.
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Thanks again, Chiquipaisa! I also think it sounds much better...
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Jaime Russell
: this is what's most real
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Thanks, Jaime!
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: This is best.
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Thanks, Muriel!
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Henry Hinds
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Thank you!
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Nitza Ramos
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Thank you!
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Heather Chinchilla
: Without further context, this is the most simple and straightforward option proposed so far.
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Thanks, Heather!
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Beta Cummins
United States
United States
United States
Spreading the Word in Three Languages
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, and 3 more.
(to) Impose a challenge to somebody
ditto
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Chiquipaisa
Native in Spanish
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English
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Portuguese to Spanish, and 3 more.
On-- see examples below from websites
The Legal Challenge to the Child Online Protection Act ... 5. they impose financial burdens on speakers that will cause them to self-censor rather than ...
the flag will impose significant strictures and constraints on the design of consumer-electronics ... Additional resources on Broadcast Flag Court Challenge ...
Diversification of software assets through evolving requirements impose a constant challenge on the developers and maintainers of large software systems. ...
the flag will impose significant strictures and constraints on the design of consumer-electronics ... Additional resources on Broadcast Flag Court Challenge ...
Diversification of software assets through evolving requirements impose a constant challenge on the developers and maintainers of large software systems. ...
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Marga Dorao
: On, absolutely.
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Hi Marga :) We'll trade agrees :)
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Jaime Russell
: yes it's ON and not TO
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thanks Jaime
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Marcelo González
: If you're going to use "impose," this is the way to do it. :-)
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thanks marcelo
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Heather Chinchilla
: If you use "impose", it would be "on", but I won't use "impose",as it doesn't sound natural to me.
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thanks heather
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Jaime Russell
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
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English
United States
Detail-oriented, emphasis on good flow
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
to dare someone (to do something)
this is another option if you're talking slang. You'd have to have the specific context though
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Heather Chinchilla
: This might work, depending on the context, and is a much stronger word. A dare is often something illegal and/or immoral.
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Black & White
Native in Spanish
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English
Works in field
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to English
set (someone) a challenge
In English, the verb "set" (and not "impose") usually collocates with the noun, "challenge" (see below example).
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