Emprender in english
Undertake
pronunciation: ʌndɜrteɪk part of speech: verb
pronunciation: ʌndɜrteɪk part of speech: verb
In gestures
emprender = embark on/upon ; set about + Gerundio ; undertake ; set out on ; enter ; take on/upon ; spring for ; set on + foot ; tackle.
Example: Before we embark upon more extensive consideration of the software packages and their use in information retrieval, it is worth reviewing the options for computer hardware.Example: The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.Example: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are sources, in particular journals or reports issued by a specific organisation, for which the abstracting agency has undertaken to give comprehensive coverage.Example: However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture.Example: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.Example: If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis.Example: If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.Example: If such an experiment were set on foot in any part of England its success would be certain.Example: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.more:
» emprender acciones legales = take + legal proceedings ; take + legal action .
Example: The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles. Example: If the law is not complied with the individual could take legal action.» emprender el camino de vuelta a casa = head back + home .
Example: After a few more hours, we joined the traffic caravan and headed back home.» emprender el vuelo = take to + the sky .
Example: A new flying invention has been unveiled in the US, which could see humans take to the sky.» emprenderla con Alguien = turn on + Nombre .
Example: She braced herself, afraid that from some obscure motive of propriety or self-protection he would turn on her.» emprender la retirada = beat + a (hasty) retreat .
Example: Half of the 5,000 troops that went ashore were killed or captured, while the remainder beat a hasty retreat.» emprenderla(s) a golpes con = lam into ; lay into ; pitch into ; tear into .
Example: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip. Example: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing. Example: The newspaper Times pitched into him for his 'utterly thoughtless, heartless, ungracious and silly' behavior. Example: Terrified, the boy watched the two starving animals tear into each other.» emprenderla(s) a golpes con = lam into ; lay into ; pitch into ; tear into .
Example: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip. Example: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing. Example: The newspaper Times pitched into him for his 'utterly thoughtless, heartless, ungracious and silly' behavior. Example: Terrified, the boy watched the two starving animals tear into each other.» emprenderlas con = lash out at/against/on .
Example: McCain also lashed out at evangelicals in 2000 and now he's kissing their butt saying he's a Baptist.» emprender una acción = initiate + an action .
Example: If events take an unfortunate turn and a dismissal action must be initiated, the supervisor must make certain that the applicable personnel rules and procedures have been followed.» emprender una iniciativa = undertake + an enterprise .
Example: The magnitude of her Herculanian efforts grow upon us as we contemplate the adverse circumstances under which she undertook the enterprise.» emprender una lucha contra = launch + an attack on .
Example: This library decided to launch an attack on illiteracy by pulling together a variety of approaches to learning to read.» emprender una tarea = go on + expedition ; tackle + a task .
Example: Towards the end of the sixteenth century, about 1598, Sir Thomas Bodley was preparing to go on a book-buying expedition for the library. Example: If you are ready to tackle this task, then go for it, but look before you leap!.» emprender un negocio = take on a + business venture .
Example: Public libraries in the USA are taking on business ventures that involve the selling of products and services.» emprender un proceso de = set on + a course of .
Example: Automating this most important of all library resources set libraries on an irreversible course of rapid technological change.» emprender un proyecto = undertake + a project .
Example: The project is being undertaken with caution.» emprender un viaje = set off on + a journey .
Example: After witnessing her parents being murdered by the Mob, she set off on a journey for revenge that took her across the world.