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poner a alguien en una posicion de autoridad

English translation: place/set somebody up in a position of authority

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Spanish term or phrase:poner a alguien en una posicion de autoridad
English translation:place/set somebody up in a position of authority
Entered by: schmetterlich

03:05 Aug 23, 2017
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / Domestic Violence
Spanish term or phrase: poner a alguien en una posicion de autoridad
El juzgado familiar y el departamento de policía no tenían suficiente personal que hablara español y esto afectaba su capacidad de mantener a salvo a las usuarias y a sus hijos. Cuando se les pedía a los hijos que les tradujeran a las madres, los niños tenían que recrear la experiencia traumática en un contexto que no era terapéutico y a veces vivían el apoyo a su madre como una traición al padre. Esta situación ponía a los hijos en una posición de autoridad en donde su trabajo era asumir el rol de portavoz para obtener protección para los miembros de las familias.

Gracias
schmetterlich
Local time: 01:05
place/set somebody up in a position of authority
Explanation:
Otra opción.
Selected response from:

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 02:05
Grading comment
Thnak you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5put someone in a position of authority
David Hollywood
4 +2place/set somebody up in a position of authority
Barbara Cochran, MFA
4to put somebody in a position of authority
Francois Boye


  

Answers


17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to put somebody in a position of authority


Explanation:
my take

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 02:05
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 66
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
put someone in a position of authority


Explanation:
Esta situación ponía a los hijos en una posición de autoridad en donde su trabajo era asumir el rol de portavoz para obtener protección para los miembros de las familias.

This (situation) put/placed the children in a position of authority in which their job was to assume/take over/on the task of spokesman to safeguard/protect their family

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Note added at 23 mins (2017-08-23 03:29:21 GMT)
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to make sure their family was protected

David Hollywood
Local time: 03:05
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 480

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BNN Medical Tr.
11 mins
  -> thanks BNN
agree  philgoddard
2 hrs
  -> thanks Phil
agree  neilmac: "Placed" for me....
4 hrs
  -> thanks Neil and "placed" is more appropriate
agree  franglish
6 hrs
  -> thanks franglish
agree  Mónica Hanlan
8 hrs
  -> gracias Mónica
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
place/set somebody up in a position of authority


Explanation:
Otra opción.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 02:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 82
Grading comment
Thnak you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: I prefer "placed" to "put" for this context...
1 hr
  -> Thank you, neilmac.
agree  Veronica Allievi
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Veronica.
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