fit themselves into place

Spanish translation: Encajarse en su lugar

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English term or phrase:	fit themselves into place
Spanish translation:	Encajarse en su lugar
Entered by:	Eileen Brophy

21:45 Dec 26, 2006

English to Spanish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: fit themselves into place

Words long sought may suddenly fit themselves into place like pieces of a puzzle, and ultimately one may feel that a translation is "finished" because to change any part of it would mean changing the whole.

marisolsuarez

Encajarse en su lugar

Explanation:
A term which is frequently used in Spanish.

Selected response from:

Eileen Brophy
Spain
Local time: 17:38

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Summary of answers provided

4 +3

embonen/caigan en su lugar/se acomoden donde deben ir...

Rebeca Larios

3 +3

Encajarse en su lugar

Eileen Brophy

encajen perfectamente como piezas de un rompecabezas

Alba Mora

Ubicarse coherentemente.

Giovany Rodríguez Monsalve

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

embonen/caigan en su lugar/se acomoden donde deben ir...

Explanation:
algunas ideas

saludos :)

Rebeca Larios
Puerto Rico
Local time: 11:38
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 16

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Encajarse en su lugar

Explanation:
A term which is frequently used in Spanish.

Eileen Brophy
Spain
Local time: 17:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

18 mins confidence:

Ubicarse coherentemente.

Explanation:
If we look at the context, we can see that expression correctly.
It's talk about the organization of specific words or sentences.

Example sentence(s):

To solve the puzzle try to fit the words into place concerning its number of syllables.

Giovany Rodríguez Monsalve
Colombia
Local time: 10:38
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

2 hrs confidence:

encajen perfectamente como piezas de un rompecabezas

Explanation:
Suerte

Alba Mora
Local time: 12:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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