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despertar el deseo y voluntad

English translation: kindle /stimulate the desire and will

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Spanish term or phrase:despertar el deseo y voluntad
English translation:kindle /stimulate the desire and will
Entered by: Lydianette Soza

22:39 Oct 6, 2018
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
International Org/Dev/Coop / Service supply
Spanish term or phrase: despertar el deseo y voluntad
Siempre en relación con el mismo documento sobre servicios básicos de suministro de agua y saneamiento.

Texto fuente:

Las familias a ser beneficiadas por el proyecto comprenden familias sin cobertura y acceso a servicios básicos (agua y saneamiento) y habitan en las áreas periurbanas de la ciudad que estarán sujetas a una campaña de educación, sensibilización para crear conciencia de la necesidad de resolver su falta de acceso a servicios básicos, despertar el deseo y voluntad de buscar a través del ahorro, crédito o inserción en proyectos púbicos.


No estoy segura si al traducir "despertar el deseo y voluntad" como "encourage them to..." estaría mutilando' la traducción
Lydianette Soza
Belize
Local time: 03:37
kindle /stimulate the desire and will
Explanation:
prefer 'kindle' in this context.

www.theorion.org/programs/awakening-leadership-in-teens-alt
The ALT (Awakening Leadership in Teens) program is designed to **kindle the desire in our children to make a meaningful social impact– in our communities.**

https://www.link-group.eu/portfolio/edutv-–-educational-television
This is the mission of eduTV – to disseminate knowledge in ways that **kindle the desire for continual education**. eduTV educates, and motivates for learning and ...

https://books.google.com/books?id=b98AAAAAYAAJ
One of the surest and most obvious means of promoting this advancement, is to **kindle the desire, and encourage the pursuit, of knowledge, among the poorer ...**

thenovelcure.com/remedies
This is because apathy is also characterised by a suppression of positive emotions and to re-engage them, and **re-kindle the desire for things to turn out well, ...**
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 02:37
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5kindle /stimulate the desire and will
Muriel Vasconcellos
3trigger off the desire and the will
Barbara Cochran, MFA


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
trigger off the desire and the will


Explanation:
Una posibilidad.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 05:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Muriel Vasconcellos: I've never heard this expression. Is it UK English?
20 mins
  -> Sorry, but I was talking about triggering a reaction—desire and the resulting will.
neutral  AllegroTrans: It's not UK English and it doesn't sound very natural either
2 hrs
  -> Sorry, but I was talking about triggering a reaction—desire and the resulting will.
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
kindle /stimulate the desire and will


Explanation:
prefer 'kindle' in this context.

www.theorion.org/programs/awakening-leadership-in-teens-alt
The ALT (Awakening Leadership in Teens) program is designed to **kindle the desire in our children to make a meaningful social impact– in our communities.**

https://www.link-group.eu/portfolio/edutv-–-educational-television
This is the mission of eduTV – to disseminate knowledge in ways that **kindle the desire for continual education**. eduTV educates, and motivates for learning and ...

https://books.google.com/books?id=b98AAAAAYAAJ
One of the surest and most obvious means of promoting this advancement, is to **kindle the desire, and encourage the pursuit, of knowledge, among the poorer ...**

thenovelcure.com/remedies
This is because apathy is also characterised by a suppression of positive emotions and to re-engage them, and **re-kindle the desire for things to turn out well, ...**

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 02:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 408

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans
1 hr
  -> Thank you!
agree  philgoddard
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Phil!
agree  Natalia Pedrosa
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Natalia!
agree  franglish
10 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Thomas Walker: Agree. "Awaken" might also work.
20 hrs
  -> That's what I thought of initially, as a matter of fact. I thought the asker wanted something different, as she mentioned 'encouraged'. It seems to be a process rather than a finite event, but of course 'awaken' is a perfectly correct translation.
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