The language of forms and letters
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| conceder | to grant |
| realizar | to carry out |
| establecer | to establish, to set |
| basarse en | to be based on |
| respecto a | with regard to |
| la circunstancia | circumstance |
| trasladar | to transfer |
| la declaración | statement; tax return |
Conceder is the opposite of denegar: a license, a scholarship or a transfer is granted or refused.
| The city hall has granted us the license. | El ayuntamiento nos ha concedido la licencia. |
| I asked for the transfer and they granted it to me. | Pedí el traslado y me lo concedieron. |
Realizar and to realize
Realizar means to carry out. It is formal: in conversation people usually say hacer. To realize in the sense of notice or understand is darse cuenta de; realizing a dream or a plan is realizar (realizar un sueño).
| You can make the reservation over the internet. | Puede realizar la reserva por internet. |
| The procedure is carried out at the city hall. | El trámite se realiza en el ayuntamiento. |
Based on, with regard to
Basarse en is pronominal, so the thing that is based on something takes se. Respecto a often comes after con, with no change in meaning.
| The movie is based on a Spanish novel. | La película se basa en una novela española. |
| Do you have any questions with respect to the regulations? | ¿Tienes alguna duda con respecto a la normativa? |
Circumstances, transfers and statements
English often says under these circumstances; Spanish usually says en. Trasladar moves a person or a thing to another place: a worker, a patient, an office.
| Under these circumstances, we can't grant the license. | En estas circunstancias, no podemos conceder la licencia. |
| They've transferred me to the Madrid office. | Me han trasladado a la oficina de Madrid. |
La declaración is a statement to the police or the press. In spring, hacer la declaración usually means doing your tax return.
| Have you already done the tax return this year? | ¿Ya has hecho la declaración este año? |
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