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desconcentrar el flujo

English translation: to reduce the flow from other traditional roads/paths

14:38 May 27, 2018
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology / turismo
Spanish term or phrase: desconcentrar el flujo
"-Se debe hacer una apuesta clara por el reforzamiento y ampliación del Camino de Santiago. Consolidar la ruta fisterrá como una experiencia contemporánea de contacto con la naturaleza y de disfrute del paisaje. Por supuesto, reforzar la nueva ruta Muros-Noia a Compostela, tanto porque posee un auténtico origen medieval como porque ayudará a ***desconcentrar*** el flujo de otros caminos tradicionales"

Me imagino que quiera decir "reducir el flujo de gente" (reduce/decrease the flow of people??). ¿Alguna sugerencia?

¡Gracias!
soniagp
Spain
English translation:to reduce the flow from other traditional roads/paths
Explanation:
creo que "desconcentrar" no es el mejor verbo en este caso. to ease the flow, or reduce the flow, or alliviate the traffic...
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Andre Dumoulin
Panama
Local time: 15:50
Grading comment
I also think that the Spanish word is not suitable at all. Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2ease the concentration of flow/traffic
Thomas Walker
4 +1to reduce the flow from other traditional roads/paths
Andre Dumoulin
4 +1bring people in from other (more) traditional routes
David Hollywood
4spread the flow
neilmac


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to reduce the flow from other traditional roads/paths


Explanation:
creo que "desconcentrar" no es el mejor verbo en este caso. to ease the flow, or reduce the flow, or alliviate the traffic...

Andre Dumoulin
Panama
Local time: 15:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I also think that the Spanish word is not suitable at all. Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
spread the flow


Explanation:
Reduce the concentration by spreading the flow over a wider area.

Example sentence(s):
  • ...could be achieved by spreading the flow over a wider area ...
  • Urban networks : spreading the flow of goods, people, and ideas

    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/spread
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 22:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ease the concentration of flow/traffic


Explanation:
I think it would be good to keep the idea of concentration in the English translation.
My interpretation is that there is too much traffic on one of the available routes, & the idea is to ease the concentration on this route &, as Neil said, spread some of it over the other routes. But "de-concentrate" just doesn't work in English, IMO.

Thomas Walker
United States
Local time: 13:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Or simply 'ease the traffic'
5 mins
  -> Would also work - Thanks, Muriel ;-)
agree  neilmac: I like "ease" for this too...
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
bring people in from other (more) traditional routes


Explanation:
switching it round

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Note added at 12 hrs (2018-05-28 02:55:01 GMT)
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lateral thinking

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Note added at 12 hrs (2018-05-28 02:57:08 GMT)
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would that work?

David Hollywood
Local time: 17:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 64

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thomas Walker
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