lo que toca

English translation: it\'s now up to the government

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Spanish term or phrase:lo que toca
English translation:it\'s now up to the government
Entered by: Manuel Aburto

22:49 Nov 21, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Transcription - Education sector
Spanish term or phrase: lo que toca
Buenas tardes,

El siguiente extracto es parte de una transcripción relacionada con el tema de la educación:

Sí, nosotros hemos venido abordando la educación como un derecho, el planteamiento del gobierno es que los niños y las niñas en este país nacen con el derecho a la educación, y **//lo que toca es que//** el gobierno asuma su responsabilidad en invertir sobre todo en dándole oportunidades a las familias más humildes.

Reconozco que la redacción no es la mejor a pesar de ser un documento de carácter oficial (en invertir sobre todo **en dándole** )
Manuel Aburto
Nicaragua
Local time: 06:39
it's now up to the government
Explanation:
I would say

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//lo que toca es que//** el gobierno asuma su responsabilidad en invertir sobre todo en dándole oportunidades a las familias más humildes.

to take on/assume its responsibility, in particular, in terms of investing in giving/providing opportunities to the lowest income families

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you can tweak it as you wish but that's the general idea

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I would steer away from"poorest" but that's what it means

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suerte y creo que andaría bien así

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a tu criterio

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you might even go with the plural "responsibilities"

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up to you

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"lowest income" avoids the possibly sensitive term "poor"
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David Hollywood
Local time: 09:39
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9it's now up to the government
David Hollywood
4 +1And now the government...
Gareth Rhys-Jones López
4They are entitled (the kids)/ it's the government responsibility to/ it's only fair that
Tomás Monti
3 -2what it matters
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón


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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
what it matters


Explanation:
... what it matters is that the government has to assume its responsibility giving, above all, opportunities to the most needed people.

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 07:39
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Carol Gullidge: Just one tiny word (it) makes this nonsense in English. Sorry!
15 hrs

disagree  AllegroTrans: Ungrammatical English
19 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
They are entitled (the kids)/ it's the government responsibility to/ it's only fair that


Explanation:
No literales, pero con un poco de rephrasing quedan bien.
Ojalá sirva.

Tomás Monti
Local time: 09:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
And now the government...


Explanation:
Si es español de España, lo que yo entiendo es que ahora es el turno del gobierno de hacer algo.

Gareth Rhys-Jones López
Spain
Local time: 13:39
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helena Chavarria: now the goverment needs to/has to/must assume its responsibility
1 hr
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
it's now up to the government


Explanation:
I would say

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Note added at 55 mins (2019-11-21 23:44:36 GMT)
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//lo que toca es que//** el gobierno asuma su responsabilidad en invertir sobre todo en dándole oportunidades a las familias más humildes.

to take on/assume its responsibility, in particular, in terms of investing in giving/providing opportunities to the lowest income families

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Note added at 57 mins (2019-11-21 23:46:15 GMT)
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you can tweak it as you wish but that's the general idea

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Note added at 58 mins (2019-11-21 23:48:01 GMT)
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I would steer away from"poorest" but that's what it means

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Note added at 1 hr (2019-11-21 23:50:35 GMT)
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suerte y creo que andaría bien así

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Note added at 1 hr (2019-11-21 23:51:19 GMT)
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a tu criterio

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Note added at 1 hr (2019-11-21 23:57:04 GMT)
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you might even go with the plural "responsibilities"

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Note added at 1 hr (2019-11-21 23:57:32 GMT)
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up to you

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Note added at 1 hr (2019-11-21 23:59:51 GMT)
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"lowest income" avoids the possibly sensitive term "poor"

David Hollywood
Local time: 09:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 190

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helena Chavarria: now the goverment needs to/has to/must assume its responsibility
1 hr

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: ... to step up to the plate (US baseball image)
2 hrs

agree  Michele Fauble
5 hrs

agree  Sarah Leonard
15 hrs

agree  MollyRose
16 hrs

agree  AllegroTrans: Ah, an answer from a native English-speaker.....
19 hrs

agree  Joshua Parker
19 hrs

agree  neilmac: Exactly what I was thinking! ;)
1 day 8 hrs

agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
3 days 12 hrs
  -> thanks to all
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