Poner en funcionamiento

English translation: enable it

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Spanish term or phrase:poner en funcionamiento
English translation:enable it
Entered by: James A. Walsh

11:55 Nov 19, 2010
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
IT (Information Technology)
Spanish term or phrase: Poner en funcionamiento
Activate: Activa el plugin y lo pone en funcionamiento.
Deactivate: Para el funcionamiento y desactiva el plugin.


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Alex Lloyd
Spain
Local time: 12:11
enable it
Explanation:
This is how I would word it here.
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James A. Walsh
Spain
Local time: 12:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1activate or begin operations
Kimberlee Thorne
5activates and starts
David Russi
4enable it
James A. Walsh


  

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activate or begin operations


Explanation:
"poner en functionamiento" means to make something start working. You have to do something in order for that to happen. In this case, it looks like you have to activate the "plug-in" and that is how the action will begin working.

Kimberlee Thorne
United States
Local time: 04:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Michael McCann: Yes, agree
14 mins
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
enable it


Explanation:
This is how I would word it here.

Example sentence(s):
  • To start the plugin, enable it
  • To stop the plugin, disable it
James A. Walsh
Spain
Local time: 12:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 64
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
activates and starts


Explanation:
activates and starts the plugin

David Russi
United States
Local time: 04:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 55
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