dar la vuelta a casi cualquier formulación

English translation: turn almost any formulation around/on its head

13:00 Nov 24, 2014
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: dar la vuelta a casi cualquier formulación
As in my previous question we are dealing with a study which demonstrates mathematically that people donate more to charity to account for their conscience after making a morally bad choice. The term appears in the following context:

"Lo que los autores no comentan es que una de las ventajas de las matemáticas consiste en poder dar la vuelta a casi cualquier formulación, y ver así las implicaciones del sentido inverso de una ecuación. En nuestro caso:"

And this is my interpretation for the moment:

"What the authors do not discuss is that one of the advantages of mathematics is that it can turn almost any formulation around, and thus see the implications of the inverse function of an equation. In our case:"
Eugenio Llorente
Spain
Local time: 16:19
English translation:turn almost any formulation around/on its head
Explanation:
I would say
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David Hollywood
Local time: 12:19
Grading comment
Best option for my context. Thank you David.
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Summary of answers provided
4analyse (analyze, US English) any formulation in its entirety
Francois Boye
3 +1recombine practically any formulation
Ana Vozone
4turn almost any formulation around/on its head
David Hollywood


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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
analyse (analyze, US English) any formulation in its entirety


Explanation:
dar la vuelta a algo means that one has gone around it to look at it entirely, without missing any detail.

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 11:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
recombine practically any formulation


Explanation:
Please see the search results for "mathematical recombination" for additional context and relevance of my suggestion

https://www.google.pt/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&es...


Ana Vozone
Local time: 15:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 24

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agree  Judith Armele
41 mins
  -> Thank you, Judith!
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
turn almost any formulation around/on its head


Explanation:
I would say

David Hollywood
Local time: 12:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 108
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Best option for my context. Thank you David.
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