plantean in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for plantean in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.plantear VB trans

1.1. plantear MATH:

plantear problema

to set out

1.2. plantear (exponer):

plantéale las cosas tal como son

tell him o explain to him exactly how things stand

me planteó la situación de la siguiente manera

he explained o put the situation to me in the following way

planteó la necesidad de una reestructuración total

she expressed the need for a total restructuring

las reivindicaciones que plantearon

the demands which they put forward o made

le plantearé la cuestión a mi jefe

I will raise the question with my boss

le plantearé la cuestión a mi jefe

I will bring it up with my boss

nos plantearon dos opciones

they presented us with o gave us two options

le planteé la posibilidad de ir de vacaciones a Grecia

I suggested going to Greece on vacation

2. plantear (causar, provocar):

plantear problemas/dificultades

to create

plantear problemas/dificultades

to cause

su dimisión planteó graves problemas

his resignation created o caused serious problems

esto plantea situaciones cómicas

this gives rise to o creates comic situations

3. plantear enfrentamiento/debate:

plantear

to engage in

II.plantearse VB vpr

1. plantearse (considerar):

plantearse problema/posibilidad

to think about

plantearse problema/posibilidad

to consider

¿te has planteado lo que harás cuando termines de estudiar?

have you thought about o considered what you'll do when you finish your studies?

nunca me había planteado esa posibilidad

I had never considered that possibility

2. plantearse (presentarse):

plantearse problema/posibilidades:

to arise

se nos ha planteado un nuevo problema

a new problem has arisen o has come up

se nos ha planteado un nuevo problema

we have encountered o come across a new problem

se me planteó la siguiente disyuntiva

I came up against o I was faced with the following dilemma

se le planteó la necesidad de abandonar el país

he found he had to leave the country

se le planteó la necesidad de abandonar el país

he was faced with a situation in which he had to leave the country

Translations for plantean in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

posit

plantear

hypothesize

plantear como hipótesis

come up with proposal

plantear

moot

plantear

I shall be taking the matter up with the manager

le voy a plantear el asunto al director

pose problem/question

plantear

lay out

plantear

raise objection/question

plantear

there's a point I'd like to raise

hay un asunto que quisiera mencionar or plantear

I'd like to raise the subject of finance

quisiera plantear el problema de la financiación

plantean in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for plantean in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.plantear VB trans

1. plantear (asunto, problema):

plantear

to approach

este problema está mal planteado

this problem has been incorrectly formulated

2. plantear:

plantear (causar)

to cause

plantear (discusión)

to provoke

3. plantear (proponer):

plantear

to put forward

plantear

to pose

II.plantear VB refl plantearse

1. plantear (reflexionar):

plantearse

to think about

2. plantear (cuestión):

plantearse

to ask oneself

ahora me planteo si...

now I ask myself whether...

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

descifrar/plantear un enigma

to unravel/to pose an enigma

plantear (muchas/nuevas) incógnitas

to raise (many/new) questions

Translations for plantean in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

pose difficulty, problem

plantear

to raise a query

plantear un interrogante

to present sb with a problem

plantear un problema a alguien

to present difficulties for sb

plantear dificultades a alguien

to raise a question

plantear un problema

raise subject, problem

plantear

set problem

plantear

to put a question

plantear una pregunta

plantean Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

plantear (muchas/nuevas) incógnitas

to raise (many/new) questions

descifrar/plantear un enigma

to unravel/to pose an enigma