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I have made a decision

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"I have made a decision". When I think about this I automatically think, "he hecho un decicion" or "tuve un decicion". But when I looked it up in the translator, it says "tome un decicion". To me this means "I took a decicion"???? I am a little confused!!!

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updated Jun 8, 2010
posted by mike123587

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Apparently "take a decision" is primarily British usage, whereas "make a decision" is more common in the US. Although as a general guide I think it is much more common to 'make a decision' in English than it would be to 'take one'

In Spanish however, you "take" a decision, you never "make" one.

Tomar una decisión

The reason being perhaps that you do not generate the choices; the choices are there, available to you and you take your pick. smile

updated Jun 8, 2010
posted by Kiwi-Girl
Ok thankyou for that! - mike123587, Jun 8, 2010
Por nada :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jun 8, 2010
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Actually I believe that in England a person 'takes a decision' rather than 'makes it' so that is closer to the way you say it in Spanish, you can say 'Tomar una decisión' or even 'come to a decision' which is 'llegar a una decisión'. Sometimes you hear people from another country say something in English which is understandable but sounds a little different and this is an example I think.

updated Jun 8, 2010
posted by margaretbl
Thankyou! - mike123587, Jun 8, 2010
fect - 00494d19, Jun 8, 2010
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I know the verb "decidirse" is to "make up one's mind".

So perhaps "me he decidido".

Perhaps wait until the heavyweights chip in.. wink

updated Jun 8, 2010
posted by nonombre
Thanks 4annie!! - mike123587, Jun 8, 2010