To sort sth out

Question

What's a good Spanish equivalent for 'to sort something out'? So if I wanted to say "all I want to do is just sort this out"

Thanks in advance

I see you are based in Spain so your Spanish will improve - if the locals speak Spanish to you! - Mardle, Jun 2, 2016

Haha - very true. At the moment, some people speak so quickly that I'm not always 100% certain they are speaking Castellano and not Galician... - pangolin2016, Jun 2, 2016

I remember staying in a hotel in Santiago which sold umbrellas as souvenirs! - Mardle, Jun 2, 2016

Yeah, when it rains, it rains. Weather is glorious at the moment though... - pangolin2016, Jun 2, 2016

Hi mate, welcome to the forum,thanks for filling out your profile, worth a vote from me and the mods. - ray76, Jun 2, 2016

Cheers Ray, appreciate it - pangolin2016, Jun 2, 2016

Ive seen your commeents. I highly recommend notes from Spain. The worksheets are worth getting and they have a sale til Monday. Podcasts are free - Mardle, Jun 3, 2016

Thanks Mardle. I've had a look at them previously, and they're good. What I've found useful, if difficult, is the approach this guy recommends http://howlearnspanish.com/2011/03/how-to-respond-in-spanish-like-a-native/ of following telenovelas. - pangolin2016, Jun 4, 2016

For the particular reason that I like the continuity, and I find myself genuinely interested in what's going to happen (though technically, many of the telenovelas are...not very good, they are addictive in a certain way) - pangolin2016, Jun 4, 2016

Answer 1

Welcome to the forum. Can you add your level of Spanish and English to your profile? I assume you are beginner or intermediate in Spanish. It is just a guide to help when answering questions or assessing answers. You will see I say my Spanish is intermediate so of course there are some areas where an answer from a native speaker will be more reliable. [Yes, I have done a copy/paste ]

For your sentence, I need a context to know what do you want to say, because it has several translations.

• to resolve: 'Todo lo que yo quiero es resolver/arreglar esto'
• to organize: 'Todo lo que yo quiero es ordenar/organizar esto'

gracias hispanohablante! - Mardle, Jun 2, 2016

Thanks for the help mate , worth a vote from the mods. - ray76, Jun 2, 2016

Answer 2

Hi Jmora, thanks for your help. I'm lower intermediate in Spanish, I'd say, so I just added that to my profile.

I am a great fan of copy/pastes, so that works for me

In this case it would be resolver/arreglar esto. I struggle with the precision of Spanish verbs compared to English usage, which it seems to me is very loose in comparison...

Thanks again

You are welcome! :) - jmora, Jun 2, 2016

You got 2 votes from me. I hope you will participate more in the forum. It's nice for us who are home-bound to hear from travelers and their learning experiences. - Jubilado, Jun 2, 2016

thanks Jubilado. I will be participating more, believe me - I need the help out here! Real Spanish is pretty far removed from the textbooks, and I'm feeling it at the moment.. - pangolin2016, Jun 2, 2016