Spanish term
apropiación
This is related to the term "transferencia" which also features in this excerpt, and which I have asked as a separate question.
"En el caso de Colombia, el proceso de transferencia de las escuelas se inicia en el año 2007, estando liderada su apropiación por el Ministerio de Cultura a través de la Dirección de Patrimonio y el SENA (servicio nacional de Aprendizaje), institución que tiene delegada la formación profesional en Colombia."
TIA, MJ
| 4 +3 | takeover /taking over |
neilmac
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| 4 +1 | assuming control of |
David Hollywood
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| 4 | ownership |
Francois Boye
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Non-PRO (2): Carol Gullidge, Phoenix III
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Proposed translations
takeover /taking over
Donning the mantle of responsibility, so to speak :-)
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Note added at 25 mins (2019-01-07 10:40:22 GMT)
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Taking over doesn't only happen in business speak... Just in case that's the impression you want to avoid. I wouldn't have any qualms about calling a spade a spade here.
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Carol Gullidge
: Like you, I don't really see what the problem is// Happy New Year to you as well :)
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Cheers ... and a Happy New Year!
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Katarina Peters
3 hrs
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David Hollywood
: a tad too strong I would say
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Chema Nieto Castañón
: Apropiación is rather "strong" actually...
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worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
assuming control of
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Note added at 14 hrs (2019-01-08 01:14:08 GMT)
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wouldn't go as far as "taking over"
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Note added at 15 hrs (2019-01-08 01:16:32 GMT)
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to notch it down
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Note added at 15 hrs (2019-01-08 01:17:53 GMT)
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but it's a fine line ... nevertheless, I think we have to keep the register
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neilmac
: IMHO "assume" and "take over/up/on" are synonymous and the register is equally formal.
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as I say Neil, it's a fine line so....
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Lucy Breen
: yes
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thanks Lucy
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United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Discussion
http://www.parqueexplora.org/educadores-y-escuelas
"La PDEP no debe disminuir los esfuerzos en promover procesos de apropiación y construcción de identidad colectiva en esta escala para concentrarse en la distrital"
http://www.urosario.edu.co/facultad-de-ciencia-politica/Prog...
And with "escuelas":
"en general no se observan altos niveles de apropiación de las escuelas por las comunidades"
http://fundacionexe.org.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Manifi...
"De esta manera, el diplomado se centra en brindar un espacio académico para el fortalecimiento pedagógico, creativo y de apropiación de las Escuelas municipales, comunitarias y casas de la cultura de diferentes departamentos"
http://www.mincultura.gov.co/prensa/noticias/Paginas/Danza-V...
Does it really mean appropriation/taking over/assuming ownership in these cases?
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/spanish-english...
What's going on?
Well, according to the DLE, "apropiación" means "acción y efecto de apropiar o apropiarse" (my emphasis)
http://dle.rae.es/?id=3K4CAYp
"Apropriarse" means appropriate ("tomar para sí alguna cosa"), but "apropiar" means various things, including "aplicar a cada cosa lo que le es propio y más conveniente". According to Collins again, "apropiar" means "adapt".
I mention this because I'm wondering whether it is certain that "apropiación" means assuming ownership/control of or taking over here. It often doesn't mean that at all:
"Niveles de apropiación de las TIC en zonas y escuelas rurales
[...] Con apropiación se significa su incorporación subjetiva o su práctica
instrumental."
http://revistas.pedagogica.edu.co/index.php/RCE/article/down...
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