Aug 2, 2012 06:38
11 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United Kingdom
Tener comportamiento ejemplar
Spanish to English
Other
Human Resources
Employee conduct
Obviously my term is very easy to translate, but the catch is that I need a translation which starts with "T" because this is part of the "STAR" method.
My text (which concerns employee conduct, especially contact with customers) is as follows:
Lo que se debe hacer
Implementar el método STAR.
Sonreír
Tener comportamiento ejemplar
Ayudar
Responder rápido
I'd be grateful for any ideas that would fit in with the above stating with "T", as I have drawn a blank.
Thank you!
My text (which concerns employee conduct, especially contact with customers) is as follows:
Lo que se debe hacer
Implementar el método STAR.
Sonreír
Tener comportamiento ejemplar
Ayudar
Responder rápido
I'd be grateful for any ideas that would fit in with the above stating with "T", as I have drawn a blank.
Thank you!
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
3 hrs
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Take care to behave correctly
Not sure about "behave correctly"; there may be a better way of putting it. Perhaps you could add "at all times", or something like that.
My idea here is:
(a) Ideally you want a verb, because the others will presumably be verbs. It says these are things you have to do, so you will probably say "Smile", "Assist" (?), "Respond" for the other three. Of course, if it suits you, you can rejig it and use nouns, but it would be neater to use one or the other for all four terms.
(b) Getting the T by saying "To do something" is a bit unsatisfactory, because it'll be obvious that you've only added "To" here for the sake of the T; otherwise, you would have put "To smile", To respond", and so on.
All the possibilities that occur to me are a bit forced, but then "Tener" is a little bit forced in the Spanish too.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-08-02 10:15:45 GMT)
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"Impeccably" was my first thought! I'm not sure why I didn't put it; it's actually pretty suitable, I think.
My idea here is:
(a) Ideally you want a verb, because the others will presumably be verbs. It says these are things you have to do, so you will probably say "Smile", "Assist" (?), "Respond" for the other three. Of course, if it suits you, you can rejig it and use nouns, but it would be neater to use one or the other for all four terms.
(b) Getting the T by saying "To do something" is a bit unsatisfactory, because it'll be obvious that you've only added "To" here for the sake of the T; otherwise, you would have put "To smile", To respond", and so on.
All the possibilities that occur to me are a bit forced, but then "Tener" is a little bit forced in the Spanish too.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-08-02 10:15:45 GMT)
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"Impeccably" was my first thought! I'm not sure why I didn't put it; it's actually pretty suitable, I think.
Note from asker:
| Bother, you are right. It should be a verb (yes, I had thought of assist), and I totally agree with you about using "to". Behave impeccably perhaps? |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks to everyone for your ideas. I decided to use this in the end, despite being a bit cumbersome, because I wanted a verb without to, and I also managed to fit this phrase in elsewhere in the text, so there was a nice link."
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Gordon Byron
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Fluent, Reliable Translations
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Spanish to English
To set/To lead by example
Take the lead in being an exemplary..hmmm
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
David Hollywood
: I like "to lead by example"
9 mins
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Thanks David, it seems more natural doesn't it?
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+1
24 mins
Tact
Tact: a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
Note from asker:
| Good idea, thanks. I'm considering tactful behaviour/conduct as a possibility |
+1
38 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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172
To show exemplary conduct
just to add to the fray
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Note added at 41 mins (2012-08-02 07:19:42 GMT)
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I know I've had a couple of stabs at this but todqy I had a hole-in-one so suggestions in the light of serious celebrations
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Note added at 52 mins (2012-08-02 07:30:51 GMT)
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or: To demonstrate exemplary conduct/behavior
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Note added at 54 mins (2012-08-02 07:32:57 GMT)
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and as you're from the UK (as I am myself) "behaviour"
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Note added at 41 mins (2012-08-02 07:19:42 GMT)
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I know I've had a couple of stabs at this but todqy I had a hole-in-one so suggestions in the light of serious celebrations
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Note added at 52 mins (2012-08-02 07:30:51 GMT)
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or: To demonstrate exemplary conduct/behavior
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Note added at 54 mins (2012-08-02 07:32:57 GMT)
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and as you're from the UK (as I am myself) "behaviour"
+1
1 hr
Totally exemplary conduct
Worth a punt
If I were in your shoes, I wouldn't be bothering though, adding a translator's note.
If I were in your shoes, I wouldn't be bothering though, adding a translator's note.
Note from asker:
| Very nice. It seems that a translator's note won't be necessary with all the good ideas people have provided :-) |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
MollyRose
: I like this because you don't have to use the infinitive (To _____), which doesn't fit in the structure of the list
14 hrs
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Kind of you to say so. Best of all, Nikki has plenty to go at now.
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James A. Walsh
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, US, UK) 
, Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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48
Spanish term (edited):
Tener comportamiento ejemplar
Take (the) initiative
Not sure if this really fits the bill here, but it came to mind, so I thought I'd share...
9 hrs
Top-rated/grade/quality conduct/behavior
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