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English term

Pacifican

United States

24 questions

minor conduct

Non-PRO English to Spanish Bus/Financial Human Resources

I have read this term translated into "conducta menor" but it just doesn't seem right to me. Am I wrong to believe so? please let me know what you all think, I'm hoping we can come with a term that is more widely used and makes sense. I did found this translated on the web as conducta menor, but that doesn't necessarily mean is correct?

The sentence where this term is located, is in the following context:
An employee may be suspended for repeated instances of minor misconduct, failure to conform his conduct or performance to the standards of his position, or for a single serious offense.

Un empleado puede ser suspendido por repetidos casos de mala conducta ?? (menor just doesn't seem right here to me!),

Thanks so much for your help!

Proposed translations (Spanish)

3	faltas de conducta leves	Benigno Torres
4	Un empleado puede ser suspendido por repetidas faltas de conducta leves.	Eugenia Puntillo
4	faltas leves	veronicaes
3	comportamiento indebido de gravedad leve	JohnMcDove

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

PRO (2): JohnMcDove, veronicaes

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Proposed translations

5 mins

Benigno Torres

Mexico

370 answers

Native in Spanish

Selected

faltas de conducta leves

Un empleado puede ser suspendido por repetidos casos de faltas de conducta leves.

4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Muchas gracias! "

4 hrs

JohnMcDove

United States

6990 answers

Native in Spanish

Specializes in field

comportamiento indebido de gravedad leve

Sería una forma de expresarlo.

Conducta improcedente de carácter leve.

No sé sí existe una fraseología al uso, pero una traducción descriptiva creo que puede servir.

Oxford da:
(operation/burns) de poca importancia
(operation/burns) de poca gravedad
minor offense — delito de menor cuantía

...

Rehabilitation is, if society is not to nurture a permanent and growing criminal class, and turn those who have committed minor crimes into more serious offenders.

https://es.oxforddictionaries.com/translate/english-spanish/...

No sé si incluiría "conducta delictiva leve", o si la conducta o el comportamiento indebido se reduce a soltar una palabrota... pero ahí será tu contexto lo que determine cómo de fuerte lo quieres.

Este enlace también da una idea de "minor behavior"...

http://www.ces.rcs.k12.tn.us/ewExternalFiles/CES_BehaviorDef...

Saludos cordiales.

Note from asker:

Muchas gracias!