welcome!

Catalan translation: Benvinguts i Benvingudes!

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English term or phrase:welcome!
Catalan translation:Benvinguts i Benvingudes!
Entered by: Flavio Ferri-Benedetti

08:53 Jul 18, 2001
English to Catalan translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing
English term or phrase: welcome!
"Welcome" page for PowerPoint
presentation to be shown to an international audience.
Nora Britch
Benvinguts i Benvingudes!
Explanation:
Hi Nora,

the problem is about the sex of the participants. You could use a generic masculine adjective as usual in Catalan and most Latin languages : benvinguts. But if there's some woman in the audience and she could get offended by the fact it's a masculine adjective you could but "Benvinguts/Benvingudes" but it would probably spoil the graphical presentation. What about the option I proposed in the title? "Welcome and welcome!", literally, but the first one is for men and the second one is for women. It sounds very nice and natural in Catalan and also very friendly.

You choose :)

Good luck, Flavio
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Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
Switzerland
Local time: 07:25
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na +2Benvinguts i Benvingudes!
Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
na -1de benvinguda
Ester Vidal (X)


  

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21 mins peer agreement (net): +2
Benvinguts i Benvingudes!


Explanation:
Hi Nora,

the problem is about the sex of the participants. You could use a generic masculine adjective as usual in Catalan and most Latin languages : benvinguts. But if there's some woman in the audience and she could get offended by the fact it's a masculine adjective you could but "Benvinguts/Benvingudes" but it would probably spoil the graphical presentation. What about the option I proposed in the title? "Welcome and welcome!", literally, but the first one is for men and the second one is for women. It sounds very nice and natural in Catalan and also very friendly.

You choose :)

Good luck, Flavio


    Student of Translation in Spain (UJI)
Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
Switzerland
Local time: 07:25
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 8
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agree  Ariadna Castillo González: You´re absolutely right and I would use Benvinguts i benvingudes!
29 days
  -> Thanks Ariadna!!! :)

agree  Gonzalo Garcia
848 days
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7 days peer agreement (net): -1
de benvinguda


Explanation:
Hi Nora!
I'd say "de benvinguda", I think the welcome is an adjective of the page.
Bye!

Ester Vidal (X)
Local time: 07:25
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Flavio Ferri-Benedetti: It is an adjective in the description she makes (a welcome page) but within the page it says "welcome!" to greet you :)
22 days
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