Dec 9, 2014 17:01
9 yrs ago
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English term

drafting

English to Spanish Other Computers: Systems, Networks Information Security
When someone pretends to be an employee in an organization and follows someone else into a zone where an access card is required, in English there is now a word to describe this behavior: drafting.
Since I am translating this text into Spanish, I was wondering what word to use for drafting, if any. I might just leave it as is.
Any ideas?

Discussion

George Rabel Dec 9, 2014:
Thank you, Susie My suggestion is in the Answers section
Susie Rawson (asker) Dec 9, 2014:
Thanks for your concern. Yes, that happens to be the context in which the word is used. The context does explain what the meaning is, so I´m seriously considering leaving it untranslated.
George Rabel Dec 9, 2014:
Hi Susie Is the text that you posted the exact context in which the word appears, or is that text your own description of the word? I confess I had never heard the word used in such a way before. I have heard "tailgating" and "piggybacking."

Proposed translations

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"drafting"

Of course you need to leave it untranslated, since the source text says "in English there is now a word."

This is how I'd translate the phrase:

Existe una nueva palabra en inglés para describir a cuando alguien sigue de cerca a un empleado autorizado con el fin de ingresar a una zona donde se requiere una tarjeta de acceso: "drafting"
Peer comment(s):

agree JohnMcDove : Precisa y exactamente. Saludos. :-)
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Muchas gracias, John. Saludos para ti.
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un invitado, una visita

una opción
en ciclismo o otras carreres el que sigue a otro... se dice que va a su estela y del primero que "le corta el aire"
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22 hrs

colarse

Aquí en México (no se en otros lugares) se puede usar para ese propósito, aunque es muy coloquial e informal.
Example sentence:

Se cuela detrás de alguien

Se coló detrás de alguien

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