English term
Morocco
Literature,Marketing & Legal Translation
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Moroccan, UAE, Kuwaiti, Najdi, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Hassaniya) 
, Berber (Other) (Variants: Standard Moroccan Tamazight, Tarifit , Tashelhit , Riffian, Central Atlas Tamazight, Tamazight ) 
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 21 more.
consultative/ consulting
X was given a ______________ role in the preparation of our new school project.
A. consulting B. consultative
| 4 +2 | either |
philgoddard
|
| 5 +1 | B. consultative |
Yvonne Gallagher
|
| 5 +1 | consultative role |
Teresa Goncalves
|
| 4 +1 | consultant |
Bashiqa
|
| 5 | Consultative |
Renol Siregar
|
Non-PRO (1): Yvonne Gallagher
When entering new questions, KudoZ askers are given an opportunity* to classify the difficulty of their questions as 'easy' or 'pro'. If you feel a question marked 'easy' should actually be marked 'pro', and if you have earned more than 20 KudoZ points, you can click the "Vote PRO" button to recommend that change.
How to tell the difference between "easy" and "pro" questions:
An easy question is one that any bilingual person would be able to answer correctly. (Or in the case of monolingual questions, an easy question is one that any native speaker of the language would be able to answer correctly.)
A pro question is anything else... in other words, any question that requires knowledge or skills that are specialized (even slightly).
Another way to think of the difficulty levels is this: an easy question is one that deals with everyday conversation. A pro question is anything else.
When deciding between easy and pro, err on the side of pro. Most questions will be pro.
* Note: non-member askers are not given the option of entering 'pro' questions; the only way for their questions to be classified as 'pro' is for a ProZ.com member or members to re-classify it.
Responses
United States
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
either
"Consulting role" gets 390,000 Google hits.
"Consultative role" gets 234,000.
| agree |
Z-Translations Translator
: the "either" option is the best answer !
15 hrs
|
| neutral |
Yvonne Gallagher
: surely we are not down to counting syllables (or Ghits) to decide on the best word??? The question: is "consultative" ok? //OMG "I backed up my answer with numbers"!!
17 hrs
|
|
There is no "best word". And all you gave by way of explanation was a smiley face - at least I backed up my answer with numbers.
|
|
| agree |
Sarah Simmonds
: absolutely right - either
5 days
|
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
B. consultative
| agree |
Donna Michelle Lim
: intended to give professional advice or recommendations.
2 days 22 hrs
|
|
Many thanks:-)
|
Portugal
I will drive your words to other worlds.
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, English, and 2 more.
consultative role
consultant
x was employed as consultant ..............
| neutral |
philgoddard
: I don't see why you'd want to rewrite it, since it's OK already. But it's "employed as **a** consultant".
10 hrs
|
|
Thank you for "finding" my missing letter "a".
|
|
| agree |
Cilian O'Tuama
: No need to rewite, but consultative role, consulting role and even consultant role all work.
11 hrs
|
Indonesia
Master of Education in English Teaching
Native in: Indonesian
Works in: English to Indonesian, Indonesian to English, Indonesian, and 1 more.
Discussion
It seems I may not have been clear enough in my answer. Yes, of course it's OK to say "a consultative role in this context" and this would be my preference as I think there is a slight nuance of meaning between that and "consulting role" (which could also be used BTW). To me, "consultative" implies more hands-on consultation, with more meetings, reports, etc. taking place and suggestions made, all of which is necessary for a school project. That's why it's my preferred word HERE.