Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Se percibe que se esperan recibir

English translation:

[See below.]

Added to glossary by Lydianette Soza
Jul 29, 2017 12:12
6 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Se percibe que se esperan recibir

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Engineering: Industrial Water supply systems
Source text:

Un desafío ha sido lograr la participación de toda la comunidad y el aporte comunitario. En muchas comunidades, toda la responsabilidad de manejo de los proyectos de agua recae en pocas personas.

En muchos casos, no se está dispuesto a participar en reuniones organizativas o en brindar aporte de mano de obra no calificada (Excavación, acarreo de materiales). Se percibe que se esperan recibir donaciones sin brindar apoyo o aportes.

Maybe "It is expected to receive donations without providing any sort of support or contribution"??
Change log

Jul 29, 2017 17:52: David Hollywood changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"

Proposed translations

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[See below.]

Se percibe que se esperan recibir donaciones sin brindar apoyo o aportes.
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They seem to expect donations without providing any support or contributions of their own.

Or "feeling" instead of "impression."

Mónica has the right idea here, but conveying the author's impression with the phrase "There's a feeling," while not wrong, really doesn't work well (including "overall" makes the English more awkward).

This is a fairly subtle point, but I think an important one.

Another possible solution here would involve using the impersonal "one" (I.e., "One gets the impression...") but good English style typically avoids this (because it often comes across as stilted and pretentious).

Peer comment(s):

neutral Mónica Hanlan : Thanks for your comments on my answer. Have a nice weekend.
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You too!
agree Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
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Gracias, Patricia.
agree MPGS : Great improvement over Mónica's. Best :-)
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Thank you, MPGS!
agree franglish
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Thank you, franglish.
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there is a(n overall) feeling that they expect to receive /get

I would put it this way.
Best of luck!

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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-07-29 15:06:01 GMT)
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Otra idea es "there is an impression that"... pero me gusta más feeling
Peer comment(s):

agree MPGS : :-)
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Thanks!
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the bottom line is that we expect to receive donations wihout any other form of support or input

I would say

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Note added at 5 hrs (2017-07-29 17:25:20 GMT)
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and "without" of course

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Note added at 5 hrs (2017-07-29 17:28:58 GMT)
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maybe "hope" as "expect" is a bit presumptious
Note from asker:
Right Robert.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Robert Forstag : "We" is simply wrong here, as it is clear that the author is referring to members of communities to which he or she does not belong.
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