Jan 18, 2015 22:27
9 yrs ago
Spanish term
sigue y acompaña
Spanish to English
Other
International Org/Dev/Coop
This refers to a trade union.
Context:
XXXXX sigue y acompaña de manera crítica y constructiva la política europea de transporte, empleo, asuntos sociales y económica.
I'm not really happy with a literal translation, specially in the case of "acompaña", and would welcome any suggestions.
Thanks
Context:
XXXXX sigue y acompaña de manera crítica y constructiva la política europea de transporte, empleo, asuntos sociales y económica.
I'm not really happy with a literal translation, specially in the case of "acompaña", and would welcome any suggestions.
Thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+3
19 mins
AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Sensible solutions
Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois) 
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
Related KudoZ points
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20
Selected
appraises and monitors
There are several other ways you can say this, just a matter of using natural English
"Accompanies" clearly would sound wrong
"Accompanies" clearly would sound wrong
Peer comment(s):
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Edward Tully
2 hrs
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thanks ET
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Toni Castano
: Just "monitors", it´s more than enough to reproduce the sense of the original.
1 day 18 hrs
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thanks
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Yvonne Gallagher
3 days 1 hr
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thanks, you're up late YG!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you"
20 mins
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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408
follows
Don't worry about the distinction. I don't think "acompaña" adds anything significant to the overall meaning.
-1
55 mins
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
24
(the TU) monitors and contributes, both critically and constructively, to European policy-making
My reading.
'acompaña' implies taking an active role, beyond the 'passive' role of monitoring. Given how the EU functions, 'acompaña' probably refers, in practice, to lobbying, street-protests, etc.
'acompaña' implies taking an active role, beyond the 'passive' role of monitoring. Given how the EU functions, 'acompaña' probably refers, in practice, to lobbying, street-protests, etc.
Peer comment(s):
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Edward Tully
: Not policy-making, these policies are already made.//Where in the Asker's ST does it state that XXX has an influence over policy making? You're wrong if you think that this text means that XXX influences policy//Clear now?
1 hr
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"Already made"? - Where did you read that in Asker's ST? European TUs are far more pro-active than you seem to realise... // What 'specific TU' are you talking about? Asker hasn't identified it. And don't just say "wrong" - say "why".
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1 hr
Carlos Alonso
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Brazil
I always worked for Americans
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 12 more.
it keeps updated and follows up
Monitoring requires some power that does not appear to have.
16 hrs
Francois Boye
United States
United States
Specializes in field
United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
monitors and interacts with
The real issue is how to translate "acompaña." My take is that the person or organization in question not only monitors EU policies, but also interacts with them (by asking questions and providing inputs)
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