Aug 23, 2008 18:01
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
forma de perfilar
Spanish to English
Marketing
Retail
In instructions on how to set up a shop window it states:
El perfilado de este escaparate debe ser más sport que el resto de escaparates pero tampoco nos debemos pasar, entiendo que cada uno de vosotros tiene *una forma de perfilar* pero hacerlo lo más parecido posible a las fotos.
As I understand it, it should read that 'the profile of this shop window should be more sporty that the others, but neither should we go overboard, as each one of you has a ??? but make it as close as possible to the photos.
Is this just a profile, or something else. Any suggestions appreciated. TIA
El perfilado de este escaparate debe ser más sport que el resto de escaparates pero tampoco nos debemos pasar, entiendo que cada uno de vosotros tiene *una forma de perfilar* pero hacerlo lo más parecido posible a las fotos.
As I understand it, it should read that 'the profile of this shop window should be more sporty that the others, but neither should we go overboard, as each one of you has a ??? but make it as close as possible to the photos.
Is this just a profile, or something else. Any suggestions appreciated. TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | style |
Haggen Kennedy
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| 5 | everyone has his own way of profiling.... |
José J. Martínez
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| 4 | your own way of giving style to it |
margaret caulfield
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| 4 | style of merchandising |
Bailey Oliver
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Proposed translations
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15 mins
Haggen Kennedy
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Choosing the right words for 25+ years
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: European/Portugal, Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, and 3 more.
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style
"Perfilar" means "to profile", yes, but in terms of an outline. The text means "each one of you has your own way of outlining, but do it the most similarly you can to the pictures."
Very loosely translated, this would be "the profile/outline/design should be more sporty, and I know each one of you has your own style, but please keep it close to what's shown in the pictures."
Very loosely translated, this would be "the profile/outline/design should be more sporty, and I know each one of you has your own style, but please keep it close to what's shown in the pictures."
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Comment: "That's it exactly! Thanks very much!!"
15 mins
José J. Martínez
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
United States
ENSP, More than 30 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
everyone has his own way of profiling....
There might be other ways for saying the same thing...
33 mins
margaret caulfield
Native in Spanish
&
English
Accurate, natural and very hard-working
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 3 more.
your own way of giving style to it
each of you has your own way of giving style to it (the window)
1 hr
style of merchandising
I think the specific term used for this work is visual merchandising. Here's my suggestion:
'the design of this display should be reasonably casual in comparison to the others. Everyone has their own style of merchandising but please follow the photos as closely as possible.'
I like 'style of merchandising' as it is precise. 'Style'on its own is less so, as it could also refer to the 'style of the person'.
The Spanish use the word 'sport' in the sense of meaning casual, eg. my Spanish mother in law the other day bought a bag she called 'más estilo sport' and it wasn't remotely sporty in the English sense of the word. Another anglicism with a changed meaning...
I also like Haggen Kennedy's suggestion.
'the design of this display should be reasonably casual in comparison to the others. Everyone has their own style of merchandising but please follow the photos as closely as possible.'
I like 'style of merchandising' as it is precise. 'Style'on its own is less so, as it could also refer to the 'style of the person'.
The Spanish use the word 'sport' in the sense of meaning casual, eg. my Spanish mother in law the other day bought a bag she called 'más estilo sport' and it wasn't remotely sporty in the English sense of the word. Another anglicism with a changed meaning...
I also like Haggen Kennedy's suggestion.
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