Oct 2, 2008 06:57
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Relacion meramente orientativa
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Calidad
Mención que aparece entre paréntesis para indicar que lo que sigue es una enumeracion de elementos, pero orientativa. El problema lo tengo al traducir "orientativa", no consigo encontrar equivalentes.
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a list for merely guideline purposes
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12 mins
Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
Especialista de marketing
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Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
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152
only/merely an indication
I think it would be useful to see the full sentence though, to see what would sound best in context.
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Note added at 15 minutos (2008-10-02 07:13:11 GMT)
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or " FOR GUIDELINE PURPOSES ONLY" (you cannot use the construction "merely guideline purposes")
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Note added at 15 minutos (2008-10-02 07:13:11 GMT)
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or " FOR GUIDELINE PURPOSES ONLY" (you cannot use the construction "merely guideline purposes")
Note from asker:
| Thanks LisaMac, I think your option is very useful |
15 mins
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Spain
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Spain
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Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
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21
working / tentative list
:)
29 mins
merely suggestive
for guidance
-1
30 mins
ivo abdman
Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia
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Works in: English to Indonesian, Indonesian to English, Italian to English, and 7 more.
Relationship that merely indicative
Relationship that merely indicative :)
2 hrs
Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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12
the following list is only indicative
I know it doesn't say following in the Spanish, but I feel we would be most likely to add it in English. Here are some more ideas:
the following list is only...
indicative (but not exhaustive)
a guide
a guideline
illustrative
a sample
a sampling
a selection
an example
the tip of the iceberg
the following list is only...
indicative (but not exhaustive)
a guide
a guideline
illustrative
a sample
a sampling
a selection
an example
the tip of the iceberg
10 days
Jan Castillo
Native in English
Specializes in field
Helping You Communicate
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English
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12
guideline/suggestions/starting point
Perhaps the following phrasing would be appropriate, depending on the context.
Example sentence:
The following list should only serve as a guideline:/The following should only be taken as/are suggestions:
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