Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
apalancarse en un soporte tecnólogico
English translation:
to be technically compatible
Added to glossary by
Ruth Ramsey
Dec 29, 2016 21:34
7 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United Kingdom
apalancarse en un soporte tecnólogico
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
IT (Information Technology)
Advice Proposals
Advice Proposals / Suitability Tests (Banking)
Again referring to a suitability test which can be completed online.
I understand that "apalancarse" can mean "leverage" but that doesn't make much sense in this context. I assume that "soporte tecnológico" is referring to information technology.
Any ideas on how to phrase this would be much appreciated.
"El nuevo modelo del test de idoneidad deberá apalancarse en un soporte tecnológico que permita la Usuario mantener las funcionalidades actuales que ya se aplican sobre los test actuales."
Again referring to a suitability test which can be completed online.
I understand that "apalancarse" can mean "leverage" but that doesn't make much sense in this context. I assume that "soporte tecnológico" is referring to information technology.
Any ideas on how to phrase this would be much appreciated.
"El nuevo modelo del test de idoneidad deberá apalancarse en un soporte tecnológico que permita la Usuario mantener las funcionalidades actuales que ya se aplican sobre los test actuales."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | be technically compatible |
Jennifer Levey
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| 4 | rest on a technological support |
Francois Boye
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| 4 | make good use/take advantage of a technological medium |
Robert Carter
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Proposed translations
+1
53 mins
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Specializes in field
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
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95
Selected
be technically compatible
Huh! This is what happens when financial "wizz-kids" try to be smart with IT-speak.
El nuevo modelo del test de idoneidad deberá apalancarse en un soporte tecnológico que permita la Usuario mantener las funcionalidades actuales que ya se aplican sobre los test actuales.
--> (for example, and in 18 words rather than 29*)
The new scheme for validating suitability must be technically compatible with the tests that are currently in use.
In another place (and at another time) I might question the author's use of "la usuario".
*I'm assuming Ruth is being paid by the source word, not target word. If that's not the case, this is a supremely bad answer...
El nuevo modelo del test de idoneidad deberá apalancarse en un soporte tecnológico que permita la Usuario mantener las funcionalidades actuales que ya se aplican sobre los test actuales.
--> (for example, and in 18 words rather than 29*)
The new scheme for validating suitability must be technically compatible with the tests that are currently in use.
In another place (and at another time) I might question the author's use of "la usuario".
*I'm assuming Ruth is being paid by the source word, not target word. If that's not the case, this is a supremely bad answer...
Note from asker:
| Thanks Robin. Yes, the text is rather wordy, but it's much better and more effective when the English is concise, so I think this answer would work well. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks very much, Robin!"
3 hrs
Francois Boye
United States
United States
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.
rest on a technological support
my take
18 hrs
Robert Carter
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
Translating full-time since 1998
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
make good use/take advantage of a technological medium
The wording in this phrase is rather opaque, but I'm quite sure "soporte" in this sense means a "medium" (I'm working on something right now that uses the term "soporte" this way throughout). A "technological medium" could be a tablet, laptop, smartphone, etc., or some other technological instrument entirely, depending on the context. It might even be a "technological structure".
On another note, I find it hard to fathom how people seem to confuse the words "technical" and "technological" so often, they have quite different meanings. The often-used shortening of "tech" refers to "technology", not "technique".
On another note, I find it hard to fathom how people seem to confuse the words "technical" and "technological" so often, they have quite different meanings. The often-used shortening of "tech" refers to "technology", not "technique".
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