Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

colaboradores

English translation:

co-workers; colleagues

Added to glossary by Michael Powers (PhD)
Oct 3, 2007 13:54
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term

colaboradores

Spanish to English Bus/Financial Human Resources
Cada vez se está usando más esta palabra (también en Brasil) para designar a los empleados de una empresa.

Pregunta: ¿inglés le dicen "collaborators" o "cooperators"?
¿O simplemente los designan como "employees", "workforce" etc.?

Gracias!
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Oct 5, 2007 12:26: Michael Powers (PhD) Created KOG entry

Discussion

Esperanza Clavell (asker) Oct 3, 2007:
"Colaboradores" en contexto Elizabeth, copio algunas frases para que veas el contexto. Gracias, Esperanza

"Se concretó con éxito la segunda edición del programa de pasantías rentadas para hijos de colaboradores de XYZ en diferentes áreas de la compañía".

Durante todo el año 2007 se realizaron Talleres sobre Competencias,
dirigidos a todos los colaboradores de XYZ

Portal Regional para colaboradores: Crear una única plataforma de información regional para los colaboradores, sin perder las característica locales y culturales

Elizabeth Slaney Oct 3, 2007:
Cuál es la frase entera? Si uno habla de sus colaboradores, se diría "colleagues" pero si uno habla de los colaboradores de una empresa, sería "employees".

Proposed translations

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co-workers; colleagues

Oxford

colaborador -dora m, f (en una revista) contributor; (en una tarea) collaborator, coworker

Mike :)


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Marina Orellana. Glosario internacional del traductor.

"colaborador: contributor (to a journal); joint author; colleague, co-worker"

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In English we refer to them as either "co-workers" or "colleagues". The word "empleados" already exists for "employees."

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These are only the first 20 of 917 in which "co-worker" usually, and on occasion "colleague" are paired with "colaborador".
Peer comment(s):

agree Patricia Rosas
2 mins
Thank you, Patricia - Mike :)
agree MikeGarcia
10 mins
Thank you, Miguel - Mike :)
agree Tom Bishop
10 mins
Thank you, Tom - Mike :)
agree Hasselt
18 mins
Thank you, Hasselt - Mike :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Todas las respuestas estuvieron bien. Pero creo que co-workers se ajusta mucho a mi texto. Te agradezco mucho. Que sigas bien, Esperanza"
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employees

If they are not employees, but "outside contractors," they would be thus designated.

"Collaborators" would not be used in this way in English. As a noun, the word has a negative connotation, and has the primary meaning of "conspirator" or "informant" with some hostile power. It can be used as a verb to refer to "working cooperatively," however.

Suerte.
Peer comment(s):

agree Cecilia Della Croce
2 mins
Thank you, Ceci.
agree Victoria Frazier
1 hr
Thank you, Victoria.
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17 mins

associates

another option
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35 mins

team members

I think with “employees” the idea of "we're all in this together" is lost.

I've seen "team members" used often in this context. It's used by Target and Google, to name a few.

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I feel like "team members" would be used chiefly by the corporation in its communication with its employees or potential employees, while terms like "co-workers" and "colleagues" would be used by an employee to refer to other employees.
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