Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
colectivo social
English translation:
social network
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Luciano Giusti
Nov 16, 2009 14:00
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colectivo social
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Ser voluntario en...es una opción personal que te permitirá formar parte de un colectivo social reconocido y necesario para la organización de un evento deportivo de esta magnitud.
I don't feel that ''social collective" is right here. Terms like "community" and possibly "team" are tempting but don't reflect the social involvement implicit in the original. How about "social group"? The problem is that both "social" and "collective" are associated with left wing symbolism, how to avoid this while keeping the meaning...?
I don't feel that ''social collective" is right here. Terms like "community" and possibly "team" are tempting but don't reflect the social involvement implicit in the original. How about "social group"? The problem is that both "social" and "collective" are associated with left wing symbolism, how to avoid this while keeping the meaning...?
Proposed translations
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Nov 18, 2009 12:27: Luciano Giusti Created KOG entry
Nov 22, 2009 20:10: Luciano Giusti changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1072634">Luciano Giusti's</a> old entry - "colectivo social"" to ""social network""
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Note added at 29 mins (2009-11-16 14:29:19 GMT)
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"Community social network dedicated to volunteerism and nonprofit organizations in Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties."
http://www.conscienceonline.com/
http://kazvolunteers.ning.com/
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Note added at 36 mins (2009-11-16 14:36:22 GMT)
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In this case I don't think nobody could call them 'leftwingers'
http://www.helpfindmychild.net/Social-Network-Volunteer
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Note added at 29 mins (2009-11-16 14:29:19 GMT)
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"Community social network dedicated to volunteerism and nonprofit organizations in Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties."
http://www.conscienceonline.com/
http://kazvolunteers.ning.com/
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Note added at 36 mins (2009-11-16 14:36:22 GMT)
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In this case I don't think nobody could call them 'leftwingers'
http://www.helpfindmychild.net/Social-Network-Volunteer
Note from asker:
| Thanks all for your help. You make some very good points but I have a doubt, is a collective and a network the same thing? Could plain 'group' be more faithful to the original? The good thing about network is that it allows me to use 'social' without implying anything. Part of the problem is that Spanish often uses terminology in an everyday manner that when translated to English, just doesn't sound 'everyday', I'm tempted to go for a plain English 'group of people', 'select group of people', 'collective of people... but I think I'll have to think about it. |
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "In the end I plumped for the very bland 'group of people' because it is a 'reader friendly' term which is guaranteed to be understood. Thanks for the comments though guys, they certainly helped me to think about it."
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