WORKSHOP: GETTING STARTED AS A TRANSLATOR

PRESENTADO A.

GABRIEL JAIME TORO HINCAPIE

PRESENTADO POR.

SANDRA PATRICIA ARCINIEGAS ROA

EST. TECNOLOGO EN GESTION LOGISTICA

VILLAVICENCIO-META 07/10/2019
WORKSHOP: GETTING STARTED AS A TRANSLATOR

PRESENTADO POR.

SANDRA PATRICIA ARCINIEGAS ROA

EST. TECNOLOGO EN GESTION LOGISTICA

VILLAVICENCIO-META 07/10/2019
A. Getting familiar with technical vocabulary
After revising the vocabulary in the material “Strategic framework: developing
guidelines”, read the given definitions and complete the followig crossword.

Across

1.The act of producing more of something than is needed, or to produce too

much over production

9. Movement of goods or services along the value stream from raw materials
to the customer without backflow, stoppages, or waste. Flow
12. A party that supplies goods or services. A supplier may be distinguished
from a contractor or subcontractor, who commonly adds specialized input to
deliverables. Also called vendor. Duppling

13. Basic substance in its natural, modified, or semi-processed state, used as

an input to a production process for subsequent modification or
transformation into a finished good. Raw materials

14. An estimate of costs, revenues, and resources over a specified period,

reflecting a reading of future financial conditions and goals. Budgget

15. Department, facility, machine, or resource already working at its full

capacity and which, therefore, cannot handle any additional demand placed
on it. Also called critical resource. Bottleneck

Down

1.Study of capabilities and limitations of mental and physical work in different

settings. Ergonomics applies anatomical, physiological, andpsychological
knowledge (called human factors) to work and work environments in order to reduce
or eliminate factors that cause pain or discomfort. Ergonomics
3.A business or person that sells goods to the consumer, as opposed to a
wholesaler or supplier, who normally sell their goods to another business.
Retailer

4.Desire for certain good or service supported by the capacity to purchase it

. Demand

5. Highest sustainable output rate (maximum number of units per month,

quarter, or year) that can be achieved with current resources, maintenance
strategies, product specifications, etc. Capacity

6. An itemized catalog or list of tangible goods or property, or the intangible

attributes or qualities. Inventory

7. Estimate of expected demand over a specified future period. Also called

forecast demand. Demand Forecats
8. The comparison of what is actually produced or performed with what can
be achieved with the same consumption of resources (money, time, labor,
etc.). It is an important factor in determination of productivity. Efficiency

9. Work arrangement (or rearrangement) aimed at reducing or overcoming job

dissatisfaction and employee alienation arising from repetitive and mechanistic
tasks. Through job design, organizations try to raise productivity levels by offering
non-monetary rewards such as greater satisfaction from a sense of personal
achievement in meeting the increased challenge and responsibility of on 1e's work.
Job design
enlargement, job enrichment, job rotation, and job simplification are the
various techniques used in a job design exercise. Wai Time

10. Non-productive time (during which an employee is still paid) of employees or

machines, or both, due to work stoppage from any cause. Also called idle time,
allowed time, or downtime

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 A. Understanding Word categories
Translate the following terms into Spanish and determine their grammatical
category. Check the example:

English Term Spanish Translation Gramatical Category

Supply chain Cadena de Noun phrase

abastecimiento

supply chain Gestión de la cadena de Noun phrase

management suministro

flow of godos Flujo de bienes Noun phrase

storage of goods Almacenamiento de Noun phrase

bienes

point of origin Punto de origen Noun phrase

point of consumption Punto de consumo Noun phrase

consumer Consumidor Noun

supplier Proveedora Noun

customer Cliente Noun

provider Proveedora Noun

network Red Noun

procurement Obtención Noun

transformation transformación Noun

warehousing and Almacenamiento y Noun phrase

distribution distribución

intermediate product Producto intermedio Noun phrase

finished product Producto terminado Noun phrase

to meet customers’ Para cumplir con los Noun phrase

requirements requisitos de los clientes
re-engineering Reingeniería Noun

freight and transport costs Costos de flete y Noun phrase

transporte

destination market Mercado de destino Noun phrase

seasonal trends Tendencias estacionales Noun phrase

import and export Regulaciones de Noun phrase

regulations importación y exportación

customs duties and taxes Derechos de aduanas, Noun phrase

aranceles e impuestos

inventory management La gestión del inventario Noun phrase

delivery services Servicios de entrega Noun phrase

order fulfilment Orden completada Noun phrase

Possible solution for each case

English Spanish Translation Your opinión Your correction

Logistics is one of Logísticas es una de Hace falta incluir el La logística es

the spheres, which las esferas, que término “La” antes una de las
still have potential todavía tienen de Logísticas esferas que
as far as improving potencial en cuanto tiene potencial
performance is a mejorar el La palabra en cuando se
concerned. rendimiento se logística se debe refiere al
refiere. utilizar en singular. mejoramiento

-El verbo “tienen” del

se debe utilizar en rendimiento.
singular porque
nos estamos
refiriendo a “la
esfera de la
logística”

The global logistics El global mercado La palabra El mercado

market has grown de logísticas ha logísticas se debe global de
radically over the crecido utilizar en singular logística a
years. radicalmente a lo crecido a lo
largo de los años largo de los
años

The main customer Los principales No aplica No aplica

groups served by grupos de clientes
the logistics atendidos por la
industry are parcel industria logística
and documents son los servicios de
express delivery paquetería y
services, entrega urgente de
warehousing and documentos,
distribution, etc. almacenamiento y
distribución, etc.

Efficient logistics Logística eficiente y El termino logística Los sistemas

and transportation el sistema de es singular al igual de logística y
system are transporte son que eficiente y en transporte son
 important requisitos previos plural debe estar requisitos
prerequisites of the para el desarrollo de los sistemas eficientes para
development of any cualquier economía porque se habla de el desarrollo de
economy. transporte cualquier
economía

The art and science El arte y la ciencia la forma correcta La ciencia y el

of delivering goods de entregar es ciencia, la arte de
with speed and productos con traducción entregar
precision can help rapidez y precisión correcta de gain es productos con
businesses operate pueden ayudar a las bienes considero rapidez y
more efficiently, empresas a operar que sería la precisión
lower costs and de manera más traducción pueden ayudar
gain new eficiente, reducir correcta a las empresas
customers. costos y ganar a operar de
nuevos clientes. manera más
eficiente,
reducir costos y
ganar nuevos
clientes

Logistics has Las logísticas han Nuevamente la La logística ha

evolved throughout evolucionado a lo forma logística evolucionado a
centuries to largo y ancho de los debe ser singular lo largo y ancho
become an integral siglos para de los siglos
part of every convertirse en una para
business. parte integral de convertirse en
cada negocio. una parte
integral de
cada negocio

B. Identifying tenses
Read the sentences given below and identify the tense form used in each of them.
Translate the sentences into Spanish.

Tense Spanish translation

Last year, the U.S. Simple past El año pasado, la

business logistics industria de negocios de
industry continued logística de Estados
to grow at an un Unidos continuó
precedent rate. creciendo a un ritmo
nunca antes visto.

Global competition Simple past La competencia global

began to spread in comenzó a extenderse
the 1970s and en la década de los
accelerated in the
setenta y se aceleró en
1990s.
la década de los noventa

Logistics has Simple past La logística ha

evolved evolucionado a través de
throughout los siglos para
centuries to
convertirse en una parte
become an
integral part of integral de cada negocio
every business.
Globalization is present perfect La globalización sigue
still moving avanzando hoy
forward today.
Since 2000, the Present simple Desde 2000 la industria
rail freight industry del transporte ferroviario
has undergone a ha experimentado una
remarkable
notable transformación
transformation.
Logistics has been Simple past La logística ha jugado un
playing a papel fundamental en el
fundamental role desarrollo global durante
in global
casi, 5000 años
development for
almost 5,000
years.
Since the Present perfect Desde la construcción de
construction of the las pirámides en el
pyramids in antiguo Egipto, la
ancient Egypt,
logística ha hecho un
logistics has made
a remarkable progreso notable
progress.
Recently, present Recientemente, las
innovations have innovaciones se han
become vital to vuelto vitales para
meet customer
cumplir con las
expectations.
expectativas del cliente
 Now, the company Present perfect Ahora, la compañía está
is working on a trabajando en un nuevo
new project. proyecto.

Usually, freight present Por lo general, los

forwarders agentes de carga
organize shipping organizan el envió de
of various goods.
diversos productos

Now, the ABC Present perfect Ahora la compañía ABC

Company is está expandiendo sus
expanding its instalaciones de
production
producción para incluir
facilities to include
a new product una nueva línea de
line. productos

C. Critical Thinking
Answer the following questions.

1. According to your experience, which steps did you follow to complete the different
translations?

Rta. From my point of view we should have the clear concept of logistics globally to
give it a sequence

2. That translation is a complex activity? Explain.

If it is quite complex because through it it allows us to know the way the words are written

and if they are in present, past or present perfect

3. What do you think is necessary to do a correct translation?

Rta. I think that first of all you should have a good concept of vocabulary and syntax

with the composition of the sentence

4. According to your experience, what is the most difficult aspect about translation?

Rta. In my opinion or according to my experience, I believe that there is no difficulty

in translating a text simply the will and desire to do things for yourself.