WORKSHOP_GETTING_STARTED_AS_A_TRANSLATOR_V2

Actividad Aprendizaje No. 5 – Evidencia No. 5

LADY LORENA OLMOS DIAZ

SERVICIO NACIONAL DE APRENDIZAJE SENA

TECNOLOGIA GESTION LOGISTICA
BOGOTA
2020
 Workshop: Getting started as a translator

As part of your English Learning Process, it is important to get familiar with technical
vocabulary in order to be able to translate short pieces of texts containin technical
information.
A. Getting familiar with thechnical 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
9. Movement of goods or services along the value stream from raw materials
to the customer without backflow, stoppages, or waste.

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.

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.

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

reflecting a reading of future financial conditions and goals.

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.
Down

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

settings. Ergonomics applies anatomical, physiological, and psychological
knowledge (called human factors) to work and work environments in order to reduce
or eliminate factors that cause pain or discomfort.

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.

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

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.

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

attributes or qualities.
7. Estimate of expected demand over a specified future period. Also called
forecast demand.

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.

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 on1e's work. Job enlargement, job enrichment, job rotation,
and job simplification are the various techniques used in a job design
exercise.
 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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B. Understanding Word categories
Translate the following terms into Spanish and determine their gramatical category.
Check the example:
English Term Spanish Translation Gramatical Category
Supply chain Cadena de abastecimiento Noun phrase
supply chain management Administracion de la Noun phrase
cadena de suministro
flow of godos Flujo de bienes ( Sustantivo
mercancías )
storage of goods Almacenamiento de Sustantivo
mercancias
point of origin Punto de origen Sustantivo
point of consumption Punto de consumo Sustantivo
consumer Consumidor Sustantivo/Verbo
supplier Proveedor Sustantivo
customer Cliente, consumidor, Sustantivo
usuario
provider Proveedor, Operadora, Sustantivo
Agente, otros
network Red, cadena Sustantivo
procurement Compra, adquisición, Sustantivo
contratacion
transformation Transformacion Sustantivo
warehousing and Almacenamiento y Sustantivo
distribution distribucion
intermediate product Producto intermedio Sustantivo
finished product Producto terminado Sustantivo
to meet customers’ Para cumplir las Verbo
requirements necesidades de los clientes
o satisfacer las
necesidades de los clientes
re-engineering Reingenieria, Rediseño Sustantivo
freight and transport costs Costos de flete( Carga ) y Noun phrase
Transporte
destination market Mercado de destino Sustantivo
seasonal trends Tendencias estacionales Adjetivo/ Sustantivo
import and export Regulaciones de Sustantivo
regulations importación y exportacion
customs duties and taxes Aranceles aduaneros e Sustantivo
impuestos
inventory management Gestion de inventarios Sustantivo
delivery services Servicios de entrega Sustantivo
order fulfilment Despachos de pedidos Sustantivo
Cumplimiento de la orden
C. Evaluating translations
Read the following translations and identify the posible problems in the result. You
can express the problems you identify in Spanish. Please, provide a posible
solution for each case
English
Logistics is one of the
spheres, which still have
potential as far as improving
performance is concerned.
The global logistics market
has grown radically over the
years.
The main customer groups
served by the logistics
industry are parcel and
documents express delivery
services, warehousing and
distribution, etc.
Efficient logistics and
transportation system are
important prerequisites of the
development of any
economy.
The art and science of
delivering goods with speed
and precision can help
businesses operate more
efficiently, lower costs and
gain new customers.
Logistics has evolved
throughout centuries to
become an integral part of
every business.
Spanish Translation
Logísticas es una de las
esferas, que todavía tienen
potencial en cuanto a mejorar
el rendimiento se refiere.
El global mercado de
logísticas han crecido
radicalmente sobre los años.
Los principales grupos de
clientes servidos por la
industria logística son los
servicios de entrega urgente
de paquetería y documentos,
almacenamiento y
distribución, etc.
Logística eficientes y el
sistema de transporte son
importantes previos requisitos
del desarrollo de ninguna
economía.
El arte y la ciensia de la
entrega de buenos con
rapidez y precisión pueden
ayudar negocios a operar
más eficiente, reducir costos y
gain nuevos clientes.
Las logísticas ha
evolucionado a lo largo y
ancho de las centurias para
convertirse en una parte
integral de cada negocios.
Your opinion
-Hace falta el uso del
artículo “La” antes de
Logísticas.
-En español, el término
logística se debe utilizar en
singular.
-El verbo “tienen” se debe
utilizar en singular porque
nos estamos refiriendo a “la
esfera de la logística”
Logística debe estar en
singular no en plural.
-has grown es en singular
no en plural
Ajustar el significado de
servidos a atendidos. Igual
que el orden delas palabras
en español para mejorarla
redacción y entendimiento
la oración.
Es importante la
organización de las
palabras en la redacción y
el uso adecuado del o los
significados de la palabra
para ajustarlos a la
intención de la oración (any/
nada/cualquiera/).
Ortografía. Goods hace
referencia a bienes,
mercancías. Gain es ganar,
obtener. Redacción para
que haya coherencia en la
oración.
Logistics, significa la
logística o logística,
dependiendo la oración
donde este. Redacción de
la oración para que haya
coherencia. Every business,
puede significar todos los
negocios o cada negocio,
igualmente haciendo
referencia aun todo.
Your correction
La logística es una de
las esferas que aún
tiene potencial en
cuanto se refiere al
mejoramiento del
rendimiento.
El mercado mundial de
la logística ha crecido
radicalmente a lo largo
de los años
Los principales grupos
de clientes atendidos
por la industria
logística son los
servicios de entrega,
almacenaje y
distribución de
paquetes y
documentos Express,
etc
La logística eficiente y
el sistema de
transporte son
prerrequisitos
importantes para
desarrollo de cualquier
economía
El arte y la ciencia de
entregar mercancías
con velocidad y
precisión pueden
ayudar a las empresas
a operar de manera
más eficiente, bajando
costos y ganando
nuevos clientes.
La logística ha
evolucionado a lo largo
de los siglos para
convertirse en parte
integral de cada
negocio.
 A. 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 industria de
business logistics negocios de logística de
industry continued to Estados Unidos continuó
grow at an creciendo a un ritmo nunca
unprecedented rate. antes visto.
 Global competition Simple La competencia mundial
began to spread in the comenzó a difundirse en la
1970s and década de 1970 y se aceleró
accelerated in the en la década de 1990
1990s.
 Logistics has evolved Past perfect La logística ha evolucionado a
throughout centuries lo largo de los siglos para
to become an integral convertirse en parte integral
part of every de cada negocio
business.
 Globalization is still Simple present La globalización sigue
moving forward today. avanzando hoy.
 Since 2000, the rail Present perfect Desde el año 2000, la
freight industry has industria del transporte
undergone a ferroviario ha sufrido una
remarkable notable transformación
transformation.
 Logistics has been Past perfect continuous La logística ha desempeñado
playing a fundamental un papel fundamental en el
role in global desarrollo mundial durante
development for casi 5.000 años.
almost 5,000 years.
 Since the construction Present perfect Desde la construcción de las
of the pyramids in pirámides en el antiguo
ancient Egypt, Egipto, la logística ha hecho
logistics has made a un progreso notable.
remarkable progress.
 Recently, innovations Present perfect Recientemente, las
have become vital to innovaciones se han vuelto
meet customer vitales para satisfacer las
expectations. expectativas del cliente.
 Now, the company is Present continuous Ahora, la empresa está
working on a new trabajando en un nuevo
project. proyecto.
 Usually, freight Simple present Generalmente, los transitorios
forwarders organize organizan el envío de varias
shipping of various mercancías
goods.
 Now, the ABC Present continuous Ahora, la compañía ABC está
Company is expandiendo sus instalaciones
expanding its de producción para incluir una
production facilities to nueva línea de productos
include a new product
line.
D. Critical Thinking
Answer the following questions.
1. According to your experience, which steps did you follow to complete the different
translations?

First to support me in a technical translator, then to verify the words, the

coherence and the meaning of the translated sentence.

2. According to your experience, do you consider that translation is a complex

activity? Explain.

Translation is not a complex activity, requires attention and detail, but with
the right tools to do it is time but not difficult

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

Yes, completely. If it is not done correctly, you can lose the sense of prayer,
or the right meaning, which is what allows us to understand what we
translate.

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

The most complex part, or more detail, is to locate the proper meaning of
each word, and then consistently organize the sentences.