highly valued

English translation: Some synonyms

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English term or phrase:	highly valued
Selected answer:	Some synonyms
Entered by:	Kim Metzger

16:53 Oct 27, 2002

English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary

English term or phrase: highly valued

appearing seven (!) times in two paragraphs, I need help with alternatives.

'He highly values his free time, ....teamwork is highly valued, ... etc

eg. is highly regarded, attach importance to, is considered of utmost importance

Xeniz KudoZ activity Questions: 117 (none open) Answers: 27 Spain
Local time: 18:18

Some synonyms

Explanation:
rates highly, holds in high regard, thinks highly of, sets great store by, attaches importance to, prizes

Selected response from:

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 10:18

Grading comment

I think Arthur deserves a few points as well. I always find myself having to improve translations, and although at times it is required, on other occasions I feel I am misleading the end client, as they have 'missed' the 'poor quality message' through which a potential supplier (for example) has contacted them.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

4 +10

Your author deserves his fate: do NOT improve!

Arthur Borges

4 +7

Some synonyms

Kim Metzger

appreciate

Marion Burns

3 +1

treasured

#41698 (LSF)

3 +1

highly regarded; high esteem of;

#41698 (LSF)

3 +1

esteemed, prized, held in high regard,

Nancy Arrowsmith

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

treasured

Explanation:
- valued as if treasures, maybe.

#41698 (LSF)
Malaysia
Local time: 00:18
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 53

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

Some synonyms

Explanation:
rates highly, holds in high regard, thinks highly of, sets great store by, attaches importance to, prizes

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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 10:18
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 2249

Grading comment

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

highly regarded; high esteem of;

Explanation:
- regard highly.
- think of highly.

#41698 (LSF)
Malaysia
Local time: 00:18
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 53

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

Your author deserves his fate: do NOT improve!

Explanation:
I first read Beaudelaire's juvenalia in an English version, that was SOOOOOO poetic and, oh did was in for a surprize when I finally sank my eyes into the original; it was like:

Shoot down big bird of the sea...

'Tis risky to twist the vibes of the cosmos to our own little purposes", as the immortal writer Anon once quipped.

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Note added at 2002-10-27 17:06:37 (GMT)
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PLS READ \"oh did was I in for...\"

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Note added at 2002-10-27 17:33:45 (GMT)
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PS to Mads below: And mainstream-society extremists may be the worst of the lot!

Arthur Borges
China
Local time: 00:18
PRO pts in pair: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

eldira: we are translators, not literary editors

11 mins

-> Amen.

neutral

Mads Grøftehauge: I agree, sometimes you really itch to use the CICO principle (crap in, crap out), but surely Xeniz has considered this?

14 mins

-> Am rolling over in LOLs! But "seven (!) times in two paragraphs" is beyond salvation, to my mind, except in extreme circumstance, and it's usually earned me disdain and suspicion: now I tread carefully with such extremists!

agree

Refugio: I agree. We can help a little, but not that much! We are not ghostwriters.

1 hr

-> Yup, the good old discretion & valour equation.

agree

Przemysław Szkodziński

1 hr

agree

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi): CICO and SICO (use some protection...whichever this may be) principles...a bit of black humor on a Sunday!

1 hr

agree

Bryan Crumpler: hmmm... I totally agree, esp. with eldira. 7 times in 2 paragraphs is borderline |>(_)/\/\B!

1 hr

agree

Drak: I would agree with you, but it seems that the asker wants more than options before she/he makes up his/her mind...

2 hrs

agree

Christopher Crockett: Right. Seven times in two paragraphs is part (perhaps an essential part) of the work, warts and all.

21 hrs

agree

Marion Burns: Good point, Arthur.

21 hrs

agree

Glenda Janssen: Since it is Enlish(monolingual) wouldn't we be talking about editing or proofreading here? So.. Isn't his jon to IMPROVE?

1 day 19 mins

-> Oh my, I assumed the asker is translating and may have launched us all into a case of tunnel vision here! :-S

agree

Y (X): Excellent point

6 days

29 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

esteemed, prized, held in high regard,

Explanation:
appreciated
values, appreciates, considers important, acknowledges, treasures, rates highly, admires

I agree that you shouldn't improve too much, but you also shouldn't bore your readers to death - a fine line to walk

Nancy Arrowsmith
Local time: 10:18
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 60

21 hrs confidence:

appreciate

Explanation:
I agree with Arthur's point, don't put too much energy into rewriting. (unless you've contracted as translator AND editor!

If you're looking for synomyms, though, here's another one.

Marion Burns
United States
Local time: 12:18
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 18

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