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English to Spanish translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase:Widget company (see context)
This sentence is used as a practice problem in a personal finance course: Mr. S. works for a *widget company*. It goes on to talk about how much he earns there, how much other employees earn and just how many widgets they assemble. Since it is meant to be practice problem, I don't like the translation "compañía hipotética" because it doesn't make it seem real and personal, as this book tries to do. Suggestions?
Since this is a book that teaches both finance AND some common finance-related vocabulary in English, we will be explaining that a widget is a term that refers to an imaginary product, but I will include the English term so they will learn it. Thanks, giulio. 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer
Usage
"Widget" is frequently used in texts and speech, especially in the context of economics, to indicate a hypothetical "any-product." Companies in such texts will frequently be given names such as "ABC Widgets" or "Acme Widget Corp." to indicate that
Widget may refer to:
* Widget (economics), a placeholder name for an object or, more specifically, a mechanical or other manufactured device
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widget company (see context)
empresa de widget
Explanation: un widget es una pequeña aplicación o programa, usualmente presentado en archivos o ficheros pequeños que son ejecutados por un motor de widgets o Widget Engine. Entre sus objetivos están los de dar fácil acceso a funciones frecuentemente usadas y proveer de información visual. Sin embargo los widgets pueden hacer todo lo que la imaginación desee e interactuar con servicios e información distribuida en Internet; pueden ser vistosos relojes en pantalla, notas, calculadoras, calendarios, agendas, juegos, ventanas con información del clima en su ciudad, etcétera.
giulio76 Local time: 05:34 Native speaker of: Spanish PRO pts in category: 4
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Since this is a book that teaches both finance AND some common finance-related vocabulary in English, we will be explaining that a widget is a term that refers to an imaginary product, but I will include the English term so they will learn it. Thanks, giulio.
The word occurs in the 1924 comedic play, Beggar on Horseback (1924), written by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly. The hero, a struggling composer, must choose between creating music that stimulates his soul but earns no money or earning a soul-deadening living in a "widget" factory. "Widget" is never explained, but clearly it is some mechanical product without artistic or spiritual value.
JoLuGo Local time: 21:34 Native speaker of: Spanish
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