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Spanish translation: voluble, veleidoso


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English term or phrase:choppy
Spanish translation:voluble, veleidoso
Entered by: Maria Rosich Andreu
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11:48 May 9, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Human Resources / sales manual
English term or phrase: choppy
En una lista de cualidades aplicadas a una persona para que los vendedore describan a sus clientes (no hay más contexto)

Indecisive
Choppy
Suspicious
Indifferent

A alguien se le ocurre algo? M gracias
Maria Rosich Andreu
Spain
Local time: 09:22
voluble
Explanation:
He encontrado esto como segunda acepción de "choppy": Abruptly shifting; variable. Used of the wind.

(Pero normalmente se aplica a "mar" con el significado de "picado").

Se me ocurre que podría traducirse como "voluble" o "cambiante", creo que encaja en esa lista de cualidades y es un factor a tener en cuenta para un vendedor.
Selected response from:

Deschant
Local time: 08:22
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, me parece una buena solución. También me gustaba veleidoso pero al tratarse de un curso sobre como ganarse al cliente, creo que 'voluble' da en el clavo. Saludos, Maria.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3volubleDeschant
4 +1inestable/cambiadizo/inconstanteHemuss
4veleidoso
larru
3Vacilar, ser inconstante
María Cordón


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
voluble


Explanation:
He encontrado esto como segunda acepción de "choppy": Abruptly shifting; variable. Used of the wind.

(Pero normalmente se aplica a "mar" con el significado de "picado").

Se me ocurre que podría traducirse como "voluble" o "cambiante", creo que encaja en esa lista de cualidades y es un factor a tener en cuenta para un vendedor.

Deschant
Local time: 08:22
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in GalicianGalician
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Muchas gracias, me parece una buena solución. También me gustaba veleidoso pero al tratarse de un curso sobre como ganarse al cliente, creo que 'voluble' da en el clavo. Saludos, Maria.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mps1
26 mins
  -> Gracias!

agree  margaret caulfield
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Margaret

agree  Egmont
3 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
inestable/cambiadizo/inconstante


Explanation:
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Hemuss
Local time: 10:22
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cecilia Della Croce
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Cecilia
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Vacilar, ser inconstante


Explanation:
Simon and Shuster's Dictionary

María Cordón
Local time: 03:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
veleidoso


Explanation:
Inconstante, mudable (RAE)

larru
Local time: 09:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 15
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May 10, 2005 - Changes made by Deschant:
FieldOther => Social Sciences


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