technologically savyy

Spanish translation: con pocas habilidades técnicas

15:31 Feb 17, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / Network Security
English term or phrase: technologically savyy
It can be difficult for users who aren't technologically savvy to look at the routing information of an e-mail or the URL of a Web and determine whether the addresses are legitimate.

¿...que no se encuentran seguros a nivel tecnológico...?

Gracias por vuestras sugerencias
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 06:45
Spanish translation:con pocas habilidades técnicas
Explanation:
Una opción!

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Rosa Rubio
Spain
Local time: 06:45
Grading comment
Muchas gracias Rosa
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1con pocas habilidades técnicas
Rosa Rubio
5 +1usuarios que no son hábiles en cuestiones tecnológicas
Susana Fornies Unzurrunzaga
4 +2que no tienen amplio dominio en temas de tecnología
Cecilia Della Croce
4 +1tecnológicamente eruditos, entendidos
Roberto Rey
4 +1muy compententes en cuanto a la tecnología
Marcelo González
5que no tienen conocimientos de tecnología
Ines Garcia Botana
5sin (un) perfil técnico/tecnológico
Sergi Callau (X)
4(estar) puesto en tecnología
Adam Burman
3sin orientaciónes tecnológicas
Jennifer Levey


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
con pocas habilidades técnicas


Explanation:
Una opción!



Rosa Rubio
Spain
Local time: 06:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in category: 70
Grading comment
Muchas gracias Rosa

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christina Courtright: y la más elegante (sabes que "savvy" es una corrupción de la pregunta "¿sabe?")
2 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, cecourtright! Cada día se aprende algo nuevo :-)

neutral  Jennifer Levey: Me parece que 'savvy' viene del francés 'savez-vous?'
1 day 6 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sin orientaciónes tecnológicas


Explanation:
?

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 02:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 109
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
usuarios que no son hábiles en cuestiones tecnológicas


Explanation:
¡Suerte!

Susana Fornies Unzurrunzaga
Spain
Local time: 06:45
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cecilia Della Croce
4 mins
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(estar) puesto en tecnología


Explanation:
Savvy is to be knowledgeable about something.

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Note added at 5 mins (2006-02-17 15:37:24 GMT)
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So in this context "no estan puestos en tecnología"

Adam Burman
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cecilia Della Croce: es demasiado informal para un contexto técnico
28 mins
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
technologically savvy
tecnológicamente eruditos, entendidos


Explanation:
;)

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Note added at 7 mins (2006-02-17 15:39:12 GMT)
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creo que no sobra anteponer el NO ...para que no entienden lo contrario

Roberto Rey
Colombia
Local time: 00:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 64

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susana Magnani: careful with the NO!
1 hr
  -> Tnx Silt....ok ; )
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
muy compententes en cuanto a la tecnología


Explanation:
+

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Note added at 9 mins (2006-02-17 15:40:38 GMT)
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It can be difficult for users who aren't technologically savvy = puede resultar difícil para (los) usuarios que no sean muy competentes en cuanto a la tecnología

Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 19:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cecilia Della Croce
6 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Cecilia :-)
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
technologically savvy
que no tienen conocimientos de tecnología


Explanation:
Yo lo diría así. ¡Otra opción para que elijas! :-)

Ines Garcia Botana
Local time: 02:45
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
que no tienen amplio dominio en temas de tecnología


Explanation:
hth

Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 02:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 122

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcelo González: "amplio dominio" también queda muy bien
4 mins
  -> gracias por retribuir, Marcelo

agree  Jairo Payan: Me voy por esta opción, es cuestion de estilos pero hay mucho de donde escoger
9 mins
  -> gracias y saludos, Jairo
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
sin (un) perfil técnico/tecnológico


Explanation:
es por usar un eufemismo que no hiera los sentimientos de los "no-savvy" ;-)

Sergi Callau (X)
Local time: 06:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in category: 93
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