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vocación productiva

English translation: is aimed at increasing productivity / is related to productivity

17:06 Feb 3, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Spanish term or phrase: vocación productiva
Hello. From a press release on a company undergoing expansion:

"La empresa impulsa el plan para doblar su dimensión tanto por la vía del crecimiento de la actividad ordinaria como por la via de adquisiciones, como la que acaba de formalizar. Son adquisiciones que se enmarcan en sus siete sectores de actividad (....). El crecimiento se focaliza en Europa y tiene **vocación productiva**"

Thanks for your help :)
Simon Bruni
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:48
English translation:is aimed at increasing productivity / is related to productivity
Explanation:
:)
Selected response from:

Aoife Kennedy
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:48
Grading comment
Thanks everyone :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2is aimed at increasing productivity / is related to productivity
Aoife Kennedy
4productive vocation
Cesar Serrano
4(is a) lucrative occupation
Michael Powers (PhD)
4will be based on productivity
Joss Heywood
3productive capability
liz askew


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
is aimed at increasing productivity / is related to productivity


Explanation:
:)

Aoife Kennedy
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thanks everyone :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catherine Gilsenan
1 hr
  -> Thanks :)
agree  eesegura
9 hrs
  -> Thanks :)
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
productive vocation


Explanation:
...


    Reference: http://www.intercooperation.ch/sed/2005/wks-sed/fomen-bolivi...
    Reference: http://www.baylor.edu/search/search.php?q=vocation
Cesar Serrano
United States
Local time: 16:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  eski: Con los recursos y la vocación productiva de la familia Cartellone, ... and with their resources and productive vocation there is little doubt they will ...Saludos :))
27 mins
  -> Thanks Eski! Saludos!
agree  Sgallomuniz: Coincido. Saludos, Silvia
59 mins
  -> Muchas gracias, Silvia! Saludos!
disagree  Catherine Gilsenan: Don't think "vocation" is best word in English.
1 hr
  -> Thanks Catherine!
disagree  Aoife Kennedy: Agree with Catherine, a literal translation isn't what's required here.
1 hr
  -> I am glad you agree on disagreeing, Aoife...:)
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(is a) lucrative occupation


Explanation:
Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 19:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 773
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
productive capability


Explanation:
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:tMYh5X6shdwJ:www.sppf.p...

here = productive aptitude


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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 128
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
will be based on productivity


Explanation:
It's the growth that has "vocación productiva". Growth might be based on other things such as the purchase of other companies, etc., but in this case they plan to do it based on their own efforts, on productivity.

Joss Heywood
Local time: 20:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 108
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