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calidez (in this context)

English translation: quality and caring


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Spanish term or phrase:calidad y calidez
English translation:quality and caring
Entered by: mikellys
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07:01 Jun 16, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / HIV/AIDS
Spanish term or phrase: calidez (in this context)
Can someone think of a better word than 'warmth'? Much thanks!

Es importante señalar que este acceso acelerado de cobertura de tratamiento logrado a través de las UAI, se produce con servicios de calidad y **calidez**
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 00:49
quality and caring
Explanation:
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mikellys
United States
Grading comment
This is the one I like best. But I suggest not addition it to the glossary, because there are so many options.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1empathy/caretrans4u
5sympathy/sympatheticDavid Brown
4 +1hospitality
Remy Arce
4caring and sharing
neilmac
4quality and caringmikellys
4friendly (services)Francisco Domínguez Montero
4cordiality
Taña Dalglish
4quality and user-friendly services
Antony Price
3Warm heartedness OR cordiality
Gad Kohenov


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Warm heartedness OR cordiality


Explanation:
But there is nothing wrong with warmth.

Gad Kohenov
Local time: 10:49
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friendly (services)


Explanation:
Fuera lo que fuese, aquí utilizaría adjetivo y no un sustantivo.
Suerte

Francisco Domínguez Montero
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
quality and user-friendly services


Explanation:
another alternative

Antony Price
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Local time: 09:49
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
sympathy/sympathetic


Explanation:
Used in health care and often used by funeral directors when describing their services

David Brown
Local time: 09:49
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
hospitality


Explanation:
another option; It is defined as "Kindness in welcoming guests or strangers"

Remy Arce
Local time: 03:49
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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agree  xxxeloso
10 hrs
  -> Gracias Eloso!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cordiality


Explanation:
A few other options:

I also thought of empathy.

http://www.wordreference.com/sinonimos/calidez
calidez:
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Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos © 2005 Espasa-Calpe S.A., Madrid:
calidez
• ardor, calor, bochorno, fogaje
• afectuosidad, cordialidad
o Antónimos: frialdad
Web Results
IDBAmerica: All about attitude
In 1997 employees adopted “calidad, calidez y colaboración” (quality, cordiality
and collaboration) as their new institutional goals, and the service is now ...
www.iadb.org/idbamerica/index.cfm?&thisid=453&pagenum=2 - 20k - Similar pages
Sitios sobre Reserva de Alojamiento en Buenos Aires, Hoteles
La excelencia de un cinco estrellas y la calidez de un staff comprometido. ....
Our distinctive seal is cordiality and a careful attention to all our guests ...
www.argentinatravelnet.com/temp/A7111S.html - 94k - Similar pages
Websites about Hotels in Buenos Aires, Capital Federal
Con toda la calidez que sus propios dueños pueden brindar. ...... Our distinctive
seal is cordiality and a careful attention to all our guests ...
www.argentinatravelnet.com/temp/P3499E.html - 338k - Similar pages

Suerte!

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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-06-16 12:25:07 GMT)
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Sorry desertfox. Too quick to put the same term "cordiality". Honestly only looked at the first term.

But I also offer empathy as another option. Apologies!

Taña Dalglish
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empathy/care


Explanation:
empathy- the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empathy

trans4u
Local time: 01:49
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

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agree  andres-larsen: could also be: understanding
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caring and sharing


Explanation:
"... quality caring and sharing services..."

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Note added at 9 hrs (2008-06-16 17:01:08 GMT)
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(where the meaning is ... most of the above)

neilmac
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quality and caring


Explanation:
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mikellys
United States
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This is the one I like best. But I suggest not addition it to the glossary, because there are so many options.
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Changes made by editors
Sep 24, 2008 - Changes made by mikellys:
Edited KOG entrymikellys's old entry - "calidad y calidez " => "quality and caring"
Jun 17, 2008 - Changes made by mikellys:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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