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Emplomania

English translation: STAFF

12:33 Sep 26, 2000
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: Emplomania
This term is used in a handwritten response to a survey question. It says: MEJOR TRAINING. MAS EMPLOMANIA. MEJOR PAGA Y BENFICIOS.

I don't recognize this as being a word in Spanish. Does anyone know if it is a Spanglish term and what it could possibly mean? Thanks!
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English translation:STAFF
Explanation:
in the survey, the respondent seems to be requesting:

BETTER TRAINING. A LARGER STAFF (or, MORE EMPLOYEES). BETTER PAY AND BENEFITS.

yes, the original is poorly written, but it\'s the translation you\'re after.



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Gloria Nichols
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Summary of answers provided
naIt may be a typo and mean: "empleomania = eagerness to hold public
Maria
naa responsibility towards employment/in terms of employment policies?
Lia Fail (X)
naemployment bloat OR *hiring bloat*
Yolanda Broad
naPlantilla
George Rabel
naSTAFF
Gloria Nichols


  

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It may be a typo and mean: "empleomania = eagerness to hold public


Explanation:
office" according to Gran Dicc. Larousse.

Hope it helps.

Saludos. Maria ;o)

Maria
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14 mins
a responsibility towards employment/in terms of employment policies?


Explanation:
Never saw it before. I would guess that it's due to the mania for 'English' jargon in the marketing profession.. It would be useful to know if the respondents are members of the public, or the public they belong to.

It seems like a worker demanding - "better training, pay, ....and benefits"

'emplomania' could be a less selfish demand for 'real' jobs (i.e. permanent employment) as opposed to 'contratos basura' (i.e. casual labour) - a wild guess... trying to squeeze it into the context.

Thus, in sentence, it could be "a more serious/responsible attitude to employment" or something similar.

'Beneficios' will depend on context, but it seems to be 'benefits' as in 'fringe benefits', rather than profits.

Lia Fail (X)
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15 mins
employment bloat OR *hiring bloat*


Explanation:
Don't think you can blame this one on English! Can't find anything in my Web searches for anything but Spanish.

Here is a context for you: "gobiernos seudocapitalistas donde la enorme emplomanía estatal creadora de ineficiencia, despilfarro, corrupción y "botelleros" evapora las riquezas nacionales y los aportes del sector privado. "

In English, we'd talk about something like *employment bloat* or *hiring bloat*


    Reference: http://www.mundolatino.org/eltemplo/memoria/20000103.htm
Yolanda Broad
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Berni Armstrong
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2 hrs
Plantilla


Explanation:
El texto original es definitivamente un error. La palabra correcta es EMPLEOMANIA y con todo respeto a mis colegas, e independientemente de lo que digan los diccionariosm yo siempre la he conocido como una adjetivo de NOMINA o PLANTILLA
saludos

George Rabel
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3 hrs
STAFF


Explanation:
in the survey, the respondent seems to be requesting:

BETTER TRAINING. A LARGER STAFF (or, MORE EMPLOYEES). BETTER PAY AND BENEFITS.

yes, the original is poorly written, but it\'s the translation you\'re after.






    �suerte!
Gloria Nichols
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