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English translation: inquiry/information-gathering

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Spanish term or phrase:	indagación
English translation:	inquiry/information-gathering
Entered by:	JaneTranslates

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12:41 Mar 5, 2008

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / Consultation

Spanish term or phrase: indagación

Syllabus for a graduate course in Psychology, a "Consultation Module."

I have "investigation" but I wonder if there is a specific technical term for "finding out a bunch of stuff that you need to know about the client." I don't like "interrogation"!

Spanish text from Puerto Rico, to be used in U.S. for accreditation purposes.

Thanks for your help!

Context:

"También identificaremos algunas de las destrezas esenciales de interacción humana, **indagación** y contratación que caracterizan la práctica de la consultoría profesional."

JaneTranslates KudoZ activity Questions: 126 (none open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 488 Puerto Rico
Local time: 12:12

inquire into...

Explanation:
una alternativa más personal por lo menos

Selected response from:

Ximena Correa
Local time: 12:12

Grading comment

Thank you. I used "inquiry" with most occurrences, "information gathering" in a couple where it fit the structure of the sentence to do so. Thanks to Claudia and Robert as well.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

inquire into...

Ximena Correa

inquiry

Thomas Tippit

investigation

Deborah Lockett

survey

Francisco Rocha

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

inquire into...

Explanation:
una alternativa más personal por lo menos

Ximena Correa
Local time: 12:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you. I used "inquiry" with most occurrences, "information gathering" in a couple where it fit the structure of the sentence to do so. Thanks to Claudia and Robert as well.

10 mins confidence:

investigation

Explanation:
this is the term used by Byron Katie in "The Work", although it isn't referring to people, but to beliefs:

"Loving What Is: Four questions that can change your life," written by Byron Katie with Stephen Mitchell is one of the most powerful books I've read that literally gives me a tool for this ***investigation***. In what Byron Katie calls "The Work," I've been able to go deep within with four questions and a turn-around and discover how my thoughts create stress or peace in my life.
http://www.earthspirittx.com/reviews_3.html

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Note added at 15 mins (2008-03-05 12:57:05 GMT)
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I forgot to include an extract in Spanish, sorry:

Katie desarrolló un método sencillo y sin embargo poderoso de ***indagación***, llamado El Trabajo, que rendía practicable esta transformación.
http://www.thework.com/pdf/lwi_intro_spanish.pdf

Deborah Lockett
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