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de manera transversal

English translation: interrelated (in this example)

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Spanish term or phrase:	de manera transversal
English translation:	interrelated (in this example)
Entered by:	James A Walsh

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14:53 Jun 29, 2009

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Zoology

Spanish term or phrase: de manera transversal

This must rate as one of most disliked words to translate. Quite why they have to use such an oblique and vague word, I don't know...
You'll also see that includes another word that drives to distraction "museográfico"...

Help desperately needed here (but not "transversally", please!)
Many thanks

"Más allá de suponer un recorrido por los biomas marinos más representativos y amenazados del mundo, la visita al [Zoo] debe incorporar otros aspectos de manera transversal que deben estar presentes a lo largo de todas las installaciones museográficas, transmitiendo mensajes en paralelo a la contemplación e interacción con los animales"

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Local time: 09:38

interrelated

Explanation:
My take on it.

Selected response from:

James A Walsh
Spain
Local time: 10:38

Grading comment

Tough one this - and very high on my list of least-preferred words in Spanish.
Thanks everyone; James's was the most helpful.

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

across

asets

multi-faceted

Edward Tully

collateral

Henry Hinds

interactively/cooperatively

Smartranslators

interrelated

James A Walsh

should include other aspects that are pervasive

Tatty

cross-cutting

liz askew

guiding thread

Libe de las Fuentes

has to/must also include

David Hollywood

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

4 mins confidence:

has to/must also include

Explanation:
not at all happy with the "debe" and would like to say "will also include/involve"

David Hollywood
Argentina
Local time: 07:38
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

8 mins confidence:

interactively/cooperatively

Explanation:
Suerte

Smartranslators
Spain
Local time: 10:38
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

9 mins confidence:

collateral

Explanation:
otros aspectos de manera transversal = other collateral issues

This is somewhat of a different take on it, but I think it works OK. After all, the phrase does not merit going through agony or putting the reader in agony.

Insofar as "instalaciones museográficas" = museum facilities

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"instalaciones museográficas" could also be more precisely rendered just as (museum) exhibits, and you could even use "exhibits" alone because we already know we are in a museum.

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 02:38
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

20 mins confidence:

guiding thread

Explanation:
Desde luego que no es una traducción literal. Al interpretar la frase completa, se entiende que la visita al zoo muestra un recorrido de diferentes biomas marinos cuya disposición no es casual, sino que siguen un hilo conductor (guiding thread) según el cual habrá un orden lógico y en el que además de visualizar los animales se aporta información complementaria. No sé qué te parece...
Y lo de museográfico parece que es una palabra del argot:
Ej. El guión museográfico organiza, de una forma sencilla, ordenada, precisa y directa, las obras, así como los paneles y gráficos que deben ser usados en la exposición. Y veo que el término "museographical" se suele emplear... Suerte!

Libe de las Fuentes
Spain
Local time: 10:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

29 mins confidence:

cross-cutting

Explanation:
...

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:38
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

1 hr confidence:

across

Explanation:
The word "across" in this context will clearly do it

asets
Canada
Local time: 04:38
Native speaker of:

Spanish

2 hrs confidence:

interrelated

Explanation:
My take on it.

Example sentence(s):

...the [Zoo] visit should also incorporate/include other interrelated aspects/elements which should be present throughout the museum´s installations...

James A Walsh
Spain
Local time: 10:38
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Tough one this - and very high on my list of least-preferred words in Spanish.
Thanks everyone; James's was the most helpful.

2 hrs confidence:

multi-faceted

Explanation:
another option - I hate this word too!

Edward Tully
Spain
Local time: 10:38
Native speaker of:

English