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cualificar

English translation: improve / enhance the quality

08:23 Feb 9, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
Spanish term or phrase: cualificar
A tourist board in Spain speaks in a report of its plans for the destination in the coming year. The definition of "cualificar" as appreciating the qualities of someone or something or imputing qualities doesn't tell me much.

El Plan de Acción del Patronato Provincial de Turismo de la Costa del Sol para 2008 se basa en los objetivos prioritarios establecidos en los dos años anteriores tendentes a la CUALIFICACIÓN del destino, la desestacionalización de la demanda, aumento
Daniel Burns (X)
Local time: 02:45
English translation:improve / enhance the quality
Explanation:
rather than appreciate / impute /qualify
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tristar
Local time: 10:45
Grading comment
I was able to find the explanation of agency's plan, spelled Plan Qualifica for some reason, and this answer is correct.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3classification; categorisation; grading
Carol Gullidge
4 +3raising the profile of the destination
Bubo Coroman (X)
4rating
Vittorio Ferretti
4improve / enhance the quality
tristar
4aimed at making the (tourist) location more attractive
Cinnamon Nolan
4(tending towards the) standing...
Robert West
4qualification
Cecilia Della Croce
4upgrade
Elizabeth Medina


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
rating


Explanation:
I understand that they want to attract tourists of higher economic level

Vittorio Ferretti
Local time: 09:45
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
improve / enhance the quality


Explanation:
rather than appreciate / impute /qualify

tristar
Local time: 10:45
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I was able to find the explanation of agency's plan, spelled Plan Qualifica for some reason, and this answer is correct.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
aimed at making the (tourist) location more attractive


Explanation:
More attractive, in the sense of pointing out the virtues or positive characteristics of the spot to attract more tourists.

Aimed at or towards.

cualificar
1. tr. Atribuir o apreciar cualidades.
http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/

cualidad
(=virtud) quality
"su principal cualidad era la lealtad" his principal virtue was loyalty
"defectos y cualidades" defects and virtues
(=atributo) attribute, characteristic
http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/cualidad

Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Local time: 09:45
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
classification; categorisation; grading


Explanation:
this is how I understand it: that resorts/destinations are categorised according to their various qualities or simply according to the overall standard (hence cualificar)

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 180

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Parrot: or rating (as in hotels and restaurants), but this would also apply to categories such as "playa", "rural"...
1 hr
  -> thanks, Parrot! yes, rating, but in this sense - perhaps a sort of star rating?
agree  Beatriz Galiano (X): Estoy de acuerdo con tu interpretación Carol, clasificarlos de acuerdo a sus cualidades características.
3 hrs
  -> gracias, Beatriz :)
agree  RichardDeegan
5 hrs
  -> thanks, Richard!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
raising the profile of the destination


Explanation:
raising the profile of the Costa del Sol in order to attract international tourists. Traditionally the Costa del Sol is a holiday destination for nationals (Spaniards), but in the last few years it has increasingly opened to international visitors, e.g.:

This [Mazagón] has been a national holiday destination for many years and is now opening up to international tourism.


    Reference: http://www.visithuelva.com/travelguides/destinations/dest.as...
Bubo Coroman (X)
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 155

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pilar Díez
34 mins
  -> muchas gracias Pilar, que tengas un muy buen fin de semana :-) Deborah
agree  neilmac: This works for me :)
10 hrs
  -> thanks Neil, hope you're having a great weekend! :-) Deborah
agree  Marian Martin (X)
14 hrs
  -> muchas gracias Marian, otro abrazo :-) Deborah
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(tending towards the) standing...


Explanation:
Just to further increase your options

Robert West
Spain
Local time: 09:45
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
qualification


Explanation:
para mí es un evidente calco

Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 04:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
upgrade


Explanation:
Así lo entiendo.

Elizabeth Medina
Local time: 03:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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