Spanish term
United States
Spanish-English Translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, Portuguese to English
Categoría de persona
In a talk about connecting with others emotionally, the speaker talks about speaking to people you see but normally wouldn't talk to, "No solo estás conectando con Lupita (la cajera en el supermercado), sino que le estás dando categoría de persona."
I would maybe say: "You are giving her an identity", or "You are giving her status".
Please let me know your opinion. Thanks.
| 4 +7 | you are viewing or treating her as a person. |
O G V
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| 3 +2 | personal recognition |
Adrian MM.
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| 3 | You are speaking to her on her level. |
Matthew Fuzzey
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Proposed translations
you are viewing or treating her as a person.
I would translate it.
Greetings
| agree |
philgoddard
: Peter's suggestion, giving her an identity, is fine too.
2 mins
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| neutral |
Juan Jacob
: "Person" me parece poco.
3 mins
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| agree |
Carina Mariani
12 mins
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| agree |
Helena Chavarria
2 hrs
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| agree |
Muriel Vasconcellos
5 hrs
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| agree |
linamoy
9 hrs
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| agree |
neilmac
: Yes, acknowledging her as a person rather than a thing or robot. Best in show IMHO.
12 hrs
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| agree |
Edward Tully
13 hrs
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Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
personal recognition
Personal status could be misinterpreted as a marital label.
The law consists of 282 articles which provide for the rulings related to the family, human personal status including marriage, divorce, capacity, guardianship,.
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You are speaking to her on her level.
Just an idea, hope this helps. Saludos!
Discussion
"La estás viendo o tratando como una persona".
No me gusta nada ese "dar categoría de persona" porque sugiere que no la tuviera. La gente dice cada cosa...
++Añadir que la frase original viene a decir que la otra persona no mira o no suele mirar con humanidad a la cajera, porque es una relación comercial sin casi conversación. Pero no se puede aceptar ni por lógica ni por ética eso de "dar categoría de persona". Todos los seres humanos sin distinción son personas, no se les puede dar esa condición porque la tienen de nacimiento.
Se puede argumentar que es una forma de hablar sin más importancia pero con tanta cosificación y tanta superficialidad es mejor no trasladar esos matices al traducir (y desde luego, mejor evitarlos al hablar).
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