Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
en este dia quiero saludar a una persona muy especial
English translation:
Today I would like to greet someone very special
Spanish term
en este dia quiero saludar a una persona muy especial
Jan 26, 2010 00:59: mediamatrix (X) changed "Field (specific)" from "Telecom(munications)" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Jan 26, 2010 08:47: Evans (X) changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Feb 9, 2010 04:27: esing (X) Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (3): mediamatrix (X), philgoddard, Evans (X)
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Proposed translations
Today I would like to greet someone very special
| agree |
Paola Grochi
: In fact, I think I've heard it in speeches of some kind.
50 mins
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Thanks, Paola
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| agree |
Marzia Nicole Bucca
23 hrs
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Thanks, Marzia
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Japan
Scientia est potentia
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, German to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, and 3 more.
on this day, I want to give my greetings to a special person
| disagree |
Jennifer Levey
: I doubt that there are more than five or six English(wo)men who would say that.
11 mins
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Vivienne Lynch (X)
: You might be understood, but it does not read like native English
1 hr
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Today I want to greet someone very dear to my heart
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
on this day I would like to say hello to someone very special/ a very special person
If it's a birthday card, communion day card or something similar, then I would go for what I have suggested (more for kids really), or using 'greet' as suggested by others if it's intended for adults.
Discussion
More context is imperative.
Today, I would like to introduce a very special person
- the relationship between the speaker and the 'person'
- the social/business/academic or other context in which these words will be used
- the country and gthe nationality(ies) of those present
- etc. etc. etc.
We call it 'context'...