Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

presentation clichés

English translation:

basically, you know, etc.

Added to glossary by Lisa McCarthy
Mar 30, 2010 19:05
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Need help with phrase

Spanish to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general) Giving presentations
Here the text talks about avoiding 'classic tags' in presentations such as 'en definitiva' and 'un poquito'. My problem here is if I translate these as 'all in all/all things considered/in short' and 'a little (bit)' would it make any sense? It doesn't particularly ring a bell with me as I haven't had to sit through many presentations, and maybe the equivalents in English presentations (UK audience) are totally different. Any advice on this one would be welcome! Ta.

Otro elemento que debe controlar la persona que expone es el gesto. Es recomendable exponer con una expresión facial ligeramente sonriente, no forzada, que denote relajación y que haga presuponer que estamos convencidos de lo que hacemos y de lo que decimos. Asimismo, con nuestra voz utilizaremos varios tonos, evitando caer en la monotonía, acompañados de palabras dotadas del máximo sentido y tratando de no utilizar las coletillas clásicas como:*** “en definitiva”, “un poquito”, *** etc.
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Apr 7, 2010 12:34: Lisa McCarthy changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/583344">Lisa McCarthy's</a> old entry - "Need help with phrase"" to ""basically, you know""

Apr 7, 2010 12:34: Lisa McCarthy changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/583344">Lisa McCarthy's</a> old entry - "presentation clichés "" to ""basically, you know, etc. ""

Proposed translations

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2 hrs
Spanish term (edited): en definitiva, un poquito
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basically, you know

I agree with Ormiston that you could throw in any pet hates, but I don't think we're looking for clichés and jargon like "bottom line" and "at this moment in time" here.

"Basically" is one possible translation of "en definitiva" which has the advantage of itself being an overused word in English. "You know" has nothing to do with "un poquito", but is another meaningless verbal tic - Tony Blair uses it a lot.

Peer comment(s):

agree Emma Ratcliffe
4 hrs
Thanks Emma.
agree Evans (X)
10 hrs
Thanks Gilla.
agree Neil Mann : "Basically" is a very good one!
15 hrs
Thanks.
agree Fiona Hale
19 hrs
Thanks Fiona.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to all for your help -went with this because, basically, I like 'basically', you know :)"
37 mins

in conclusion, a bit, etc.

Una opción :) Suerte!

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Note added at 38 mins (2010-03-30 19:43:26 GMT)
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Yes, all your phrases would make perfect sense :)!
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(throw a few pet hates in)

I suppose you have to come up with some overworked phrases in English so you must move away from the Spanish examples.
I dunno - what about ' bottom line' why not 'at this moment in time' 'to all intents and purposes' etc. i.e. a few meaningless pat phrases...

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Note added at 19 hrs (2010-03-31 14:53:25 GMT)
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my offering for 'en definitiva' would be 'at the end of the day' and maybe 'to some extent' for 'un poquito' (although it sounds harmess enough to me). As the writer is just citing a couple of lame examples I honestly think we can provide a couple of terms that will back his idea
Peer comment(s):

agree Neil Mann : The two seem to be slightly different--"en definitiva" a standard introduction to a concluding remark or summary, "un poquito" a kind of verbal tic or personal pet phrase of constantly qualifying any comment.
17 mins
agree eski : Good suggestion, I think! eski
55 mins
agree Evans (X)
11 hrs
agree neilmac : I agree, but not that they are "meaningless". Redundancy and cliches do serve a purpose both in spoken and written language.
1 day 20 hrs
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