señas de identidad

English translation: core values

09:19 Sep 20, 2007

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - International Org/Dev/Coop

Spanish term or phrase: señas de identidad

Ning!

This comes under the general heading of "Identidad Institucional".

I've checked the glossaries and found suggestions such as"distinguishing features", "identity signs", etc., but I'm not convinced.

Feel free to re-write providing the core idea stands (loose example "the ideas associated to our organisation").

Context reads as follows:

En esta nueva etapa queremos afianzar nuestras señas de identidad:

a) Organización independiente, apartidista y aconfesional
b) La centralidad de las personas y la presencia local
c) El vínculo solidario
d) El fortalecimiento de capacidades como metodología de intervención

TIA,

Álvaro :O) :O)

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English translation:core values

Explanation:
This phrase immediately came to mind when reading the extract. Companies often talk about their "core values" - e.g. professionalism, transparency, innovation etc. Might work here.

Selected response from:

Wendy Cummings
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:23

Grading comment

Hi Wendy. I think this is perfect in my context. I know I should leave the question open 24h, but I wouldn't like to waste people's time. Thank a bunch!

:O) :O)
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3 +2

core values

Wendy Cummings

what sets us apart; how we diverge from the mainstream; the identity we've carved out for ourselves

Bubo Coroman (X)

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7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

core values

Explanation:
This phrase immediately came to mind when reading the extract. Companies often talk about their "core values" - e.g. professionalism, transparency, innovation etc. Might work here.

Wendy Cummings
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:23
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Hi Wendy. I think this is perfect in my context. I know I should leave the question open 24h, but I wouldn't like to waste people's time. Thank a bunch!

:O) :O)

14 mins confidence:

what sets us apart; how we diverge from the mainstream; the identity we've carved out for ourselves

Explanation:
also possible:

- our uniqueness as a unit of the business world

- the original features of our identity

- the niche into which our identity fits

(and with a more philosophical flavour:)

- our corporate essence

- the being-ness of our organization

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Hi again Álvaro! I'm so glad you found your answer so quickly. I just wanted to make a suggestion if you should come across similar terms in the document, how to deal with them. Without changing the wording, try changing the words around, like this example:

original term: "nuestras señas de identidad"

direct translation (as per the explanation in your context): "our identity signs"

final translation after changing the words around:
"the signs of our identity"

This is actually the name of an exhibition being run by a charity in the Dominican Republic - please see this link:

http://www.dominicantimes.com/news.php?nid=402

Just a suggestion.

Bubo Coroman (X)
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English
PRO pts in category: 146

Notes to answerer

Asker: Hi Deborah. Perhaps I should have specified, this is for a "charity" sorry.

Asker: Hi again Deborah. Thanks for the extra time spent on researching this. I'll keep your suggestions in mind as the idea does crop up further on. :O) :O)

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