Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
es la percepción realizada del x
English translation:
reflects (is the practical effect of; is influenced by) the perceived x
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TechLawDC
Jul 28, 2015 19:07
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Spanish term
percepción
Spanish to English
Other
Economics
This is from a document describing a methodology used to create a business opportunity index for Latin American countries. I'm having trouble understanding what "percepción realizada" refers to in the following section:
La inversión extranjera directa es la percepción realizada del grado de atractividad de la economía para generar oportunidades de negocios, el indicador utilizado es la inversión extranjera directa como porcentaje del PIB de los últimos cinco años, 2008-2013.
Thanks in advance.
La inversión extranjera directa es la percepción realizada del grado de atractividad de la economía para generar oportunidades de negocios, el indicador utilizado es la inversión extranjera directa como porcentaje del PIB de los últimos cinco años, 2008-2013.
Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +4 | reflects; is the practical effect of |
TechLawDC
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| 4 | the expression of |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 4 -1 | materializes the perception |
Francois Boye
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Aug 4, 2015 01:43: TechLawDC Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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reflects; is the practical effect of
The amount of foreign direct investment reflects (is the practical effect of) the attractiveness of the economy for creating business opportunities….
("percepción is a Spanish idiom that does not readily translate into English as a calque or the like, in my opinion.)
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Alternative : is influenced by...the perceived.../
"The amount of foreign direct investment is influenced by the perceived attractiveness of the economy...."
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the perceived....
("percepción is a Spanish idiom that does not readily translate into English as a calque or the like, in my opinion.)
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Note added at 6 hrs (2015-07-29 01:17:55 GMT)
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Alternative : is influenced by...the perceived.../
"The amount of foreign direct investment is influenced by the perceived attractiveness of the economy...."
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Note added at 6 hrs (2015-07-29 01:18:10 GMT)
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the perceived....
Note from asker:
| Thank you thank you!! This sounds perfect. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
patinba
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| agree |
philgoddard
: I think it does readily translate - it's the perceived attractiveness.
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| agree |
neilmac
: Por allí van los tiros...
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| agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
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Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
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the expression of
This is what it boils down to.
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Or the 'actual expression of'
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Or the 'actual expression of'
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Francois Boye
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United States
Specializes in field
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An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
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Spanish term (edited):
es la percepción realizada
materializes the perception
mi sugerencia
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To materialize is NOT necessarily intransitive. As evidence, see below its meaning when a transitive verb. The source is Thefreedictionary
ma·te·ri·al·ize
(mə-tîr′ē-ə-līz′)
v. ma·te·ri·al·ized, ma·te·ri·al·iz·ing, ma·te·ri·al·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To cause to become real or actual: By building the house, we materialized a dream.
2. To cause to become materialistic: "Inequality has the natural and necessary effect ... of materializing our upper class, vulgarizing our middle class, and brutalizing our lower class" (Matthew Arnold).
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Note added at 16 hrs (2015-07-29 11:32:33 GMT)
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To materialize is NOT necessarily intransitive. As evidence, see below its meaning when a transitive verb. The source is Thefreedictionary
ma·te·ri·al·ize
(mə-tîr′ē-ə-līz′)
v. ma·te·ri·al·ized, ma·te·ri·al·iz·ing, ma·te·ri·al·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To cause to become real or actual: By building the house, we materialized a dream.
2. To cause to become materialistic: "Inequality has the natural and necessary effect ... of materializing our upper class, vulgarizing our middle class, and brutalizing our lower class" (Matthew Arnold).
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: Materialize is not a transitive verb.
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I disagree! When a transitive verb, it means giving material form to r sth.
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