Jan 16, 2017 20:10
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Spanish term
Spain
de forma voluntaria
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Psychology
de forma voluntaria
This is from a questionnaire for a study on risk perception, specifically referring to a toxic spill in the Sonora River in Mexico.
La gente se enfrenta a este riesgo de forma:
Nada voluntaria
Un poco voluntaria
Bastante voluntaria
Muy voluntaria
I imiagine it has something to do with "fuerza de voluntad" but I'm finidng it very difficult to render this in natural English.
La gente se enfrenta a este riesgo de forma:
Nada voluntaria
Un poco voluntaria
Bastante voluntaria
Muy voluntaria
I imiagine it has something to do with "fuerza de voluntad" but I'm finidng it very difficult to render this in natural English.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | willingly |
philgoddard
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| 4 +1 | with misgivings |
Jennifer Levey
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References
| suggestion |
Rachel Fell
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Proposed translations
+5
15 mins
philgoddard
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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32
Selected
willingly
See the third definition in my reference.
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Note added at 21 mins (2017-01-16 20:31:53 GMT)
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In answer to your additional question: yes. You can deal with the problem, or shove it under the carpet.
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Note added at 21 mins (2017-01-16 20:31:53 GMT)
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In answer to your additional question: yes. You can deal with the problem, or shove it under the carpet.
Note from asker:
| Yes, I'd thought of willingly but can you deal with/face a risk willingly? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Margarida Martins Costelha
2 mins
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| agree |
Charles Davis
: I've just spent a couple of minutes trying to think of a reason not to use this, but I can't. I think Peter is seeing a problem where none exists.
24 mins
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| agree |
Muriel Vasconcellos
3 hrs
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| agree |
Manuel Aburto
5 hrs
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| agree |
Rachel Fell
14 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
4 hrs
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
with misgivings
The question term "de forma voluntaria" does not occur in the ST as quoted.
That said, I don't think any translation suggesting degrees of acceptance of the situation is a good fit in this context. At the end of the day, all options in the presence of toxicity are surely on the 'bad' side of neutral.
In English, I think it sounds more natural to switch it around and refer to degrees of "misgiving". For example:
nada voluntaria - with great/considerable misgivings
un poco voluntaria - with (some) misgivings
bastante voluntaria - without (real) misgivings
muy voluntaria - without any misgivings
OTOH, if the ST author happens to be a spin doctor trying desperately to shed (unwarranted) sunshine on a turgid mess in the river, then my answer is waaaaay out of court :)
That said, I don't think any translation suggesting degrees of acceptance of the situation is a good fit in this context. At the end of the day, all options in the presence of toxicity are surely on the 'bad' side of neutral.
In English, I think it sounds more natural to switch it around and refer to degrees of "misgiving". For example:
nada voluntaria - with great/considerable misgivings
un poco voluntaria - with (some) misgivings
bastante voluntaria - without (real) misgivings
muy voluntaria - without any misgivings
OTOH, if the ST author happens to be a spin doctor trying desperately to shed (unwarranted) sunshine on a turgid mess in the river, then my answer is waaaaay out of court :)
Reference comments
15 hrs
Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Thorough, knowledgeable and resourceful
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 4 more.
Reference:
suggestion
reluctantly, somewhat reluctantly, ...willingly
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| neutral |
Carol Gullidge
: Rachel, was this intended to be posted as an Answer rather than a Reference?
1 hr
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I agree with phil g's "willingly", so I didn't want to post ans answer; this is a suggestion on how the gradings might be expressed
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Discussion
The options can then be simplified and more meaningful, e.g., Totally unacceptable, Slightly unacceptable, Reasonably acceptable, and "Highly acceptable" - but there are of course a good many other options available
The people confront this risk: Unwillingly - Cautiously - Willingly - With determination (or perhaps "with enthusiasm").