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carácter

English translation: with a strong personality

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Spanish term or phrase:carácter
English translation:with a strong personality
Entered by: O María Elena Guerrero

00:40 Feb 12, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: carácter
es un ejecutivo maduro, centrado, con carácter, con mentalidad financiera.
O María Elena Guerrero
Spain
Local time: 04:21
with a strong personality
Explanation:
I think that this would be most appropriate as a translation.
Selected response from:

Karin Kutscher
Local time: 22:21
Grading comment
Mucahs gracias, Karin
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4with a strong personality
Karin Kutscher
4 +4powerful/strong personality
Romanian Translator (X)
5 +2with character
Ed Shae
5 +1of good character
Refugio
5of good character
Barbara Cochran, MFA
3He is a mature executive who has a stable character and solid financial aptitude
Robert Forstag


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
carácter
powerful/strong personality


Explanation:
suerte!

Romanian Translator (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Romanian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adam Burman
1 min
  -> thanks Adam!
agree  Miguel Falquez-Certain
1 hr
  -> gracias!
agree  Chris Pott
6 hrs
  -> thank you!
agree  Manuel Cedeño Berrueta: un hombre de/con carácter => a man with a strong personality
9 hrs
  -> gracias Manuel!
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
carácter
with a strong personality


Explanation:
I think that this would be most appropriate as a translation.

Karin Kutscher
Local time: 22:21
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Mucahs gracias, Karin

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Davorka Grgic: Me too.
9 mins
agree  jmartinezot
12 mins
agree  Xenia Wong
1 hr
agree  Manuel Cedeño Berrueta: So do I.
9 hrs
neutral  Refugio: Although this is what caracter sometimes means, it appears to be a listing of positive qualities of the executive. To have a strong personality has negative connotations.
15 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Es un ejecutivo maduro, centrado, con carácter, con mentalidad financiera.
He is a mature executive who has a stable character and solid financial aptitude


Explanation:
This is how I would handle the translation: combine the concepts of "centrado" and "caracter" to form "stable character".

This sounds natural in English and seems to convey the intended meaning.

See reference for "solid financial aptitude".

Suerte.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 22:21
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 185
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
carácter
of good character


Explanation:
+

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Refugio
Local time: 19:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Myriam S
13 hrs
  -> Thank you, Myriam
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
carácter
of good character


Explanation:
In the context of "centrado" which means he is a "well-balanced" person.

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Note added at 13 mins (2006-02-12 00:53:51 GMT)
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In the context of "mature," too. I think "strong" and especially "powerful" are too extreme in relation to the rest of the context.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 22:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 63
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
carácter
with character


Explanation:
This is the usual translation for "con carácter".

Ed Shae
Local time: 20:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adam Deutsch
10 mins
  -> Thanks Adam!
agree  Refugio: This also works.
12 hrs
  -> Thanks Ruth!
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