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dirigido a / hacia

English translation: concerning

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Spanish term or phrase:dirigido a / hacia
English translation:concerning
Entered by: Lisa McCarthy

18:24 Jul 23, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / Removals company
Spanish term or phrase: dirigido a / hacia
Removals company has received certification for these standards. Need help in deciding how to translate this here: - 'aimed at / towards, for....?


ISO-9001 : **dirigido a** la mejora continua y satisfacción del cliente.

ISO-14001 : **dirigido al** Sistema de Gestión Medioambiental en una sociedad donde tenemos cada dia que potenciar el cuidado y el respeto al Medioambiente.

OHSAS 18001 : **dirigido hacia** el respeto y cuidado del personal que integra nuestra empresa mediante una óptima gestión del sistema de riesgos laborales.
Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 03:10
concerning
Explanation:
That's a suggestion if you need one word for all three instances. I'd be tempted to translate it differently each time to avoid repetition, eg "which seeks to achieve".
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Cheers, Phil! Went for a combo of 'concerning, regarding, aimed at..'
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4concerning
philgoddard
4related to
Barbara Cochran, MFA
4focused towards
Nitza Ramos


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
concerning


Explanation:
That's a suggestion if you need one word for all three instances. I'd be tempted to translate it differently each time to avoid repetition, eg "which seeks to achieve".

philgoddard
United States
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 298
Grading comment
Cheers, Phil! Went for a combo of 'concerning, regarding, aimed at..'

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joss Heywood: particularly with the suggestion of translating it differently each time: "aiming at", "related to", "fostering", are some possibilities
9 mins
agree  Fiona Hale: I'd also go with these suggestions
41 mins
agree  Maricarmen Gomez
2 hrs
agree  Ruth Ramsey: Yes, another one is "regarding".
2 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
related to


Explanation:
HTH

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 21:10
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
focused towards


Explanation:
focused on

Nitza Ramos
United States
Local time: 21:10
Does not meet criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
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