rationale

Spanish translation: justificar

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English term or phrase:rationale
Spanish translation:justificar
Entered by: CARMEN MAESTRO

09:47 Aug 27, 2013
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Human Resources
English term or phrase: rationale
Buenos días,
Estoy traduciendo un documento en el que se dan consejos para mejorar el rendimiento de una empresa.

El contexto sería el siguiente:
(En enero, el jefe se reúne con cada empleado y apunta en una ficha qué objetivos ha de cumplir cada empleado. En marzo, se revisan los objetivos.)

"If targets are adjusted in March, update the card and provide rationale for the change"

Mi duda es si "rationale" en este caso significa "justificación" o "método/pautas/pasos a seguir".


Gracias
Ana Ayala
Spain
Local time: 02:43
justificar (los cambios)
Explanation:
Es como lo entiendo
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CARMEN MAESTRO
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Gracias, Carmen
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4 +1justificar (los cambios)
CARMEN MAESTRO
4razones / motivos
Antonio Arizcun
4base
JohnMcDove


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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
razones / motivos


Explanation:
Si se refiere a justificación como tu decías. Yo lo traduciría como razones o motivos del cambio.

Un saludo

Antonio Arizcun
Spain
Local time: 02:43
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
justificar (los cambios)


Explanation:
Es como lo entiendo

CARMEN MAESTRO
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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Gracias, Carmen

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agree  Estela Ponisio
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base


Explanation:
una base racional, motivo[-s], razones [para el cambio].

lógica

justificación lógica

Otras opciones que puedes barajar.

Oxford da estos ejemplos:

what’s the rationale behind your decision? = ¿en qué se basa su decisión?, ¿cuáles han sido sus motivos para tomar esta decisión?; I can’t see the rationale for this change = yo no le veo la lógica a este cambio

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JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 17:43
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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