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# Spanish Translation Style Guide
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Use formal Spanish for translation:
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* Formal "you" (*usted*) instead of informal form *tu*. Software
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translated to Spanish using the informal "you" form comes off as
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unprofessional and childish.
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* Imperative, active, and continuous verbs, e.g. *manage streams* -
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*manejar canales*, not *manejo de canales*.
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* Not using reflexive *se* e.g. *log out* should be *salir*, not *salirse*.
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* Warm and friendly phrasing whenever appropriate.
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* No slang or regional phrases that could be unclear or too informal.
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* Balance common verbs and nouns with specific IT-related translations
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of English terms - this can be tricky, try to check how other
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resources were translated (e.g. GMail, Microsoft websites, Facebook)
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to decide what wouldn't sound awkward / rude in Spanish.
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Some terms are very tricky to translate, so be sure to communicate
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with other Spanish speakers in the community. It's all about making
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Zulip friendly and usable.
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## Términos Especiales Usados en Zulip
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* mention - **@mención**
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* customization - **personalización**
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* view / filter - **vista**
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* PM / Private Message - **MP grupal**
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* Home - **Inicio**: We never use the term "Hogar" (literally home) in Spanish.
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* message table - **tabla de mensajes**
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* muting a stream - **silenciar un canal**
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* narrow - **filtrar**: there's no other word that's common enough in
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Spanish for "to narrow" except for "filtrar". This is why we'll use
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"filtrar" for "to narrow" and not for the english Zulip meaning
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"filter", fo which we'll use "view" instead
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* pinning - **fijar** (lit. to fixate)
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* stream - **canal** The use of the literal Spanish word for stream
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"Flujo" is very confusing and not the correct metaphor for Spanish
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speaking people. The correct term would be "canal" (channel).
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* realm - **instancia**: The literal Spanish of realm is "reino",
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which is not a term that's charged with computer
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terminology. Instancia es much clearer.
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* **thread** - tema: We use "tema" instead of the Spanish translation
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for thread "hilo" because, again, "hilo" is not a commonly
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technical term and would only serve to confuse users.
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