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# Spanish Translation Style Guide
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Use informal Spanish for translation:
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* Informal "you" (*tú*) instead of formal form *usted*. Many top software
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companies (e.g. Google) use the informal one, because it's much more common in
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the daily language and avoids making translations look like they were written
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by machines.
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* Imperative, active, and continuous verbs, e.g. *manage streams* -
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*gestionar canales*, not *gestión de canales*.
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* Not using reflexive *se* e.g. *log out* should be *salir*, not *salirse*,
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whenever the infinitive form is possible without making the translation
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awkward.
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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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* Latest RAE rule ("solo" should
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[**never**](https://www.rae.es/consultas/el-adverbio-solo-y-los-pronombres-demostrativos-sin-tilde)
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have accent, even when it can be replaced with "solamente").
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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
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* Message - **Mensaje**
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* Private message (PM) - **Mensaje privado (MP)**
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* Group PM - **mensaje privado grupal**: even though "MP grupal" is the most
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precise translation, preferably don't use that one. Many users may not
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associate "MP" with *private message* in a group context. Better use it
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without abbreviations.
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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" is much clearer.
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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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* Topic - **Tema**
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* Private/invite-only stream - **Canal privado/limitado por invitación**: (lit.
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*channel limited by invitation*)
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* Public stream - **Canal público**
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* Bot - **Bot**
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* Embedded bot - **Bot integrado**
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* Interactive bot - **Bot interactivo**
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* Integration - **Integración**
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* Notification - **Notificación**
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* Alert word - **Alerta**: this is only *alert*. Nonetheless, adding *word* may
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make the term confusing (something like *danger!* could be a "palabra de
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alerta" as well). Google Alerts uses "alerta" in its Spanish translation.
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* View - **Vista**
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* Filter - **Filtro**: as used with narrowing (see below).
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* Home - **Inicio**: we never use the term "Hogar" (literally home) in Spanish.
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* Emoji - **Emoticono** (plural: **emoticonos**)
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* Slash command - **/comando**
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* Webhook - **Webhook**
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* Endpoint - **Endpoint**
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## Frases
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* Subscribe/Unsubscribe to a stream - **Suscribir a/Desuscribir de un canal**
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* Narrow to - **Filtrar solo**: this is *filter only*, because there's no other
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word that's common enough in Spanish for *to narrow* except for "filtrar".
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* Mute/Unmute - **Silenciar/No silenciar**
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* Deactivate/Reactivate - **Desactivar/Reactivar**
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* Search - **Buscar**
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* Pin - **Fijar** (lit. *to fixate*)
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* Mention/@mention - **Mencionar/@mención**
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* Invalid - **Inválido**
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* Customization - **Personalización**
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* I want - **Yo quiero**
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* User - **Usuario**
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* Person/People - **Persona/Personas**: "personas" is the correct plural for
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"person", but when talking of *people* referring to it as a crowd, we use
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"gente" instead.
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## Otros
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* You - **Tú**: also "vosotros" if it's in plural.
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* We - **Nosotros**
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* Message table - **Tablón de mensajes**
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* Enter/Intro - **Enter/Intro**
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