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Question

I am trying to translate the following English sentence into Spanish:

Estoy tratando de traducir al español la siguiente frase inglesa:

Before you begin your new career with us, we would like to take a few moments to talk to you about some important topics.

These are my guesses at how to best translate the sentence:

Aquí están mis esfuerzos por traducirla:

1. Antes de que empiece su carrera nueva con nosotros, nos gustaría dedicar unos minutos a hablarle sobre algunos temas importantes.
2. Antes de que empiece su carrera nueva con nosotros, nos gustaría dedicar unos momentos a hablar consigo sobre algunos temas importantes.
3. Antes de que empiece su carrera nueva con nosotros, nos gustaría dedicar unos minutos a hablarle de algunos temas importantes.

Note: The literal translation is not so important to me as making sure that the grammar and vocabulary are correct and that the sentence does not sound awkward.

Do any of my three attempts sound like an acceptable translation? Or is there a better alternative? Thank you so much in advance to anyone who tries to help me! I really appreciate it. =]

Answer 1

Hello AlyssaLTerry,

The first one is perfect because you can change momentos and minutos without altering the meaning very much. You should use the first one if you want to do it more literal.

I would write "Antes de empezar su nueva carrera con nosotros", but that's a matter of style.

So, my guess:

- Antes de empezar su nueva carrera con nosotros, nos gustaría dedicar unos momentos a hablarle sobre algunos temas importantes.

I hope this helps.

This is an example of a perfect answer, atxeko! Thank you so much for including your stylistic opinion and answering my question thoroughly! Wish I could vote this up more than once =] - AlyssaLTerry, Aug 20, 2013

Tu agradecimiento sí que se merece un voto! Es un placer ayudar. - 003492fc, Aug 20, 2013

It wasn´t for me, but it sure was a good answer, so I¨ll give it the extra vote Alyssa couldn´t. Love answers like that. - rogspax, Aug 21, 2013

:) - 003492fc, Aug 22, 2013

Answer 2

Antes de comenzar su carrera con nosotros..... NUEVA is imply at starting something. Queremos tomar un momento... "Unos momentos" sound like over and over, day after day. para "aclarar unos puntos (temas)"/or/"dejar claros algunos puntos" importantes....Sounds more like universal spanish.

"Antes de comenzar su carrera con nosotros, queremos tomar un momento para dejar claros algunos puntos de suma importancia" is the best translation into universal spanish.

Answer 3

Never mind. The more I think about what I said, the more I think it must have been embarrasingly wrong.

No problem at all, LeslieW. I sincerely appreciate that you took the time to try to help me. =] - AlyssaLTerry, Aug 20, 2013