Translation for a post

Question

I need to post a sign in English and Spanish. Can someone help me translate this into Spanish? Thank you, Debra:
"Our neighbor has requested that you NOT climb on his fence and agitate the cows in his pasture. For your own safety and the safety of the cows, please look from a distance. Stay off the fence."

Answer 1

I agree with the version, but in Spain it is not a very polite version, but rather an informal and direct one. His version is possible in Spain, though.

Answer 2

I believe I will use Alfredo's Mexican version for my post:
"Nuestro vecino ha pedido que NO subas al cerco y molestes al ganado mientras pasta. Por tu propia seguridad y la del ganado, puedes verlo desde una distancia razonable. Aléjate del cerco." Does everyone agree?
I am a manager of a mobilehome park and there are about 25% Spanish/Mexican speaking residents here. For the most part we communicate well enough. I have signed up for some college courses this fall and hope to learn more than "casa" and "el gato".

Answer 3

Heidita,
Thank you for the instruction. This is my 1st time to this site and am thrilled to get some help. I'll do my best to read the posts thoroughly so I can learn a bit of Spanish.
~Debra

Answer 4

"Usted" es mas formal que el uso mas regular de "tu". En algo tan informal como un anuncio en un cerco no se usaría "usted". En general "usted" es para denotar respeto hacia quien se habla, usualmente si esa persona es adulta mayor. Sin embargo, la division entre mayor y no-mayor no esta muy clara. Por ejemplo, si se trata de un niño nunca se le habla de "usted", pero un niño siempre se dirijirâ hacia un adulto como "usted". Si un adulto le habla a otro adulto de "tu" eso significa mayor confianza entre ambos, pero falta de respeto (o rudeza) si no hay esa confianza.

Answer 5

I think they can be used indistinctly. "Cerca" is a stone-over-stone-made fence meanwhile "cerco" is a wire-and-post-made fence.

Answer 6

"Cerco" y "cerca" son lo mismo.

Por cierto, me ha llamado la atención que la versión "mexicana" use el tratamiento de 'tú' todo el tiempo en lugar de 'usted'.

Answer 7

Alfredo, are you sure it is cerco and not cerca'

Answer 8

Hi and welcome to the forum!

Please, post your word/words in the title of the discussion the next time!

Answer 9

This would be a Mexican version:
"Nuestro vecino ha pedido que NO subas al cerco y molestes al ganado mientras pasta. Por tu propia seguridad y la del ganado, puedes verlo desde una distancia razonable. Aléjate del cerco."

Answer 10

I think you are right: it should say "...que no se suba a la valla". I just got the idea after reading the English version, I translated it the way I would have said it, but then I forgot to check it agains the original, hehe.

Escalar can only be used if it is a really high wall, or a mountain, but not for an average fence. This verb makes you think of someone using specialized climbing equipment to get to the top.

Answer 11

Nice translation. But since the original is "that you NOT climb on his fence," wouldn't the verb escalar be better? Saltar means to go over the fence (to the other side), but "climb on" just means putting your body on the fence. It might mean halfway up, all the way to the top, or to the other side. Or maybe we could use "subir en."

What do you think'

Answer 12

Is that "you" refer to a person in particular, or to anyone?

Nuestro vecino le ruega que no salte la valla y perturbe a las vacas en sus pastos. Por su seguridad y la del ganado, por favor contémplelas desde una distancia razonable. Manténgase alejado de la valla.