Agilent Style Guide - Spanish_Argos
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1. Use inconsistent formatting throughout the list From the front panel menu of the Agilent professional test kit you can select the shape of the modulating waveform set the frequency in Hz save the current waveform gt En el ment del panel delantero del kit de pruebas profesional de Agilent puede Seleccionar la forma de la onda de modulaci n Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 27 Part 1 General Guidelines Lists DO DO NOT If you end the sentence with a semi colon make sure you do so throughout the list Use initial lower case if the list is an enumeration In that case do not use any ending punctuation to close the list item Example Agilent s Life Sciences amp Chemical Analysis solutions include Instruments and Systems e Reagents and Standards Parts and Supplies gt Las soluciones de Biociencia y An lisis qu mico de Agilent incluyen instrumentos y sistemas reactivos y patrones piezas y consumibles Use lower case if the list items complement the sentence that introduces the list Use punctuation as you would for a regular sentence Example The program for Agilent analyzer allows you easily alter printer settings Select default paper size print the text with a simple keystroke gt E programa del analizador de Agilent le permite cambiar f cilmente la configuraci n de la impresora Seleccionar el tam2. or to indicate direct speech Note Don t leave space between the dashes and the text The online information even for the new products is now available gt La informacion online incluso para los productos nuevos esta ahora disponible Use dashes to indicate several elements in a list e Use dashes Coordinate subordinate or split sentences instead One platform endless possibilities for DNA RNA protein and cell analysis gt Una plataforma infinitas posibilidades para el analisis de AND ARN proteinas y c lulas e Use a dash followed by the sentence in uppercase First node Displays the site or group causing the conflict gt Primer nodo Muestra el sitio o grupo que causa el conflicto Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 16 Part 1 General Guidelines Punctuation DO DO NOT Testing protocols typically fall into four areas raw material quality process control fuel certification monitoring gt Los protocolos de prueba se engloban en cuatro areas principalmente calidad del material sin procesar control de proceso certificaci n de combustible supervision Use n dashes semimenos as a minus sign To get the semimenos use Alt 0150 in Windows Example 6 3 5 4 15 C Hyphens DO DO NOT Use hyphens to join two words related terms or numbers and also to hyphenate a long word at the
3. a su teclado minimalista de cinco botones resulta muy f cil de usar incluso para los usuarios inexpertos o que lo utilizan poco Stay too close to the English language structure to the last detail and general terminology Agilent s 240FS 280FS AA are the world s fastest and most productive systems gt 240FS 280FS AA de Agilent son los m s rapidos y productivos sistemas Use jargon Upgrade for Infinitum 90000 and 90000 X Series Oscilloscopes including a new motherboard gt Actualizaci n para los osciloscopios Serie Infiniium 90000 y 90000 X incluida una nueva tarjeta madre e Use unexplained abbreviations Agilent VEE Visual Engineering Environment is a powerful graphical programming environment gt VEE de Agilent es un entorno grafico de programaci n sumamente eficaz e Use highfalutin words Agilent s 240FS 280FS AA are the world s fastest and most productive systems gt Los sistemas 240FS 280FS AA de Agilent se jactan de ser los m s r pidos y productivos del planeta e Use personification of programs features etc that is common in English Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 8 Part 1 General Guidelines Style DO DO NOT Follow the formatting of the source text When tested this device has shown thrombus formation gt Cuando se prob este dispositivo mostr formaci n de trombos e Use English like punctuation Ag
4. in the o between figures according to the new Ortograf a de la Real Academia Espa ola 14 7 or 6 proteins gt 14 7 o 6 prote nas Accentuate words in capital letters ATTENTION See use instructions gt ATENCI N consulte las instrucciones de uso Agreement DO e Accentuate the adverb solo or the demostratives pronouns este ese aquel etc even when they can be ambigous according to the new recommendations from Ortografia de la Real Academia Espa ola He works only in this project gt Trabaja s lo en este proyecto e Accentuate the letter o between figures according to the new Ortograf a de la Real Academia Espa ola 4 7 6 prote nas DO NOT With expressions like la mayor a el resto la mitad etc the verb can be in singular or plural Most of the products will be market next winter gt La mayor a de los productos se comercializar n el pr ximo invierno La mayoria de los productos se comercializar el pr ximo invierno Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 11 Part 1 General Guidelines QA tools QA tools Make sure to use the QA tools to check for obvious errors Suggested QA tools Xbench You can download this tool from http www apsic com en products_xbench html Please refer to the Help document for specific instruction on this tool Spelling Make sure to use the latest official spelling for
5. list DO DO NOT Use consistent formatting throughout the list Testing protocols typically fall into four areas 1 raw material quality 2 process control 3 fuel certification 4 monitoring gt Los protocolos de prueba se engloban en cuatro areas principalmente 1 calidad del material sin procesar 2 control de proceso 3 certificaci n de combustible 4 supervision Bulleted Lists All list items are followed by comma semi colon or periods depending on the length and complexity of the list Except when they finish with period the items introduced are in lower case See below some examples for different uses DO Use inconsistent formatting throughout the list Testing protocols typically fall into four areas 1 raw material quality 2 process control 3 fuel certification 4 monitoring gt Los protocolos de prueba se engloban en cuatro areas principalmente 1 calidad del material sin procesar 2 control de proceso 3 certificaci n de combustible 4 supervision DO NOT Keep list items consistent in structure and tone For example If you use initial capitals make sure you do so throughout the list If you use infinitive verbs make sure you do so throughout the list If you end the sentence with a comma make sure you do so throughout the list If you end the sentence with a full stop make sure you do so throughout the list
6. more explicit by adding the appropriate noun qualifier If plural form with the additional s is used for example five FIDs do not include the s in translation instead apply a qualifier descriptor in proper form ChemSationWorkstation gt Estacion de trabajo ChemSationWorkstation The formal use of usted is preferred instead of a more colloquial style Contact Technical Support gt P ngase en contacto con el Servicio de soporte t cnico In English possessives are used more often than in Spanish avoid literal translation omitting them when possible but in some cases a more Omit qualifiers descriptors in Spanish ChemSationWorkstation gt ChemSationWorkstation e Use a colloquial style Contact Technical Support gt Ponte en contacto con el Servicio de soporte t cnico Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 34 Part 2 Agilent specific guidelines Agilent specific stylistic preferences DO DO NOT literal translation of English possessives is preferred to create client involvement Examples Don t touch the device with your hands gt No toque el dispositivo con las manos Call our Agilent Customer Contact Center gt Llame a su oficina local de ventas Agilent Some of the benefits of maintaining your GC MSD include gt Estos son algunos de los beneficios de un buen mantenimiento de su GC MSD Specific capitalization preference When translat
7. specific guidelines Address Format Address Format Use the following format for Spanish addresses 1 Company 3 Address street house building apartment office may include other items 4 Postal code and City 5 Country Example Carretera Nacional VI km 18 200 28230 Las Rozas Madrid Espana Copy the format that is used in the source text for addresses in foreign countries for example Agilent Technologies Deutschland GmbH Herrenberger Str 130 71034 Boblingen Deutschland References amp bibliographies A reference is a full description of each source the author of the source text has consulted in a bibliography or list of references at the end of your work A References List contains only the details of the sources that have been cited in the body of the source text A bibliography may also include details of other sources that the author of the source text consulted when researching a piece of work but may not have cited in the text Documents may contain references to book or article titles Agilent documents as well as external documents may be referenced Please use the guidelines below to handle references Look up the book or article that is referenced on the Internet to see if a translation in your language exists If a translation exists use the title of the translation in your translation If a translation does not exist keep the English title If you are still unsure please conta
8. written in lower case web and only in upper case if referring to the World Wide Web Headings and Titles Please pay special attention to headings and titles as any inaccuracy there can seriously affect the quality of translation DO DO NOT Headings and titles should begin with a noun If it is impossible use alternative structures with verbs How To Measure Deviations gt Medici n de las desviaciones How To Measure Deviations gt C mo medir las desviaciones Do not use parentheses in titles and headings if an abbreviation should be Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 36 Part 2 Agilent specific guidelines Agilent specific stylistic preferences DO DO NOT introduced for a term provide it at the term s first occurrence in common text Agilent VEE a powerful graphical programming environment gt Agilent VEE Visual Engineering Environment Entorno de ingenieria visual un poderoso entorno grafico de programacion Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 37 Part 3 Checklists Part 3 Checklists Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 38 Part 3 Checklists Checklist for translator Checklist for translator As a translator be sure to perform the following before delivery Please run spellchecker O Yes O No O N A Please run OA tools for obvious errors O Yes O No O N A Please search f
9. your language Reference materials for Spanish REAL ACADEMIA ESPA OLA DICCIONARIO DE LA LENGUA ESPA OLA These reference materials are available on the Internet at http www rae es drae Make sure to always spell check your translation before delivering it back to Agilent Grammar Always abide by the official grammar rules for your language unless specified otherwise Reference materials for Spanish E REAL ACADEMIA ESPA OLA NUEVA GRAM TICA DE LA LENGUA ESPA OLA Additional reference materials for linguistic issues are available on the internet at DICCIONARIO PANHISP NICO DE DUDAS http www rae es dpd MANUAL DEL ESPA OL URGENTE http www fundeu es manual espanol urgente html LIBRO DE ESTILO INTERINSTITUCIONAL http publications europa eu code es es 000500 htm REAL ACADEMIA ESPA OLA Frequently Asked Questions regarding linguistic issues http www rae es rae gestores gespub000018 nsf 28voAnexos 29 arch8100821B76809110 C12571B80038BA4A SFile CuestionesparaelFAQdeconsultas htm ap23 Capitalization Use the capitalization conventions that apply in Spanish Bear in mind that those are not necessarily the same as in the English source text DO DO NOT e Use lower case initial letters for words in e Use initial capitals for words in titles titles headings etc except for the first headings etc except for the first word word Year End Promotions Great offer on a wide variety o
10. EE Agilent Technologies Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide for Spanish 2 Document Control Document Control Revision History Date Author Version Change History October 30 2008 Cross Language 0 1 Initial draft created November 7 2008 Cross Language 0 2 Incorporated Cross Language review changes November 6 2012 Argos Translations 0 3 Incorporated Argos Translations review changes Reviewers Date Reviewer Company Role November 6 2008 Joeri Van de Walle Cross Language Project Coordinator Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 3 Table of Contents Table of Contents DOCUMENE Control A Re ei 2 REVISION HIStO Vicios 2 REVIEWETS TO 2 Take el Ue EE OU OOO nn A 5 Part 1 General Guidelines Pc oda 5 Part 2 Agilent specific guidelines Ee KG RE SE SA N Ge ae Ee De AE ee ERA GE DE N 5 Part 3 Checklists TR ON 5 Part 1 General Guidelines sies Re RR ee ra 6 cU MM OE EE EE AE P 7 Follow the formatting of the source text ese se ee AA AR Re AR ee 8 Style CONSISTENCY a ad 8 Miscelanea 9 Activ and Passive VOTES aida 9 ACC Sui sorda 10 Tuli EE EO OE OE OE EERE ES 10 SOF ele ARE EE OIE AR ML ON OE EE TRU 11 A oO EE ee EE EEA 11 ell EE an D N EE Ara aS 11 CAPitAliZatlON RO sends EO OR EG 11 A N RR RR OR EE 13 def te OR EE RE 13 oil OE EE EE RE OE ORE Menace 14 Cu
11. Europe IATE there you will find the official translation for most of the countries in the world DO DO NOT Make software related names and terms product names user interface items etc consistent with existing translations and have proper descriptors when possible If the product has not been localized into Spanish or is not available at the moment availability of Agilent product localizations should be acknowledged by Agilent language expert all names and terms related to it should be left in English followed by Spanish translation in parentheses Ensure correctness and consistency of software references throughout the whole translation using reference materials when necessary Translate file and directory folder names except when they are localized in corresponding operating systems all such cases require verification File name extensions should also be left intact Example C Biotechnologies Services gt C Biotecnologias Servicios ATTENTION mistranslation of file folder and software related names can seriously affect applicability and lead to recall level errors Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 26 Part 1 General Guidelines Lists Lists Use complete sentences to introduce lists Incomplete or interrupted sentences cause confusion Numbered Lists All list items are followed by comma semi colon or periods depending on the length and complexity of the
12. a o de papel predeterminado imprimir el texto pulsando una sola tecla Use initial capital if the list items are complete sentences In that case use a full stop to close each list item Example The program for Agilent analyzer has the following key features You can easily alter printer settings You can select default paper size ajustar la frecuencia en Hz guardar la onda actual e Leave the source alphabetical order if it differs from the target language alphabetical order Algeria France Great Britain Spain gt Argelia Francia Gran Breta a Espa a Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 28 Part 1 General Guidelines Lists DO DO NOT You can print the text with a simple keystroke gt El programa del analizador de Agilent incorpora las siguientes caracteristicas Puede cambiar f cilmente la configuraci n de la impresora Puede seleccionar el tama o de papel predeterminado Puede imprimir el texto pulsando una sola tecla If list items have any sort of order alphabetical numeric etc the same kind of order should be observed in translation Algeria France Great Britain Spain gt Argelia Espana Francia Gran Bretafia Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 29 Part 2 Agilent specific guidelines Part 2 Agilent specific guidelines Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 30 Part 2 Agilent
13. action two of them of high priority gt El presente comunicado traza las l neas de acci n de cara al futuro dos de ellas de suma prioritaridad DO NOT Use colons to introduce listing of items or a quotation According to our users s feedback These are the most reliable products in the market gt Seg n la opini n de nuestros clientes Estos son los productos m s fiables del mercado Use colons in titles to separate the general concept from the secondary Electronic Test amp Measurement Additional Test and Measurement Products gt Medida y prueba electr nica productos adicionales de test y medida As a general rule use lower case after colon when used to introduce an e Precede colons and semicolons by space Year End Promotions Great offer on a wide variety of Agilent products gt Promoci n final de a o grandes ofertas en una amplia variedad de productos de Agilent e Use initial capital letter for the word that follows the colon Year End Promotions Great offer on a wide variety of Agilent products gt Promoci n final de a o Grandes ofertas en una amplia variedad de productos de Agilent Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 18 Part 1 General Guidelines Acronyms and Abbreviations DO DO NOT enumeration but upper case when used to introduce a quotation Great offers on a wide variety of Agilent products Oscilloscopes Anal
14. and Validation Style Guide 6 Part 1 General Guidelines Part 1 General Guidelines Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 7 Part 1 General Guidelines Style Style You are translating marketing materials Please translate with the goal to convey Agilent s marketing message in a way that is best received by the target audience Every language has its own way of expressing ideas and conveying certain information Your own language may use different idioms than the source text to convey the same message Therefore do not stay too close to the English language structure to the last detail and general terminology Use the natural word order of the Spanish language instead Pay special attention to subtle differences in punctuation English like punctuation in Spanish text is a typical style error DO DO NOT Use everyday language and natural word order of the Spanish language Agilent s 240FS 280FS AA are the world s fastest and most productive systems gt Los sistemas 240FS 280FS AA de Agilent son los mas rapidos y productivos del mundo Translate with the goal to convey Agilent s marketing message in a way that is best received by the target audience With an intuitive user interface and minimalist five button keypad the 7820A GC is very easy to operate even for inexperienced or infrequent users gt El sistema 7820A GC gracias a su interfaz de usuario intuitiva y
15. ct your Agilent contact to check if a translation of the publication in question exists Do not translate the title if the referenced title does not appear to have been translated Do not add a translation between brackets after the original title if the referenced title does not appear to have been translated Copyright Information As a rule translate copyright information except for the company name after the copyright mark Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 31 Part 2 Agilent specific guidelines Agilent Publication Numbers Agilent Publication Numbers Agilent has publication numbers which have a region extension for example Agilent PLRP S 100A HPLC Columns and Media 5990 8187EN EN is the termination for English but when we localize the document we need to change it to the localized ending This is important for our QA and distribution system It appears at the end of each publication In Spanish localized documents EN above should be replaced with ES for example Information descriptions and specifications in this publication are subject to change without notice OAgilent Technologies Inc 2008 Printed in Germany July 8 2008 5589 6668EN gt La informaci n las descripciones y las especificaciones incluidas en esta publicaci n estan sujetas a cambio sin previo aviso OAgilent Technologies Inc 2008 Impreso en Alemania el 8 de julio de 2008 5589 6668ES Agilent Terminology Agi
16. e dus 31 Agilent specific stylistic preferences eeseeeseeeeeeeeeeeee eee 33 Headings and Titles dvi e eee eR ee IA 35 Part3 Checkliste a ton Uc LADEN TIR a oq ee N A 37 checklist for translators aa tn 38 Ghecklist fol caordibatoT ss sa RE EG ie Medea ed M tdt e amie 39 Cliecklist Tor Te VIG WelL da vu ehe ON GR aa 40 Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 5 Introduction Introduction The objective of this document is to provide guidelines that will help translators produce translations that are consistent and in line with Agilent reviewer s expectations This document is targeted towards translation of Agilent requirements and has three parts Part 1 General Guidelines The first part of this guide lists a number of topics that commonly lead to uncertainty and consequently inconsistent translations These topics include items such as style capitalization punctuation etc Part 2 Agilent specific guidelines The second part of this guide addresses Agilent specific requirements The goal is to make a number of the Agilent terminological and stylistic preferences more explicit to translators Part 3 Checklists The third part of this style guide includes checklists for the translator Agilent s coordinator and Agilent s reviewer These checklists are intended to confirm that a list of specific steps was performed prior to sending the files to the next step in the process Agilent Translation
17. end of a line Please note there is no space between the hyphen and the word or number 50 60 Hz 5 40 9C Use with prefixes when required i e when the prefix is in front of an acronym or capitalized word Mini USB gt Mini USB e Insert hyphens to force hyphenation Hyphenation will be applied automatically during the layout phase Example Nevertheless if you decide gt No obstan te si decide Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 17 Part 1 General Guidelines Punctuation Parentheses DO DO NOT Use parenthesis to insert some data o clarification dates numbers to explain acronyms and abbreviations etc VEE Visual Engineering Environment gt VEE Visual Engineering Environment Entorno de ingenieria visual Use parentheses to indicate alternatives The selected product s will be included in the form gt En la solicitud se incluira n lo s producto s seleccionado s Colons and semicolons DO e Place punctuation marks that do not refer to texts in parentheses inside brackets Agilent 33500 Series Product Reference CD product software programming examples and manuals gt CD de referencia del producto de la serie 33500 de Agilent software del producto ejemplos de programaci n y manuales Use punctuation marks comma semi colon colon in front of parenthesis This communication sets out guidelines for future
18. f Agilent products Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 12 Part 1 General Guidelines Capitalization DO DO NOT Year End Promotions Great offer on a wide variety of Agilent products gt Promoci n final de a o grandes ofertas en una amplia variedad de productos Use a lower case initial letter for names of days months and seasons except at the beginning of a sentence will launch its new product next February gt lanzar su nuevo producto el pr ximo febrero Use a lower case initial letter for names of languages or nationalities Select Spanish language gt Seleccione el idoma espa ol Use an initial capital for product s names and others referring to specific applications resources or services Benefits of Agilent 3100 OFFGEL Fractionator gt Ventajas del Fraccionador 3100 OFFGEL de Agilent Agilent Advantage Silver gt Agilent Advantage Plata Use initial capital letter after an interrogation or exclamation mark unless there is a comma or colon after it Do you think all the parts and supplies for ICP MS are the same The use of low quality supplies or gt Cree que todas las piezas y consumibles para ICP MS son iguales El uso de consumibles de inferior calidad o Use initial capital letter after ellipsis Mesa t You also get Over 40 years of gt Promoci n Final de A o Grandes Ofertas en una amp
19. ff the converted values based on the converted value with two decimal digits Example 1 inch gt 2 5 cm lt 2 54 5 inch gt 12 5 cm lt 12 7 7 5 inch gt 19 cm lt 19 05 67 F gt 19 5 C gt 19 44 Use two decimal digits if you are requested not to round off the converted value 7 5 inch gt 19 05 cm 10 inch gt 25 40 cm Abbreviation or full form always use the abbreviated form Use a non breaking space before the degree sign 40 C 40 F Date and Time Make sure to apply Spanish date and time formatting standards DO DO NOT Use the following short date notation omit leading zeros e Use leading zeros 16 03 12 16 03 12 Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 23 Part 1 General Guidelines Numbers and Measurements DO DO NOT 16 3 12 Er DE Omit preposition de 16 11 1912 31st December 2011 gt 31 diciembre 2011 16 3 12 e Use the following long date notation day month year with preposition de 31st December 2011 gt 31 de diciembre de 2011 e Use the following time notation 17 30 or 17 30 with period or colon 22 30 or 22 30 h with or w o symbol h 22 00 or 20 h use h to replace 00 17 30 h or 5 30 p m don t use h with p m or a m Currencies Apply Spanish currency format unless instructed otherwise Pay special attention to placement of currency sign DO DO NOT Use the following no
20. ilent s 240FS 280FS AA are the world s fastest and most productive systems gt Los sistemas 240FS 280FS AA de Agilent son los mas rapidos y productivos del mundo As a general rule you should apply the same formatting to your target text as is used in the source text If you can t see the actual formatting make sure to position layout tags in your translation according to their position in the source text Style consistency In general style consistency in translation should be ensured DO DO NOT Adhere to reference materials Translate similar identical phrases and language constructs consistently Check company and product names by their respective web sites and or documents Consult the Agilent language expert if major issues emerge e Introduce style that is not consistent with reference materials available Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 9 Part 1 General Guidelines Style Miscellaneous Be especially careful when translating jokes and cultural references use cultural adaptation when possible DO DO NOT e In translation omit the word Please in the beginning of the sentence if it is possible and does not introduce rudeness Please enter appropriate settings gt Introduzca los valores correctos Active and Passive Voice Please enter appropriate settings gt Por favor introduzca los valores correctos Begin most of your sente
21. ing words such as the following to mention but a few the first letter of each word should be left in upper case to keep in mind the original English term This is done to make the link with the English source text more apparent Please note that the English abbreviation does not get localized Examples Design Qualification DQ gt Cualificaci n del Dise o DQ Installation Qualification 1Q gt Cualificaci n de la Instalaci n 1Q Operational Qualification 0Q gt Cualificaci n Operacional 0Q Performance Qualification PQ gt Cualificaci n del Rendimiento PQ Selected lon Monitoring SIM gt Monitorizaci n Selectiva de lones SIM Chemical Ionization CI gt Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 35 Part 2 Agilent specific guidelines Agilent specific stylistic preferences DO DO NOT Ionizaci n Quimica CI Retention Time Locking RTL gt Bloqueo de Tiempo de Retenci n RTL Enterprise Content Manager ECM gt Gesti n de Contenidos Empresariales ECM Deconvolution Reporting Software DRS gt Software de Elaboraci n de Informes de Deconvoluci n DRS Large Volume Injection LVI gt Inyecci n de Altos Vol menes LVI Quality Assurance QA gt Control de Calidad QA Miscellaneous preferences o Customer Center should be translated as Centro de Atenci n al Cliente or CCC o The word Web should be
22. lent Product Names Pay attention to the proper and consistent usage of Agilent product names DO DO NOT e Names of products services solutions e Translate trade marks business needs etc may or may not X parameters gt Par metros X amp have translation Please refer to the j Useregistered trademarks and symbols terminology database to see if a A inconsistently with the source localized version for a specific product service solution or business need HP Agilent 3070 Series gt xists Examples exists EXamples HP Agilent 3070 Series Cope Gly Gulbe X parameters gt X parameters Agilent 3100 OFFGEL Fractionator gt Fraccionador 3100 OFFGEL de Agilent e If the product you are looking for cannot be found in the terminology Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 32 Part 2 Agilent specific guidelines Agilent Product Names DO DO NOT database please adhere to the following guidelines o Ifthe product name includes the word Agilent do not translate it Agilent 6100 LC MS Agilent GC Agilent ZORBAX LC o Some products have an abbreviated equivalent Follow the English source text if the source text uses the abbreviated form so should the translation if the source text uses the full form so should the translation FID gt FID o Translated names should be enclosed in quotation marks Do not use quotation marks for names that are no
23. lia variedad de productos e Use an initial capital for names of days months and seasons except at the beginning of a sentence will launch its new product next February gt lanzar su nuevo producto el pr ximo Febrero Use an initial capital for names of languages or nationalities Select Spanish language gt Seleccione el idoma Espa ol Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 13 Part 1 General Guidelines Punctuation DO DO NOT gt Tambi n obtiene Mas de 40 a os de Most of the acronyms are in capital letters but when they are common names they must be written in lower case R amp D AIDS gt I D sida Punctuation Make sure that Spanish punctuation rules were followed Spaces DO DO NOT Avoid spaces where words are separated by a slash When possible replace the slash with proper prepositions or conjunctions Example Possible Negative Side Effects Adverse Events gt Posibles reacciones adversas efectos secundarios negativos Possible Negative Side Effects Adverse Events gt Posibles reacciones adversas y efectos secundarios negativos Leave spaces between figures and units of measurement Also leave spaces between figures and percentage symbol Recommendation from the new Ortograf a de la RAE Examples DEM 53 em 15 ss 15 AG 98 gt 98 e Put spaces where words are separated by a slash Whe
24. lidation Style Guide 19 Part 1 General Guidelines Numbers and Measurements DO DO NOT Remember that in Spanish abbreviations have a period at the end but not the symbols N abbreviation for number Ud abbreviation for Usted h symbol for hour min symbol for minute s symbol for second Numbers and Measurements Agilent does not want to leave imperial values in English in the Spanish documents for example inches or Instead translate them pulgada or convert to the metric system Numbers Make sure to follow Spanish rules of number formatting DO DO NOT Even if in technical documents where it is more common to write numbers with figures in non technical documents it is advisable to spell out the numbers Spell out numerals in the following cases o Numbers from 0 29 tens 10 20 30 etc and hundreds 100 200 300 etc and numbers below 100 that are written with two words joined with the conjunction y 30 new products will be included in the list gt En la lista se incluir n treinta nuevos productos o Numbers that form part of expressions No doubt he is the number one gt e Mix in the same sentence numbers spelled out and numbers in figures Over a 1000 people attended the conference including 450 doctors 7 nurses and 40 engineers gt La conferencia congreg a unas 1000 personas incluidos 450 m dicos siete enfer
25. meras y cuarenta ingenieros Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 20 Part 1 General Guidelines Numbers and Measurements DO DO NOT No hay duda es el n mero uno Numbers representing approximate figures Around 30 people will attend the meeting gt A la reuni n acudir n unas treinta personas Write numbers with figures in the following cases O When the number requires more than three words 12 458 people attended the conference gt A la conferencia asistieron 12 458 personas Dates and time 31st December 2012 gt 31 de diciembre de 2012 14 30hr gt 14 30h At 23 59 gt a las 23 59 horas Measurement units PA es km ode Currency 1 euro 15 800 dolares Percentages below 10 percent can be spelled out 70 of the users said to be satisfied with the new product gt El 70 de los usuarios dijo estar satisfecho con el nuevo producto 3 of users said to be dissatisfied with the new product gt El 3 o tres por ciento de los usuarios dijo no estar satisfecho con el nuevo producto Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 21 Part 1 General Guidelines Numbers and Measurements DO DO NOT According to the RAE four digit numbers thousands shouldn t have a space or period but Agilent has specifically requested the use of a period as a separator This rule does not apply to numbers that define dates pages etc E
26. n possible replace the slash with proper prepositions or conjunctions Examples Agilent NDS Security Pack gt Agilent NDS Security Pack Signal to noise gt Relaci n se al ruido e Put spaces before colons semi colons exclamations marks and question marks First node Displays the site or group causing the conflict gt Primer nodo muestra el sitio o grupo que causa el conflicto Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 14 Part 1 General Guidelines Punctuation Commas Please follow the punctuation rules that apply in Spanish language DO DO NOT Quotation marks e Insert commas before the conjunctions n e n Y Agilent s 240FS 280FS AA are the world s fastest and most productive systems gt Los sistemas 240FS 280FS AA de Agilent son los mas rapidos y productivos del mundo o y Unless instructed otherwise follow standard rules of Spanish typography Pay special attention when you need to use inserted quotation marks DO DO NOT La Real Academia de la Lengua recommends angular quotation marks but use straight quotation marks as they are less challenging technically Use single quotation marks when you need to quote some terms in a sentence already enclosed We can utilise our assets in other locations and share IP infrastructure gt Podemos utilizar nuestros activos en otras ubicaciones y c
27. nces with the source of the action This makes sentences clearer and shorter In English it is quite common to use the passive voice but that is not the case in Spanish Therefore try to avoid these non native structures DO DO NOT This method is used to create new This method is used to create new components components gt Este m todo se utiliza para crear nuevos componentes gt Este m todo es utilizado para crear nuevos componentes Be concise and avoid redundancy Keep sentences short and avoid redundancy Do not use more words than necessary to convey the message and avoid repetition when possible DO DO NOT Use repeated constructions unless you feel they are absolutely necessary to facilitate reader s understanding of the sentence Please enter appropriate setting for the new product s setting gt Introduzca la configuraci n correcta para la nueva configuraci n del producto Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 10 Part 1 General Guidelines Style Accents DO DO NOT Leave out the accent in the adverb solo or in the demostratives pronouns este ese aquel etc even when they can be ambiguous according to the new recommendations from Ortograf a de la Real Academia Espa ola He works only in this project gt Trabaja solo en este proyecto To avoid ambiguity we could say Solo trabaja en este proyecto Leave out the accent
28. nes 1 GBP 1 27201 EUR Phone Numbers Please follow Spanish phone number formatting standard Make sure that it is clear for Spanish readers how to dial the number Do not forget international dialing codes decipher American alphanumerical format etc DO DO NOT Foreign numbers Phone numbers should be grouped in logical entities country code local area code local number and extension Split groups that consist of more than 4 digits and separate them by spaces Example 34 901 11 68 90 Local numbers Omit the country code Group numbers as shown below Do not use periods to group telephone numbers Examples e Use following formatting 34 0800 800 152 34 0 91 593 43 66 34 91 593 43 66 e Copy the source formatting of phone numbers 7 495 105 33 64 495 105 33 64 Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 25 Part 1 General Guidelines Names DO DO NOT 800 800 152 91 593 43 66 Names Peoples names if they belong to real people don t get localized Leave them in their original language Localize the names only when in they are used in English as a general example you will also need to look for a general example in Spanish Examples George Smith gt Jos Rodriguez Geographic and other names are translated using established or most common translations and should also be verified when it is possible TIP Check the InterActive Terminology for
29. ompartir la infraestructura IP Exclamation marks DO Include the punctuation mark in the quotation that doesn t belong to the quoted text User s Guide provides you with additional information on function generator gt La guia del usuario le ofrece informacion adicional sobre el funcionamiento del generador DO NOT Avoid using exclamation marks even if the English source has them Learn more about Agilent s BioSeparations solutions at Solution Source Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 15 Part 1 General Guidelines Punctuation DO DO NOT gt Obtenga mas informacion acerca de las soluciones de bioseparacion de Agilent en Solution Source Dashes DO DO NOT Avoid dashes when possible Coordinate subordinate or split sentences instead Use extra commas to clarify a sentence structure if required Example One platform endless possibilities for DNA RNA protein and cell analysis gt Una plataforma infinitas posibilidades para el an lisis de AND ARN prote nas y c lulas When English uses a dash to separate the option name and the related explanation in Spanish you can use a colon followed by the sentence in lowercase First node Displays the site or group causing the conflict gt Primer nodo muestra el sitio o grupo que causa el conflicto Use double dashes to add something as if they were parentheses or commas
30. on Style Guide 40 Part 3 Checklists Checklist for reviewer Checklist for reviewer As a reviewer be sure to perform the following before delivery Please check if the layout of the document matches the O Yes O No O N A source Please check if Agilent as a company name mentioned O Yes O No ON A correctly in the text Please verify if trademarks are reflected correctly O Yes O No O N A Please check if the approved terminology was applied O Yes O No O N A Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide
31. or double spaces and remove them O Yes O No O N A Please check if correct quotation marks and dashes are O Ves O No O N A used Please verify if number date time and currency formatting O Ves O No O N A matches Spanish country standards Please check if all measurements are metric and there is no O Ves O No O N A imperial units left Please check Product names O Yes O No O N A Please check if all text is translated O Yes O No O N A Please confirm approved terminology is used O Yes O No O N A Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 39 Part 3 Checklists Checklist for coordinator Checklist for coordinator As a coordinator be sure to perform the following before delivery Please check if files open properly check for file f O Yes O No O N A corruption Please check if compressed files uncompress properly O Yes O No O N A For FTP delivery please check that correct path has been O Yes O No O N A used Please check that files are delivered in the agreed path and O Yes O No O N A folder structure Please check file naming as per client requirements O Yes O No O N A Please check number of files delivered O Yes O No O N A Please check if layout has heen done page by page or flow O Yes O No O N A based according to customer s instructions Please check that Part Numbers Re ordering Numbers are O Yes O No O N A correct Agilent Translation and Validati
32. ota ION marks eo EE dk Re Ge RE RR ED GR ee Ge n ee De 14 Exclamation MES see ee suet Cea N EG N been AAA 14 BEA N EE EE ER I 15 HypRENS asia 16 PALER ES ES ie NE Gee NR ee AAA 17 Colons and Seno sede dada 17 Acronyms and Abbreviations oii peto GE Ge se ee UIN UE EVE MEER Ee ER ee a E Re M REA 18 Numbers and Measurements iese ixi Rex o diee Ve ke ke SE Ke Ge EHE XXV MM a EX be gee be EN 19 NUMDET ARE e e N EE OE EE ori 19 Measurements sesse Pie ee UE EE N boe oe ee ee be aa De EE ge Ge ees 21 Date and TIME be GE ee Or prisa A 22 CUENCAS RE RR RE N OE RE EE N RE EE eate 23 Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 4 Table of Contents Phone NUDE Sia A ASA 24 NANOS A e NE EE EE 25 ds M H 26 Miiiiberad Estes is tiet d pat ast teat Meri dl toe ed Re Bee Ge and 26 Bulleted Este heir band reve e eave codes ion tint opa cad ies Ecole Lob a petia Eh RUE C vq de 26 Part 2 Agilent specific guidelines cccconnnnnonooononoonnonnnnnnnonononncnnnnnnonon ono nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnanannnnnns 29 Address EO AE AAA ASA a 30 References amp bibliographies ccccesssssscsecceceececeecesesecsessesseaaeeaeeeeeeceeeesesseesseeseessaaeaeees 30 Agilent Publication Numbers se Ee A COP pe ni Seek Ede ee RR ae bd 31 Agilent Terminology inenen ii erre eene Nervi erii tededit esiste gere tes 31 Agilent Prod ctiNames 55 5 5 te ei e Gti ee e ee eH OESTE UE esse ee
33. t translated Use of registered trademarks and symbols follow the English source text if the product name has a symbol in the source text it should have the symbol in translation if the product name does not have a symbol in the source text it should not have the symbol in translation Trademarks are not translated unless noted otherwise ATTENTION unless noted otherwise trademark is translated as marca comercial registered trademark is translated as marca comercial registrada and brand is translated as marca Examples HP Agilent 3070 Series gt HP Agilent 3070 Series Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 33 Part 2 Agilent specific guidelines Agilent specific stylistic preferences DO DO NOT Agilent specific stylistic preferences X parameters gt X parameters Make sure to add the preposition de if the product is followed by the name of the company Agilent Agilent s 240FS 280FS AA are the world s fastest and most productive systems gt Los sistemas 240FS 280FS AA de Agilent son los mas rapidos y productivos del mundo In addition to the high level stylistic guidelines provided in Part 1 General Guidelines detailed analysis of recurring review corrections has brought to light the following specific stylistic preferences DO DO NOT Keep titles concise and consistent Make references to products services features etc
34. tation for currencies with currency symbol currency symbol following amount and separated from the amount by a space 123 456 789 Use the following notation for currencies with currency abbreviation currency abbreviation following amount and separated from the amount by a space 123 456 789 EUR Currency symbol currency abbreviation or full form follow the English source text if the source text uses the currency symbol so should the translation if the source text uses the currency Convert currency amounts to the local currency unless instructed otherwise If currencies must be converted use the exchange rate that applies at the time of writing and mention it in parentheses once per document if space permits it 50 00 gt 63 60 1 GBP 1 27201 EUR Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 24 Part 1 General Guidelines Numbers and Measurements DO DO NOT abbreviation so should the translation if the source text uses the full form so should the translation 50 00 gt 50 USD50 00 gt 50 USD 50 00 dollars gt 50 d lares Round off converted amounts only if the source amount is expressed in thousands millions billions etc Use the same amount of decimal spaces in the converted amount as the source amount uses 50 00 gt 63 60 1 GBP 1 27201 EUR 8 053 223 06 gt 10 245 519 65 1 GBP 1 27201 EUR 10 million gt 13 millo
35. xample 1000 people attended the conference gt A la conferencia asistieron 1 000 personas o Traditionally the decimal symbol in Spanish was the comma In the new Ortograf a de la Real Academia Espa ola the use of decimal period is recommended for unification But Agilent uses the decimal comma as decimal symbol Example 5 3 gt 5 3 Ordinal numbers For the 1 and 24 tenths can be written in one or two words but now it is more common to use just one word however after the 3 tenth they are written in two words 13th 28th gt Decimotercero vigesimoctavo 31st 42nd gt Trig simo primero cuatrig simo segundo Measurements Make sure that the system of measurements commonly accepted in Spanish is used in translation DO DO NOT Convert values in Imperial measurement units to the metric system unless instructed otherwise 5 inch gt 12 5 cm Leave values in Imperial measurement unit unless instructed otherwise 5 inch gt 5 inch gt d n Agilent Translation and Validation Style Guide 22 Part 1 General Guidelines Numbers and Measurements DO DO NOT Use the following notation for measurements measurements follow the numbers and are separated from the number by a space 123 45 km Always round off converted measurement values to the nearest full or half value unless instructed otherwise consult Agilent language expert if necessary Round o
36. yzers Meters etc gt Grandes ofertas en una amplia variedad de productos osciloscopios analizadores medidores etc Acronyms and Abbreviations Acronyms are abbreviations that form a letter word and are pronounced as words UNICEF and NATO are typical examples of acronyms In some languages acronyms behave differently from other abbreviations In English for example they do not take articles whereas other abbreviations do DO DO NOT Use localized version if it exists IT Information Technology gt TI Tecnolog a de la informaci n When pluralizing an acronym use a descriptor qualifier to indicate is plural Search PDFs on Internet gt Buscar archivos PDF en Internet If an acronym is not localized in Spanish you can do the following the first time it appears use the acronym in English followed by the explanation in English and Spanish in brackets or the full spelling in Spanish followed by the English acronym and its full spelling in English in brackets Example VEE Visual Engineering Environment Entorno de ingenier a visual Entorno de ingenier a visual VEE Visual Engineering Environment Translate acronyms abbreviations if there is no established localized equivalent VEE Visual Engineering Environment gt EEV Entorno de ingenieria visual e Add s to acronyms Search PDFs on Internet gt Buscar PDFs en Internet Agilent Translation and Va
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