Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
la potencia del nado
English translation:
stroke power [the power of the stroke]
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Taña Dalglish
Sep 16, 2011 16:38
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la potencia del nado
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Hello, translating a user's manual for a swimtrainer system.
For potencia del nado, power of the swim just doesn't sound good to me. It seems like intensity would work better, but the word would be repeated here potencia/intensidad.
el usuario elegirá la potencia del nado mediante la barra de intensidad de nado [1], la potencia seleccionada se vera en [6], en tanto por ciento. La intensidad del nado viene en una escala de 25% (mínima) a un 100% (máxima).
orig Spain. trans to English..
For potencia del nado, power of the swim just doesn't sound good to me. It seems like intensity would work better, but the word would be repeated here potencia/intensidad.
el usuario elegirá la potencia del nado mediante la barra de intensidad de nado [1], la potencia seleccionada se vera en [6], en tanto por ciento. La intensidad del nado viene en una escala de 25% (mínima) a un 100% (máxima).
orig Spain. trans to English..
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | the power of the stroke |
Taña Dalglish
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| 3 | swimming performance |
Emiliano Pantoja
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Change log
Sep 21, 2011 19:21: Taña Dalglish changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1421557">Robin Ragan's</a> old entry - "la potencia del nado"" to ""the power of the stroke""
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the power of the stroke
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I would say the "power of the stroke"
nado translation | Collins Portuguese-English dictionary | Reverso
dictionary.reverso.net/portuguese-english/nado - United States - Cached - Block all dictionary.reverso.net results
a nado swimming atravessar a nado to swim across nado borboleta butterfly (stroke) nado de cachorrinho doggy paddle nado de costas backstroke nado de ...
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TriTalk.co.uk :: View topic - swimming in a nutshell - chapter 3
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However,*** the power of the swim stroke** will come from your upper body and rotation though the hips. I like to use "6-1-6" and "6-3-6" drills ...
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Thanks rragan. I think "stroke power" will do (notice I did not use "power of the swim stroke"; I deliberately omitted the word "swim"); I think it addresses the concern you raised.
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Thank you.
I would say the "power of the stroke"
nado translation | Collins Portuguese-English dictionary | Reverso
dictionary.reverso.net/portuguese-english/nado - United States - Cached - Block all dictionary.reverso.net results
a nado swimming atravessar a nado to swim across nado borboleta butterfly (stroke) nado de cachorrinho doggy paddle nado de costas backstroke nado de ...
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Note added at 7 mins (2011-09-16 16:45:59 GMT)
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TriTalk.co.uk :: View topic - swimming in a nutshell - chapter 3
www.tritalk.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=74346 - Cached
15 posts - 10 authors - Last post: 25 Nov 2010
However,*** the power of the swim stroke** will come from your upper body and rotation though the hips. I like to use "6-1-6" and "6-3-6" drills ...
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Note added at 23 hrs (2011-09-17 16:27:38 GMT)
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Thanks rragan. I think "stroke power" will do (notice I did not use "power of the swim stroke"; I deliberately omitted the word "swim"); I think it addresses the concern you raised.
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Note added at 5 days (2011-09-21 19:21:35 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you.
Note from asker:
| I see what you mean, but here it is talking about a 'power' that you can program into the machine i.e. 50%, etc. I'm not sure 'power of the stroke' makes sense since it is a machine setting and your definition seems to suggest something the swimmer controls through his/her body. No? |
| Thanks everyone. I"ll go with "stroke power" |
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Emiliano Pantoja
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swimming performance
Para diferenciarlo de "swimming strenght" como intensidad
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