Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

articulacion territorial

English translation:

local and regional integration and coordination

Added to glossary by Anna Moorby DipTrans
May 6, 2020 05:15
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Spanish term

articulacion territorial

Spanish to English Bus/Financial Finance (general) cooperative banking, mission
A cooperative credit institution in Spain. Its principles and mission include 'articulacion territorial'. I assume they are talking about ways of linking or joining up the different areas within its territory, but I can't for the life of me think of a snappy way to say it!
Any inspiration?
Thanks

Eg from text

"El resultado es una banca con mucho futuro por delante, basada en la cercanía, identificada con las necesidades de nuestros socios y clientes, capaz de asumir los principios de la banca responsable y sostenible, y de dar cobertura a la economía productiva y a la articulación territorial."

Discussion

Taña Dalglish May 6, 2020:
@ Michael No, not at all! I was out of this from last night! LOL! Robert and I were banding around ideas late into the morning and I gave up and went offline and to my bed! Yes, you are right, "integration" was just my initial thought (later, I thought of -thought of "organisation/coordination" after going back and forth with Robert late last night). But Michael, again, I am out of this, so you are free to input your own ideas, and provide your own commentary. Again "integration" was one of the first words banded about, but we did not say that it was the appropriate word for this context. No need for apologies. Unnecessary. Again, we were just throwing around ideas. Regards.
Integration Oops, I didn't read the discussion entries before submitting my answer, as I see Taña already thought of "integration." Sorry!

I think "integration" is one of those hackneyed words used by corporates and marketing types. It would probably fit the tone and image of a bank, and it's something I'd expect to read in their marketing material. ;-)
Robert Carter May 6, 2020:
Night, you too!
Taña Dalglish May 6, 2020:
@ Robert Ah, well, it is the Asker's decision to decide what it really means, isn't it? So, I will leave you guys to duke it out, as it is 1.15 a.m. in the morning and I should be in my bed already! LOL! Night and stay safe!
Robert Carter May 6, 2020:
If that's the meaning then sure, I've nothing against it. I was just going with Ana's original idea of "linking up".
Taña Dalglish May 6, 2020:
@ Robert So then, what about organis(z)ation or coordination as the Lexico link suggests? Honestly, I don't like "communication" at all as, my first impression, it conveys an altogether different concept, but that is my own prejudice, I suppose. LOL!
Robert Carter May 6, 2020:
@Taña Yes, possibly that too, though "integration" has a ring about it that always sounds a little Orwellian to me for some reason in English, I don't know, something about it that implies conformity and compliance. Oddly though, "integración" doesn't feel the same way to me in Spanish, it's somehow warmer. In any case, I do prefer "articulación" here, sort of enabling, bringing people together, which is why I like communication. My own prejudices I suppose.
Taña Dalglish May 6, 2020:
https://www.lexico.com/es-en/traducir/articulacion
(organización)

organization
coordination
Taña Dalglish May 6, 2020:
@ Robert Is it communication at all? Or here: "integration"?

regiones menos prósperos, a la promoción de la **articulación territorial**, a la consecución de las prioridades de la Comunidad y a la gobernanza. europa.eu
[...] incomes in less well-off Member States and regions, promoting territorial integration, achieving Community priorities, and contributing to better governance.
Robert Carter May 6, 2020:
I know "communication" is a bit broad nowadays, but that's what we used to call this, isn't it? Perhaps something like "communications within the country"?

Proposed translations

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regional integration

I'm basing off the definition from the RAE: https://dle.rae.es/articulación

2. f. Unión entre dos piezas rígidas que permite el movimiento relativo entre ellas.

You often see the word integration bandied about in marketing and corporate lingo. ;-)
Peer comment(s):

agree AllegroTrans
13 hrs
¡Gracias!
agree Francois Boye
20 hrs
Thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I wish I could split the points on this one! In the end I have opted to do a belt and braces approach as the Spanish term contains more nuance than any single English term. So integration and coordination it is!"
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territorial / regional coordination

The author is of course aware that further documentation – like material examples of territorial coordination on the EU level (e.g., Trans-European networks, water and river policies etc.,) and results of already existing European sectoral policies with a territorial impact, ...

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...

The evident benefits of territorial cooperation have turned it into a grass-roots
phenomenon, as manifested in the establishment of Euro-regions or twin city links.
Currently there are more than 70 Euro-regions in Europe. Most of them operate without
any external financial support. Typically their work is based on multi-annual action plans
or strategies. Twin city networks and Euro-regions are engines for numerous cross-
border projects and initiatives. However, due to existing language, cultural,
administrative, information and even physical barriers, territorial cooperation and
networking requires, in many cases, some external start-up support. The importance of
such stimulation is growing as physical distance increases and when cultural differences are wide and/or there is little history of cooperation...

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...
Peer comment(s):

agree patinba : Yes this is something that the banking system might support.
4 hrs
agree philgoddard : I think "territorial" rarely works in this context, but I like "regional". You could also say "strategy".
6 hrs
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territorial articulation

FWIW, the literal translation gets several thousand hits, some of them from published papers... although the authors don't sound very English :-)

https://ledworldforum.org/the-forum/the-agenda/1400-2000/pat...

Urban Environment: Proceedings of the 10th Urban Environment ...books.google.es › books
Sébastien Rauch, ‎Gregory M. Morrison - 2012 - ‎Science
These results reveal the effects that the type of road network and the distribution of urban nuclei have on territorial articulation.
Example sentence:

Territorial articulation, local institution coordination, local and international integration, decentralized cooperation...

Peer comment(s):

neutral philgoddard : This doesn't convey any clear meaning, and sounds like a translation.
2 hrs
disagree AllegroTrans : This means nothing to me, if anything articulation sounds like speech therapy or a medical term, sorry
2 days 6 hrs
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