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When writing in Spanish and Portuguese, should we treat an anglicism like "Wallet"?
Thread poster: Hector Vianna
Hector Vianna Uruguay Local time: 05:39 English to Spanish + ...
Mar 19, 2018
When writing in Spanish and/or Portuguese, should we treat an anglicism like "wallet" as a masculine or feminine noun? My doubt is within a scientific genre context in the field of computing, where wallet is a digital concept. Thank you in advance!
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Rossana Triaca Uruguay Local time: 05:39 English to Spanish
Without seeing the context, I'd rather translate it as "la billetera virtual" ("la wallet" is just... awful). I would even rewrite everything to avoid using articles if you *must* leave it in English. ▲ Collapse
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Mirko Mainardi Italy Local time: 09:39 Member English to Italian
Also, in general, if it's an app name (or part of an app name), then I believe it's more common to leave it in English, while if it's an app/SW function/feature, then it would be more sensible to treat it just like any other feature name within that app/SW (and probably translate it). ▲ Collapse
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neilmac Spain Local time: 09:39 Spanish to English + ...
Wallet
Mar 20, 2018
... in Spanish from Spain is "cartera". I should know, I've reported a few stolen or lost....
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