Spanish term
Sobrevenido
Práctico -> Teórico
Improvisado -> Planificado
Sobrevenido -> Claro-definido
Informal -> Formal
Descentralizado -> Centralizado
Invisible -> Visible
Proposed translations
Undetermined / Uncertain / Undefined
Otra opción podría ser "uncertain" o "undefined".
Interesting. As opposites of "clearly defined" I considered impromptu/fuzzy/hazy ... but this is a more interesting take. |
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Toni Castano
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philgoddard
: Strictly speaking, the opposite of 'clearly defined' is 'unclear' or 'not clearly defined', but I agree with your explanation.
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Amy Moreno
5 days
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Random
I actually considered this myself too, but it may be a bit too cheeky… :-) |
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Adoración Bodoque Martínez
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Gracias!
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Toni Castano
: In the context given, "sobrevenido" has a distinct meaning, nothing to do with "random". Page 85: www.revistaestudiosregionales.com/documentos/articulos/pdf-...
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Thanks. I just worked back from the literal translation; and your link ends on page 33.
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haphazard
/ˌhapˈhazəd/
adjective
lacking any obvious principle of organization.
"the music business works in a haphazard fashion"
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Andrew Bramhall
: Yes, but haphazard often means casual to the point of carelessness.
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Toni Castano
: In the context given, "sobrevenido" has a distinct meaning, nothing to do with "haphazard". Page 85: www.revistaestudiosregionales.com/documentos/articulos/pdf-...
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Unexpected/unexpectedly
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AllegroTrans
: What you say is correct, but I don't think this word would be used in this specific context
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OK I just offered it as an option
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as and when / ad hoc
'Por ello, se va adaptando conforme se implanta (sobrevenido), con metodologías individualizadas.'
http://www.revistaestudiosregionales.com/documentos/articulo...
ad hoc
in American English
(æd ˈhɑk; æd ˈhoʊk)
for a special case only, without general application
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/ad-hoc
I had also considered ad hoc. In fact, I think I'll ask the client again. Cheers :-) |
retrospective/ly
Random (mis-)leads into haphazard...
Second weblink: there may be objections to the Latin of ex post facto and I think this is more retrospectively than retroactively)
Por ello, se va adaptando conforme se implanta de forma sobrevenida y voluntarista, por lo que las iniciativas realizadas dependen de la voluntad, de lo que cada técnico/a considera adecuado, oportuno o conveniente (en lugar de ...manera programada).
http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=sobrevenido
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/government-politics/3289742-sobrevenida.html
Spontaneous
Unpredicted
Unpremeditated
These are synonyms of 'unplanned'.
https://www.wordhippo.com/what-is/another-word-for/unplanned...
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