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damiananda · 01-23-2009, 02:30 PM

Hi

Can anyone help me translate the term "Best Practice" or "Best Practices" into Spanish?

Is there a recognized Spanish term already in use that stands for this?

Thanks

MariaLaura · 01-23-2009, 02:38 PM

Hi damiananda!
Can you provide a little bit of context? Is it in the field of medicine? legal?

damiananda · 01-23-2009, 03:04 PM

"Best Practices" is used in all professional contexts. Military, Medicine, Business, Legal, etc.

If there are ten ways to do something but one of them is the best one (better, faster, more elegant, more professional, effective, etc), this would be the best practice.

Thanks.

MariaLaura · 01-23-2009, 06:17 PM

Hi!
thanks for the explanation.. I meant a paragraph of your translation... i think that two good options could be "buenas costumbres" or "buenas/excelentes pr�cticas"

hugocar · 01-24-2009, 10:26 AM

In the industrial world the term 'mejores pr�cticas' is very common.

fernandar · 01-26-2009, 12:03 PM

Hi,

I agree with hugocar. The correct translation is Mejores prácticas.
I used to have to use this constantly when communicating to the Latin American internal audience of a US based company and they preferred to leave the phrase in English -- But unless you're told otherwise, in the marketing field I am pretty certain Mejores prácticas is correct.

Bests!!!

damiananda · 01-26-2009, 06:59 PM

Thanks everyone!

acme_54 · 01-27-2009, 08:53 AM

De hecho, 'mejores pr�cticas' es la respuesta correcta. En espa�a, se utiliza tambi�n a menudo "excelente/excelencia" ...

andreap · 01-28-2009, 12:45 PM

Hi, although "mejores pr�cticas" does not sound so natural in Spanish, this is what I usually read.

01-23-2009, 02:30 PM	#1
damiananda New Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 14	Translating "Best Practices" into Spanish Hi Can anyone help me translate the term "Best Practice" or "Best Practices" into Spanish? Is there a recognized Spanish term already in use that stands for this? Thanks Last edited by damiananda : 01-23-2009 at 03:02 PM.

01-23-2009, 02:38 PM	#2
MariaLaura Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 385 Rep Power: 313	Re: Translating "Best Practices" into Spanish Hi damiananda! Can you provide a little bit of context? Is it in the field of medicine? legal?

01-23-2009, 03:04 PM	#3
damiananda New Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 14	Re: Translating "Best Practices" into Spanish "Best Practices" is used in all professional contexts. Military, Medicine, Business, Legal, etc. If there are ten ways to do something but one of them is the best one (better, faster, more elegant, more professional, effective, etc), this would be the best practice. Thanks.

01-23-2009, 06:17 PM	#4
MariaLaura Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 385 Rep Power: 313	Re: Translating "Best Practices" into Spanish Hi! thanks for the explanation.. I meant a paragraph of your translation... i think that two good options could be "buenas costumbres" or "buenas/excelentes pr�cticas"

01-24-2009, 10:26 AM	#5
hugocar Contributing User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Caracas Posts: 137 Rep Power: 281	Re: Translating "Best Practices" into Spanish In the industrial world the term 'mejores pr�cticas' is very common.

01-26-2009, 12:03 PM	#6
fernandar Forum User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 40 Rep Power: 25	Re: Translating "Best Practices" into Spanish Hi, I agree with hugocar. The correct translation is Mejores prácticas. I used to have to use this constantly when communicating to the Latin American internal audience of a US based company and they preferred to leave the phrase in English -- But unless you're told otherwise, in the marketing field I am pretty certain Mejores prácticas is correct. Bests!!!

01-26-2009, 06:59 PM	#7
damiananda New Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 14	Re: Translating "Best Practices" into Spanish Thanks everyone!

01-27-2009, 08:53 AM	#8
acme_54 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 14 Rep Power: 22	Re: Translating "Best Practices" into Spanish De hecho, 'mejores pr�cticas' es la respuesta correcta. En espa�a, se utiliza tambi�n a menudo "excelente/excelencia" ...

01-28-2009, 12:45 PM	#9
andreap Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 321 Rep Power: 87	Re: Translating "Best Practices" into Spanish Hi, although "mejores pr�cticas" does not sound so natural in Spanish, this is what I usually read.

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