Underage people and more

[solfinker]

Hello!
Can you take a look at my attempt to translate the following sentence?

"Nuestra app va dirigida en especial a gente joven, ofreciendo también oportunidades de voluntariado a menores de edad, ya que la mayoría de organizaciones no ofrecen voluntariado para estas edades"

"Our app is addressed especially to young people, offering volunteer opportunities to underage people, since most organizations don’t offer volunteering to those ages"

Thank you!

[vicente]

Hello solfinker:

A very good translation.

I think that underage has a certain unpleasant connotation. It usually means being too young to do something; like drinking, smoking, driving or voting. I like "young people" but in order to avoid using it twice I recommend "youngsters"; "teenagers" (depending on the age bracket); "kids" (informal); maybe minors (although minor is equivalent to underage in meaning)

Suggestions:

"Our app is addressed especially to young people, offering opportunities to youngsters (kids) to volunteer, since most organizations don't offer such opportunities to these younger ages."

"Since most organizations do not offer volunteer opportunities to younger people, our app is addressed especially to youngsters, offering them opportunities to volunteer."

[solfinker]

Thanks a lot

[agustinab]

Hi solfinker!

I couldn't help noticing that both of your posts refer to an app. Maybe you'd like to send the file over to specialists and get a free quote back?

Don 't forget that translation is all about context and random sentences can make perfect sense on their own but not as part of a whole.

Cheers!