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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

soluciones integrales

English translation:

comprehensive solutions

Added to glossary by Rachael West
Oct 15, 2013 11:05
10 yrs ago
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Spanish term

soluciones integrales

Spanish to English Marketing Business/Commerce (general) Industrial cleaning
Grupo XXX es una empresa de limpieza y soluciones integrales, resultado de más de 60 años de especialización en el sector de la limpieza profesional.

A pretty basic sentence, but I'm not sure I'm totally happy with a natural English equivalent of soluciones integrales.

What they are trying to say here is that they are essentiallly a cleaning company but will offer other complimentary maintenance services depending on each client's needs.

An integral cleaning solutions company? A company offering integral cleaning services? Integral? Integrated?
Not totally convinced either on ignoring the word solutions, but not sure it sounds quite right in there either.
It's on the tip of my tongue, but it's kind of not. If you know what I mean :)

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +3 comprehensive solutions
4 +6 Comprenhensive solutions
5 +1 one-stop cleaning and maintenance services
4 +2 integral solutions
4 customis(z)ed solutions
3 (is a cleaning and) total solution company

Discussion

neilmac Oct 15, 2013:
Re: "turnkey" I don't really think "turnkey"works here, and struggle to find its real meaning in most contexts, except when it refers to a jailer or similar.
neilmac Oct 15, 2013:
Re: "customized" IMO works equally well as any of the other claims. Whether it is actually tailored to the client's needs etc or not is moot. They are all just buzzwords and - to all intents and purposes - equally meaningless.
Rachael West (asker) Oct 15, 2013:
Thanks also ViBe Yes it's always good to play with the text a little. I'll look into it. Thanks
Rachael West (asker) Oct 15, 2013:
SORRY, Lisa, I mean comprehensive!!! my head is now bursting with words!
Rachael West (asker) Oct 15, 2013:
@Lisa Thanks Lisa, I realise that. I meant to say that it comes up later in a different section on "servicios a su medida". I don't have a problem understanding the text here, I really just wanted a good way of expressing integral in Eng. Customized for example, is ideal. Thanks so much for your input :)
Lisa McCarthy Oct 15, 2013:
@ Rachael That's fine, but 'integral' doesn't mean 'customised' in the part of the text you've given.
ViBe Oct 15, 2013:
Any leeway for a more creative approach? I don’t know whether the translator wouldd be allowed to play with the wording here, but I’d at least consider changing the boring adjectives and nouns ("integral solutions") into more dymamic verbs / verbal forms. Such tricks often help. Especially in promotional texts. Or why not just change the language altogether: “We add value to the cleaning business.”
Your call: you know your client better.
Rachael West (asker) Oct 15, 2013:
No problem because "customised" comes up later anyway. Como no?!!
Lisa McCarthy Oct 15, 2013:
@ ViBe I think the problem with using 'turnkey' or 'customised' is that it is saying something which the original text is not.
ViBe Oct 15, 2013:
"turnkey solutions?" ... can work as a promotional trick. In fact, "integrated" can also do the job here.

Proposed translations

+3
8 mins
Selected

comprehensive solutions

This is often used :

Lathrop's Carpet Clean - Des Moines - Home Services - Qype
www.qype.co.uk › ... › Iowa › Des Moines › Services › Home Services‎
Rating: 5 - ‎2 reviews
***Our cleaning company offers comprehensive solutions** that can help maintain your carpets and upholstery.Carpet Cleaning Service, Rug Cleaning, Carpet ...

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Cleaning equipment in Croydon
croydon-greater-london.cylex-uk.co.uk/cleaning%20equipment.html‎
cleaners, domestic cleaning company, cleaning equipment, house cleaning, Cleaning ... We **offer comprehensive solutions** for Washroom and Kitchen Hygiene, ...

Appointments Personnel - links
www.appointmentspersonnel.co.uk/links.html‎
Domestic and Office Cleaning Company in London. We offer professional domestic cleaning, office cleaning and carpet cleaning services by professional cleaners in London. ... **Comprehensive Solutions** for Healthcare Delivery · Careers.cz
Peer comment(s):
agree Billh : apparently at the same time as Maria
1 hr
Thanks, Bill :-) Not sure who got in there first; I suppose Rachel will know.
agree AllegroTrans
6 hrs
Thanks!
agree Helena Chavarria : You get my agreement (for what it's worth) because you've supplied some references ;)
10 hrs
Cheers, Helena ;-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks for so much input from everybody who made suggestions. All inspired me."
+6
8 mins

Comprenhensive solutions

Otra opción.

:-)
Peer comment(s):
agree Simon Bruni : This gets my vote
3 mins
Gracias, Simon.
agree neilmac : Yes, all-round solutions... almost anything's better than "integral" ;)
6 mins
¡Gracias!
agree Billh
1 hr
Gracias, Bill.
agree AllegroTrans
6 hrs
Gracias.
agree Rosa Paredes
10 hrs
Gracias.
agree Pamela Matar : It is also right to say "complete solutions." Just another suggestion. Regards!
1 day 2 hrs
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6 mins

customis(z)ed solutions

maybe this will work better than "integral"? or the longer version

...we offer solutions customis(z)ed to your needs

or even BESPOKE SOLUTIONS

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or tailor-made solutions

http://www.linkedin.com/company/custom-cleaning-solutions

http://www.ecolab.com/solutions

http://www.helbeckgruppe.de/en/building-services/custom-clea...

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there seems to be a few companies called "Custom cleaning"
Peer comment(s):
agree neilmac : Although potentially as mendacious, it probably works better than "integral"
10 mins
Thanks! Yes, don't you just love these buzzwords???
neutral Billh : I don't think it means customized.
1 hr
well...this company does seem to do all sorts, suited to clients' needs...
neutral AllegroTrans : whilst the phrase is often used, I don't think the meaning is synonymous with "integrales"
6 hrs
integrales can mean lots of things and here it's a marketing buzzword...
disagree Rosa Paredes : A different concept altogether.
10 hrs
well, no, it isn't. Not in this context anyway...
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32 mins

(is a cleaning and) total solution company

"total solution" at least makes the description of the company a little more readable. IMO "comprehensive" is over the top for a cleaning company.
Just another idea.
Note from asker:
I see what you are saying but this was precisely one of the problems, because the company in question is big and actually offers more than just Mrs. Mop. ie. caters for different industrial needs, for the food sector, the health sector, agricultural, schools.... Can organize fumigations, cleaning processes where cranes are required (for big building, etc). I guess I needed to do justice to that (which "total solution" also does :))
Peer comment(s):
neutral AllegroTrans : this is over-translation
8 hrs
If you say so....
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+1
2 hrs

one-stop cleaning and maintenance services

A company offering one-stop cleaning and maintenance services.

"one-stop" is commonly used to refer to finding all the services one needs in one place.
Peer comment(s):
agree neilmac : Nice option, I find this less hackneyed than "integral" ;)
2 hrs
neutral AllegroTrans : "one-stop" is changing the term too much
3 hrs
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+2
1 min

integral solutions

Stop worrying about it, or trying to find a meaningful sense. It's just BS (business speak).

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I wince evvery time I see "solutions" nowadays. As for "integral"...
1. Essential or necessary for completeness; constituent: The kitchen is an integral part of a house. 2. Possessing everything ...

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Oops, that's "every time"...

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They mean that their service is complete, all-round, a (expletive deleted) panacea...

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"A company that provides (providing if you prefer) integral cleaning services"...

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Having seen all the suggestions so far, I think I'd I'd go with "comprehensive" now. It seems more honest and less tricksy than "integral" or "customized".
Note from asker:
This is actually hilarious because my own thinking went exactly along the lines of yours.... from "just put integral solutions and get over it" to looking at the others and liking a lot of them, to then thinking well they're all pretty much similar buzzwords... but I am a bit of a perfectionist until I get it right. I don't want to use "complete" as gallagy suggests because complete solutions just doesn't work imo, but I see what he's saying. Comprehensive is the one that fits the context best in this case, but I actually love everybody's input in general!
Peer comment(s):
agree Yvonne Gallagher : If a "freer" translation is not required then Asker should stick to this literal one or just use "complete" (preferable to "comprehensive") imo.
2 hrs
Cheers. I've done so many texts like this that I've become quite cynical about it all.
agree Mike Yarnold (X) : integrated solutions
8 hrs
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