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Psephologist

Spanish translation: empresa de sondeos

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English term or phrase:Psephologist
Spanish translation:empresa de sondeos
Entered by: Translator Mari

14:34 Feb 28, 2013
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Science - Surveying
English term or phrase: Psephologist
El contexto es el siguiente (aunque no influye demasiado): When psephologists Ipsos Mori carry out research to predict UK general elections, they often use qualitative data(...)

¿Cómo traduzco psephologist? Psefólogo es una opción pero no es muy natural en castellano (target language: Argentina) ni tampoco figura en el diccionario de la Real Academia.
Desde ya, gracias.
Translator Mari
Local time: 13:54
empresa de sondeos electorales
Explanation:
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María Luisa Balseiro
Spain
Local time: 18:54
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Summary of answers provided
4sociólogo político
Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
4empresa de sondeos electorales
María Luisa Balseiro
3experto en elecciones / politólogo [experto en elecciones]
Robert Forstag


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
psephologist
sociólogo político


Explanation:
A veces vemos "psefología" o "sefología" por influencia del inglés, pero el término español es "sociología política".

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Local time: 18:54
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: ¡Muy interesante tu apreciación! :)

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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
psephologist
experto en elecciones / politólogo [experto en elecciones]


Explanation:
No veo que el término sociólogo político tenga mucho que ver con una persona con conocimientos especializados en elecciones.
He aquí dos opciones que ofrecen un mayor grado de precisión.

Suerte.


Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 12:54
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Muchas gracias, son muy interesantes las opciones que das :)

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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
psephologist
empresa de sondeos electorales


Explanation:


María Luisa Balseiro
Spain
Local time: 18:54
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 3
Notes to answerer
Asker: ¡Muy buena opción! Muchas gracias.

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