evaluación del desempeño
/ebalwaθjon del desempeɲo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "performance review" is translated into Spanish as evaluación del desempeño.
In professional and corporate environments, this term refers to the formal process of assessing an employee's work.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of evaluación (evaluation), del (of the) and desempeño (performance/fulfillment of a role).
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you pluralize the noun evaluación to evaluaciones while keeping del desempeño singular.
How do you pronounce it?
/ebalwaθjon del desempeɲo/
Did you know?
- The word desempeño comes from the verb desempeñar, which literally means to 'un-pledge' or to release a pledge. This stems from the historical practice of fulfilling a financial obligation to free a collateralized item.
- In many Spanish-speaking corporate cultures, a performance review may be called evaluación 360 if it includes feedback from peers and subordinates rather than just a manager.
- In some Latin American business contexts, you might hear the term evaluación de rendimiento instead. While desempeño focuses on the execution of a role, rendimiento emphasizes the measurable output or yield, much like the English word 'yield'.
Examples in context
- Mañana tengo mi evaluación del desempeño.Tomorrow I have my performance review.
- La evaluación del desempeño será el próximo mes.The performance review will be next month.
- Él preparó todo para la evaluación del desempeño.He prepared everything for the performance review.
Example conversation
Daniel and María are talking about work at the office.
- Daniel¿Ya recibiste la fecha de tu evaluación del desempeño?Have you received the date for your performance review yet?
- MaríaSí, Daniel, me toca el viernes.Yes, Daniel, mine is on Friday.
- DanielEspero que te vaya muy bien en ella.I hope it goes very well for you.
- MaríaMuchas gracias, espero que también sea buena para ti.Thank you very much, I hope it is good for you too.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries del, desempeño, evaluación, CC BY-SA 4.0.
