seguimiento laboral
/seɡimjento laboɾal/from spelling rules
The English term 'shadowing' can be translated into Spanish as seguimiento laboral.
seguimiento laboral refers to the practice of speech repetition.
Meaning: speech repetition (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
/seɡimjento laboɾal/
Did you know?
- While seguimiento laboral describes professional shadowing, the word seguimiento is the standard term in Spanish hospitals for a patient's medical 'follow-up'.
- In corporate environments across Spain and Latin America, professionals often bypass seguimiento laboral entirely and use the English word 'shadowing' as an anglicism.
- While 'shadowing' in English often refers to linguistic mimicry, in a Spanish workplace, seguimiento is more commonly used to mean 'monitoring' or 'tracking' a project's progress.
Examples in context
- Estoy siguiendo a mi mentor de cercaI'm shadowing my mentor closely.
Example conversation
Javier and Sofía are discussing internship options.
- JavierSofía, ¿tienes experiencia en seguimiento laboral?Sofía, do you have experience in job shadowing?
- SofíaSí, hice un seguimiento laboral el año pasado.Yes, I did some job shadowing last year.
- JavierMe gustaría intentar eso también.I would like to try that too.
- SofíaTe puedo ayudar a encontrar un lugar.I can help you find a place.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
