verificando los comportamientos

English translation: analyzing behaviors

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Spanish term or phrase:verificando los comportamientos
English translation:analyzing behaviors
Entered by: Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.

08:23 Jun 23, 2017
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Education / Pedagogy / University letter / curriculum
Spanish term or phrase: verificando los comportamientos
From a description of content in an architectural degree class. I just can't find a good translation for 'comportamientos'

Full paragraph:

'Entender cómo la geometría permite mensurar y organizar las formas; conocer cómo interactúan las formas en la configuración del espacio arquitectónico y urbano; interpretar y - Experimentar los modos de organizar, clasificar y construir la forma y el espacio arquitectónico y urbano, verificando los comportamientos en su ineludible capacidad de transmitir significados'
Catherine Mactaggart
Australia
Local time: 03:12
analyzing behaviors
Explanation:
Integrating behavior analysis into architectural modeling
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11704-014-3505-z
Architectural modeling and behavior analysis are two important concerns in the software development. They are often implemented separately, ...

p. 5/8
Behaviour Specification
Koala supports only a structural view of software architectures and does not allow for behavioural specifications. Indeed, it places its main emphasis on automatic code-generation from structural specifications, rather than early formal analysis of behaviours.
http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/c.kloukinas/pubs/seaa-accepted.p...

Architecture and behaviour analysis for engineering Service Modes ...
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/5068812/
Engineering services in the framework of an Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is complex and open to mistakes if a rigorous approach is not taken. Combin.
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Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 19:12
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1analyzing behaviors
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
3 +1evidencing/demonstrating trends
Marcelo González
4verifying behaviours
neilmac
2understanding how the [disparate] elements work together
Robert Forstag


  

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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
analyzing behaviors


Explanation:
Integrating behavior analysis into architectural modeling
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11704-014-3505-z
Architectural modeling and behavior analysis are two important concerns in the software development. They are often implemented separately, ...

p. 5/8
Behaviour Specification
Koala supports only a structural view of software architectures and does not allow for behavioural specifications. Indeed, it places its main emphasis on automatic code-generation from structural specifications, rather than early formal analysis of behaviours.
http://www.staff.city.ac.uk/c.kloukinas/pubs/seaa-accepted.p...

Architecture and behaviour analysis for engineering Service Modes ...
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/5068812/
Engineering services in the framework of an Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is complex and open to mistakes if a rigorous approach is not taken. Combin.

Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
Austria
Local time: 19:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rainer Zawadzki
1 day 8 hrs
  -> thanks Rainer
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understanding how the [disparate] elements work together


Explanation:
I read this rather cryptic phrase as referring to impressing upon the students an appreciation of how all the previously mentioned elements work.

"Gaining an appreciation" or "acquiring an understanding" could also be used here.

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 13:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 463
Notes to answerer
Asker: I think you might be right. The other suggestions offered would also make sense if it weren't for the part which follows, about their inescapable transmission of meaning.

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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
evidencing/demonstrating trends


Explanation:
comportamientos >> tendencias (¿en este contexto?)

...in its [architecture's] inescapable capacity/ability to convey [or transmit] meaning(s)...

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I think 'trends' works well, as these, depending on their nature, could be thought of as adding meaning(s) to a cityscape, as when art with local relevance (in the form of murals or statues) is incorporated into a city's layout.


Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 07:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 542

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: But I also think 'comportamientos' might refer to the behaviour of building materials...
49 mins
  -> Fair enough. Thanks, Neil :-)
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verifying behaviours


Explanation:
That's what it says, literally - and I wouldn't worry too much about trying to make sense of it. In my opinion, it's just an example of verbal padding, pretentious waffle, usually found in arty contexts, or in this case architecture.
Having said that, I think it might sound better if we say "evidencing behaviours" rather than verifying... It just sounds a bit more convincing/meaningful somehow...

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NB: I understand "behaviours" to refer to the behaviour of the construction materials, for example degradation from wear and tear, expansion and contraction, etc. (The leaky roof of Calatrava's Music Palace in Valencia could be a recent real-life example).
However, Marcelo's suggestion of "tendencies/trends" could also be what they are trying to express.

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http://www.elconfidencial.com/espana/2017-05-05/santiago-cal...

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http://www.archdaily.com/362888/santiago-calatrava-again-fac...

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http://weburbanist.com/2014/02/24/fallen-starchitects-7-fail...

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@Catherine: As I mentioned before, IMHO the "inescapable transmission of meaning" bit is pure touchy-feely waffle to round off the sentence.

Example sentence(s):
  • he claimed that while earlier research had focused on evidencing behaviours displayed ...
  • ...an integrated collection of model-based techniques for verifying behaviours and properties...
neilmac
Spain
Local time: 19:12
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 527
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