high standandards

Spanish translation: normas altas o estándares altos

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English term or phrase:high standards
Spanish translation:normas altas o estándares altos
Entered by: Oso (X)

13:47 Apr 27, 2001
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: high standandards
must have high standards for themselves and have high expectations for others.
nuevo
normas altas/estándares altos
Explanation:
Cualquiera de las dos opciones es correcta. Personalmente prefiero norma a estandar.

"deben tener normas altas para ellos mismos y expectativas altas para los demás."

Saludos afectuosos de Oso ¶:^)
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Summary of answers provided
nanormas altas/estándares altos
Oso (X)
navalores (morales)
Gabriela Tenenbaum (X)
nasorry it's me again
Gabriela Tenenbaum (X)
nadeben ser muy exigentes consigo mismos y esperar mucho de los demás.
Hélène Lévesque
naaltura de miras
Javier Fernández


  

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4 mins
normas altas/estándares altos


Explanation:
Cualquiera de las dos opciones es correcta. Personalmente prefiero norma a estandar.

"deben tener normas altas para ellos mismos y expectativas altas para los demás."

Saludos afectuosos de Oso ¶:^)


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Oso (X)
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13 mins
valores (morales)


Explanation:
Me parece que se refiere a valores más que a normas.
Es lo que yo pondría.

Saludos #:)

Gabriela Tenenbaum (X)
Uruguay
Local time: 23:00
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18 mins
sorry it's me again


Explanation:
Fijate si te sirve este site donde figuran ambos términos:

http://internety.com/thought2001/14_02_2001.htm





Gabriela Tenenbaum (X)
Uruguay
Local time: 23:00
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1 hr
deben ser muy exigentes consigo mismos y esperar mucho de los demás.


Explanation:
Sounds simpler to me, and meaning pretty much the same.
Hope it helps.
Hélène

Hélène Lévesque
Local time: 20:00
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 hr
altura de miras


Explanation:
Pensando en la interpretación de valores o principios morales.

Javier Fernández
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