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planned famine

Spanish translation: hambruna planeada

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English term or phrase:planned famine
Spanish translation:hambruna planeada
Entered by: Margarita Gonzalez

02:39 Jul 26, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / student handbook
English term or phrase: planned famine
The major focus of the year is the Environmental Awareness Week, which includes consciousness-raising events such as knowledge bowl, bake sale, **planned famine**, hike-a-thon, coffee house, guest speakers, student displays and presentations.
SandraV
Mexico
Local time: 01:11
hambruna planeada
Explanation:
Así lo usa la UNESCO

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-07-26 02:44:31 GMT)
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www.elindependent.org/articulos/article.asp?id=139 - 21k
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Margarita Gonzalez
Local time: 02:11
Grading comment
¡Mil gracias, Marga Esther!
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5 +4hambruna planeada
Margarita Gonzalez
5meal donation program
Chinh Chu


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
hambruna planeada


Explanation:
Así lo usa la UNESCO

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-07-26 02:44:31 GMT)
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www.elindependent.org/articulos/article.asp?id=139 - 21k

Margarita Gonzalez
Local time: 02:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 66
Grading comment
¡Mil gracias, Marga Esther!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Angel Biojo: Yes. That's it.
13 mins
  -> Gracias mil, Angel. Tambien lo usan mucho los grupos de derechos humanos y las ONG
agree  Marisa Schiavi (X)
26 mins
  -> Gracias Marisa
agree  Jo-Hanna Goettsche
48 mins
  -> Gracias, Jo-Hanna
agree  Pilar Esteban
4 hrs
  -> Mil gracias, Estgeban
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
meal donation program


Explanation:
This is a program in which members fast (not to eat) for a time and save money for a charity donation (or enviromental protection in this case)
Please see also (at http://www2.evansville.edu/religiouslife/acalendar.html):

KAPPA CHI - Feb. 16-18 Planned Famine Donate a meal- 11:00-1:00 p.m. Harpers and Union Planned Famine is a program in which members of Kappa Chi fast for 30 hours to promote awareness to world hunger. Students either donate a meal from their meal card or a simple money donation. This money then goes to programs to aid world hunger. The 30 hours fast will begin at 12pm on Feb 20 and end at 6pm on the 21st.


    Reference: http://www2.evansville.edu/religiouslife/acalendar.html
Chinh Chu
Local time: 14:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Vietnamese
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