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finger space

Spanish translation: espacio


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English term or phrase:finger space
Spanish translation:espacio
Entered by: Ricardo Torres
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15:36 Jul 12, 2006
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Education / Pedagogy / general
English term or phrase: finger space
En el texto se habla sobre "comillas", "punto y aparte", "signos de exclamación", etc. y en una parte que al niño es necesario indicarle cuándo debe usa FINGER SPACE. No sé cual es la traducción exacta. Graciassssss
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espacio
Explanation:
Se usa para indicar un espacio suficiente entre oraciones o palabras que haga el texto legible. Un espacio es finger space y doble es thumb space. Te anexo unos enlaces; suerte!
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Ricardo Torres
Local time: 23:16
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graciasss

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Summary of answers provided
5 +2espacio del ancho de un dedoRefugio
4 +2espacio
Ricardo Torres
4un dedo de espacioValeria Lagos - Gordon Downie


  

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
espacio


Explanation:
Se usa para indicar un espacio suficiente entre oraciones o palabras que haga el texto legible. Un espacio es finger space y doble es thumb space. Te anexo unos enlaces; suerte!

Example sentence(s):
  • kids from varying locations and backgrounds who tell me about when to use a "finger space" and when to use a "thumb space"
  • Leave a 2-finger space between words.

    Reference: http://polsellikindergarten.tripod.com/Curriculum/curriculum...
    Reference: http://www.painintheenglish.com/post.php?id=68
Ricardo Torres
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graciasss

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agree  Monika Jakacka
3 mins
  -> Gracias!

agree  Maria Itati Encinas
19 hrs
  -> Gracias!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
espacio del ancho de un dedo


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-07-12 17:19:49 GMT)
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[PDF] Bike Helmet Poster - Spanish
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un espacio del ancho de un. dedo entre la correa y la. barbilla. El casco SIEMPRE ... with one finger’s width of space. between the strap and the chin. ...
www.dhs.ca.gov/cdic/epic/bike/documents/BikeHelmetSPAN01.pd... - Similar pages

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-07-12 17:21:15 GMT)
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Kids are taught to literally measure the space between words with their forefinger, the space between sentences with their thumb.

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-07-12 17:22:14 GMT)
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...when learning to write, that is

Refugio
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxOso: ¶:^)
26 mins
  -> Thanks, Oso, so many years of teaching first grade!

agree  Mónica Ameztoy de Andrada
6 hrs
  -> Gracias, Mónica
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
un dedo de espacio


Explanation:
Esta sería una traducción más o menos literal, pero yo nunca he oído que en español se use esa expresión o esa forma de medir los espacios...

Valeria Lagos - Gordon Downie
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