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gear up program

Spanish translation: programa de preparación


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English term or phrase:gear up program
Spanish translation:programa de preparación
Entered by: Maria Elena Martinez
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13:07 Feb 2, 2007
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: gear up program
The phrase goes: "your child is a participant in the GEAR UP program at his or her school"
I thought of 'programa de adaptación' as a possible translation but there might be a better option.
MARIA GARDA ORTIZ
Australia
Local time: 14:23
programa de preparación
Explanation:
gear up
v : make ready or suitable in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war" [syn: prepare, set up, ready, set]

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Maria Elena Martinez
Netherlands
Local time: 06:23
Grading comment
This sounds good.
Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
5programa/período de adaptación
Claudia Vera
4 +1programa de preparación
Maria Elena Martinez


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
programa de preparación


Explanation:
gear up
v : make ready or suitable in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war" [syn: prepare, set up, ready, set]



Maria Elena Martinez
Netherlands
Local time: 06:23
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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Grading comment
This sounds good.
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  patricia scott: Tengo mis dudas acerca de si es de preparación o de refuerzo, pero en vista de la falta de contexto, esta opción me parece bien.
19 mins
  -> Gracias, patricia!!
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
programa/período de adaptación


Explanation:
Si, tu traducción suena bien! Y más si se trata una traducción para ser leída en Argentina. Suerte


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Claudia Vera
Argentina
Local time: 01:23
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Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  patricia scott: Pero es que no se trata de adaptación, sino de preparación o refuerzo.
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