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away from

Spanish translation: lejos de


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English term or phrase:away from
Spanish translation:lejos de
Entered by: Cristina Heraud-van Tol
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01:58 Apr 2, 2009
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Education / Pedagogy / creación de asignaturas universitarias
English term or phrase: away from
if the new vendors succeed in unbundling the degree package and offering students a high quality learning experience focused on what learners need and want, offering certification of that learning, and doing so at greater convenience or lower cost, or both -they will attract a significant amount of enrollment away from traditionalinstitutions, and deservedly so.
GuillermoC
Local time: 22:46
lejos de
Explanation:
Quiere decir que van a "quitarles" un montón de inscripciones a las instituciones tradicionales.
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Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Peru
Local time: 23:46
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Muchas gracias.
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5 +1lejos de
Cristina Heraud-van Tol
5quitar de
Marjory Hord
5alejar de, apartar deMaría Teresa Herrera


  

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lejos de


Explanation:
Quiere decir que van a "quitarles" un montón de inscripciones a las instituciones tradicionales.

Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Peru
Local time: 23:46
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 185
Grading comment
Muchas gracias.

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agree  Soledad Caño: quitándoles...
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
alejar de, apartar de


Explanation:
away from (as prep)
(in opposite direction to): she pulled him ~ from the cliff edge lo apartó del borde del acantilado
(at a distance, separated from) lejos de;
to get ~ from it all alejarse del mundanal ruido


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María Teresa Herrera
United States
Local time: 00:46
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
quitar de


Explanation:
Van a atraer... y así quitar inscripciones de
Como "take away".

Marjory Hord
Mexico
Local time: 23:46
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 27
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Apr 6, 2009 - Changes made by Cristina Heraud-van Tol:
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