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difficult-to-fill (as an adjective)

Spanish translation: donde existe poca oferta; áreas/plazas difíciles de completar o satisfacer

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English term or phrase:	difficult-to-fill (as an adjective)
Spanish translation:	donde existe poca oferta; áreas/plazas difíciles de completar o satisfacer
Entered by:	MollyRose

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16:35 Jun 23, 2009

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Education / Pedagogy

English term or phrase: difficult-to-fill (as an adjective)

The plan includes salary supplements and/or cost of training for qualifying teachers in some high priority schools, to those in difficult-to-fill subject areas, and to those with certain certifications.

My attempt doesn't sound right, but I'm at a loss as to how to say it well:
los que enseñan materias difíciles de encontrar maestros

MollyRose KudoZ activity Questions: 20 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 41 United States
Local time: 18:18

donde existe poca oferta

Explanation:
to those in difficult-to-fill subject areas = a quienes imparten materias donde existe poca oferta

Selected response from:

Henry Hinds
Local time: 17:18

Grading comment

Thank you, Henry, for your prompt response. I chose your reply for this reason, and because the way you worded it can be used to help others looking at the glossary to fit it into other contexts fairly easily. Thanks to the agreement of others to help confirm this, too.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

donde existe poca oferta

Henry Hinds

5 +1

en las que es más difícil encontrar maestros

TraduccionesABC

4 +1

para las que existen menos profesores.

TraduccionesABC

4 +1

asignaturas difíciles para cubrir vacantes

nahuelhuapi

escasez de sustitutos

Marta HS

materias/asignaturas para las que cuesta encontrar docentes/maestros

Laura Ojeda

para los que enseñen asignaturas cuyas vacantes resultan difíciles de cubrir

xxxMariadelpila

Materias el las que es difícil cubrir los puestos.

lisandroluppo

Summary of reference entries provided

difficult-to-fill

Ana Castro

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

en las que es más difícil encontrar maestros

Explanation:
Mi propuesta

TraduccionesABC
Spain
Local time: 01:18
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you for both answers! I was hoping for something less wordy! I appreciate everyone’s answers and have included them all in my notes. I wish I could give you all points. Unfortunately, only one person is allowed to receive credit, so I chose one of the quickest responders with an accurate translation which will work for my context (and for general use in other contexts for the glossary). Even in other contexts, people can see how you phrased it so they can apply the same principles as they look at this discussion. God bless you all!

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

donde existe poca oferta

Explanation:
to those in difficult-to-fill subject areas = a quienes imparten materias donde existe poca oferta

Henry Hinds
Local time: 17:18
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 526

Grading comment

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

para las que existen menos profesores.

Explanation:
Esta también podría ser una buena opción.

TraduccionesABC
Spain
Local time: 01:18
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

14 mins confidence:

Materias el las que es difícil cubrir los puestos.

Explanation:
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2008/11/financial_inc...

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Note added at 14 mins (2009-06-23 16:50:12 GMT)
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Sorry: en

lisandroluppo
Local time: 20:18
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you! I was hoping for something less wordy! I appreciate everyone’s answers and have included them all in my notes. I wish I could give you all points. Unfortunately, only one person is allowed to receive credit, so I chose one of the quickest responders with an accurate translation which will work for my context (and for general use in other contexts for the glossary). Even in other contexts, people can see how you phrased it so they can apply the same principles as they look at this discussion. God bless you all!

1 hr confidence:

materias/asignaturas para las que cuesta encontrar docentes/maestros

Explanation:
Otra opción :)

Tomado del dicc. de la RAE:

asignatura
1. f. Cada una de las materias que se enseñan en un centro docente o forman un plan académico de estudios.

Lau

Reference: http://www.terra.com.mx/articulo.aspx?articuloId=686259

Laura Ojeda
Argentina
Local time: 20:18
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

1 hr confidence:

escasez de sustitutos

Explanation:
materias con escasez de sustitutos. Suerte.

Marta HS
United States
Local time: 16:18
Native speaker of:

Spanish

Notes to answerer

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

asignaturas difíciles para cubrir vacantes

Explanation:
¡Suerte!

nahuelhuapi
Argentina
Local time: 20:18
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 73

Notes to answerer

5 hrs confidence:

para los que enseñen asignaturas cuyas vacantes resultan difíciles de cubrir

Explanation:
Mi opción.

xxxMariadelpila
Local time: 00:18
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

Galician
PRO pts in category: 12

Notes to answerer

Reference comments

14 mins

Reference: difficult-to-fill

Reference information:
áreas/plazas difíciles de completar o satisfacer

Example sentence(s):

áreas/plazas difíciles de completar o satisfacer

Ana Castro
Spain
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

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Jun 24, 2009 - Changes made by MollyRose:
Edited KOG entry	MollyRose's old entry - "difficult-to-fill (as an adjective)" => "donde existe poca oferta"

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