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"give them a thirst for learning.."

Spanish translation: para provocar en ellos la sed/el afán de aprender

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English term or phrase:	"give them a thirst for learning.."
Spanish translation:	para provocar en ellos la sed/el afán de aprender
Entered by:	Beatriz Candil Garcia

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22:41 Aug 9, 2009

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Education / Pedagogy

English term or phrase: "give them a thirst for learning.."

"Our mission is that every child comes away from a trip having learnt something that will influence them educationally, socially or both, to encourage them and give them a thirst for learning”.

Again, would really appreciate seeing your ideas on this (castillian Spanish), thx :)

Beatriz Candil Garcia KudoZ activity Questions: 4064 (21 open) (17 closed without grading) Answers: 347
Local time: 01:20

para provocar en ellos la sed/el afán de aprender

Explanation:
Referencia:

Collins Robert Unabidged Spanish/English Dictionary

Selected response from:

Barbara Cochran
Local time: 19:20

Grading comment

Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

para provocar en ellos la sed/el afán de aprender

Barbara Cochran

4 +2

Siembra en ellos/obsequiales el deseo insaciable por el aprendizaje /conocimiento

Lydia De Jorge

"despertar en ellos la sed de conocimientos"

Ruth Pla-Giribert

"despertar en ellos la avidez por aprender"

JuliDS

incúlcales la sed de aprendizaje

mariar

Answers

3 mins confidence:

incúlcales la sed de aprendizaje

Explanation:
:)

mariar
Uruguay
Local time: 20:20
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Siembra en ellos/obsequiales el deseo insaciable por el aprendizaje /conocimiento

Explanation:
.

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 19:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 169

31 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

para provocar en ellos la sed/el afán de aprender

Explanation:
Referencia:

Collins Robert Unabidged Spanish/English Dictionary

Barbara Cochran
Local time: 19:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 7

Grading comment

Thanks!

21 hrs confidence:

"despertar en ellos la sed de conocimientos"

Explanation:
Es solo otra sugerencia, ya que "despertar" suena bien con "sed" pero las demás opciones también me parecen buenas.

Ruth Pla-Giribert
Local time: 01:20
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Catalan,

Spanish

2 days12 hrs confidence:

"despertar en ellos la avidez por aprender"

Explanation:
:o)

JuliDS
Argentina
Local time: 20:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

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