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off task

Spanish translation: distraido


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English term or phrase:off task
Spanish translation:distraido
Entered by: Ernesto de Lara
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12:57 Oct 2, 2004
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: off task
He is frequently off task or not listening to directions or the teacher's questions without teacher prompting.
Susana Vivas
Argentina
Local time: 09:03
distraido
Explanation:
al menos en mx.
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Ernesto de Lara
Local time: 06:03
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3distraido
Ernesto de Lara
5en las nubes
Ruben Mendez Suarez
4sin trabajar
angela vicent
4fuera de tarea (literal !!) hope it helps.
Octavio Chabl� Herrera


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
distraido


Explanation:
al menos en mx.

Ernesto de Lara
Local time: 06:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 38

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gabriela Rodriguez: :0)
24 mins
  -> gracias Gabriela
agree  Paula Morabito
51 mins
  -> Gracias Paula
agree  Xenia Wong
1 hr
  -> Graxias Xen
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
en las nubes


Explanation:
Según el registro podría ser:
estar en las nubes, estar en el aire, estar en la parra, encontrarse mirando las musarañas, estar ido, no estar atento...
Suerte

Ruben Mendez Suarez
Local time: 13:03
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fuera de tarea (literal !!) hope it helps.


Explanation:
My_WebQuest
... I was frequently off task. I followed the directions but I had to be reminded to
stay on task. ... No seguí las direcciones. Estaba reitradamente fuera de tarea. ...
http://si.unm.edu/bern_2003/walter/walt_wq/WALTER_L.html - 90k - Cached - Similar pages

Reading Improvement - Spanish - Accelerated Schools - [ Translate this page ]
... Off-task students leave the classroom and sit with their parents until they are
ready to work. Los estudiantes fuera de tarea se marchan el el aula y se sienta ...
www.readingimprovement.org/spanish/index_spanish.htm - 55k - Cached - Similar pages

Learn to teach Reading or Spanish. Free scholarships for parents ...
... 4. During recordings teachers can sit next to students who are off-task. ... los profesores
pueden sentarse al lado de estudiantes que son fuera de tarea. ...
www.teach555.com/spanish.shtml - 50k - Cached - Similar pages

Octavio Chabl� Herrera
Local time: 07:03
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sin trabajar


Explanation:
Otra opción

angela vicent
Local time: 14:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 41
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