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Spanish translation: calidad escolar


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English term or phrase:school quality
Spanish translation:calidad escolar
Entered by: Eng2Span
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17:15 Jun 3, 2004
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / school children accessories
English term or phrase: school quality
it is describing the features of an item that is to be used by school children. Sorry, I don't have any more information. I need it in Latin American Spanish.
Dussault
Canada
Local time: 01:24
calidad escolar
Explanation:
Like if you're saying "a school quality pencil."
Un lapiz de calidad escolar.

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Note added at 51 mins (2004-06-03 18:06:34 GMT)
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I guess my example of a pencil is kind of silly... :-) but the question says it\'s describing the features of an item. So imagine it\'s a desk or even an electric pencil sharpener. Any old pencil sharpener won\'t cut it (pardon the pun). So you have to mention it\'s features...

-Safety cutoff to prevent small fingers from being sharpened.
-Suction cups to prevent movement of unit while being used.
-Wood detector to make sure only pencils are inserted.

PencilMuncher (tm) a school quality pencil sharpener with your sanity in mind.

PencilMuncher (mr) un sacapuntas de calidad escolar diseñado para mantener su cordura.

So I think it\'s important to leave \"quality\" in there... as long as we\'re talking about features. Now if it\'s just mentioning an item, then I agree with Sandra... leave it out. School desk, school books etc... the word \"quality\" isn\'t needed in English either, so if they have it in there I think they want to emphasize it as not regular quality, but school quality.
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Eng2Span
United States
Local time: 01:24
Grading comment
muchas gracias!!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +8calidad escolar
Eng2Span
4 +1escolar / para escolares
Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
4calidad para nivel escolar/calidad de nivel escolarteju
4de calidad fuerte / resistenteRefugio


Discussion entries: 2





  

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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
escolar / para escolares


Explanation:
Creo que se refiere al tipo de material, no a si es bueno o malo.

Por ejemplo : cuadernos escolares / cuadernos para escolares, etc.
Pero : Cuaderno de calidad escolar o Útiles de calidad escolar no me suena muy lógico...

Suerte!

Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
Chile
Local time: 03:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 62

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ingridbram: sí, era lo que pensaba poner
14 mins
  -> Gracias, Ingrid.
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
calidad escolar


Explanation:
Like if you're saying "a school quality pencil."
Un lapiz de calidad escolar.

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Note added at 51 mins (2004-06-03 18:06:34 GMT)
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I guess my example of a pencil is kind of silly... :-) but the question says it\'s describing the features of an item. So imagine it\'s a desk or even an electric pencil sharpener. Any old pencil sharpener won\'t cut it (pardon the pun). So you have to mention it\'s features...

-Safety cutoff to prevent small fingers from being sharpened.
-Suction cups to prevent movement of unit while being used.
-Wood detector to make sure only pencils are inserted.

PencilMuncher (tm) a school quality pencil sharpener with your sanity in mind.

PencilMuncher (mr) un sacapuntas de calidad escolar diseñado para mantener su cordura.

So I think it\'s important to leave \"quality\" in there... as long as we\'re talking about features. Now if it\'s just mentioning an item, then I agree with Sandra... leave it out. School desk, school books etc... the word \"quality\" isn\'t needed in English either, so if they have it in there I think they want to emphasize it as not regular quality, but school quality.

Eng2Span
United States
Local time: 01:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
muchas gracias!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Indiana
3 mins
  -> Thank You!
agree  James Stevens-Arce
7 mins
  -> Gracias!
agree  Yvette Arcelay
1 hr
  -> Thanks Yvette!
agree  angela vicent
1 hr
  -> Thank you Angela!
agree  kellyn
1 hr
  -> Gracias!
agree  Xenia Wong
1 hr
  -> Gracias Xenia!
agree  Veronica Munoz: calidad educativa podria ser otra opcion.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Veronica!
agree  LCK: great explanation :-)
4 hrs
  -> Thank you Lisa! I try! I try! :-)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
de calidad fuerte / resistente


Explanation:
Para resistir el uso en la escuela.

Library-quality book binding, for example, is heavy-duty binding that will stand up to handling by many users.

Refugio
Local time: 22:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
calidad para nivel escolar/calidad de nivel escolar


Explanation:
otra manera. suerte

teju
Local time: 23:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 88
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