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ENS. DE 10 E 20 GRAUS

English translation: Elementary and middle school AND High School


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16:57 May 3, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs / Philosophy Academic Transcript
Portuguese term or phrase: ENS. DE 10 E 20 GRAUS
Trata-se de uma materia em um historico escolar de um curso de licenciatura em Filosofia:

ESTRUTURA E FUNCIONAMENTO DO ENS. DE 10 E 2O GRAUS...


Obrigada!
Nadja B Batdorf
United States
Local time: 17:47
English translation:Elementary and middle school AND High School
Explanation:
Para os EUA

Ensino de primeiro grau = elementary and middle school

Ensino de segundo grau = High School

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Note added at 15 mins (2011-05-03 17:12:45 GMT)
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Primary and secondary school = Para o Reino Unido (Inglaterra, País de Gales e Irlanda do Norte).
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 20:47
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Elementary School and Secondary School
Christina Paiva
4 +2Elementary and middle school AND High School
Marlene Curtis
4 +2primary and secondary school
Sheila Gomes


Discussion entries: 3





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
primary and secondary school


Explanation:
In Brazil we sometimes abbreviate "first" as 1o, but this was capitalized, hence the confusion

Sheila Gomes
Brazil
Local time: 21:47
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks!!!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gilmar Fernandes: exactly, some examples: http://lista.mercadolivre.com.br/Estrutura-e-Funcionamento-d...
2 mins
agree  Ivan Rocha
6 mins
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Elementary and middle school AND High School


Explanation:
Para os EUA

Ensino de primeiro grau = elementary and middle school

Ensino de segundo grau = High School

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 15 mins (2011-05-03 17:12:45 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Primary and secondary school = Para o Reino Unido (Inglaterra, País de Gales e Irlanda do Norte).

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 20:47
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 155
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks!!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lídia Carney
9 mins
  -> Grata!
agree  Donna Sandin: but this "estrutura e funcionamento de...." turns up in all the academic transcripts leading to qualification to teach, and has to be translated....."structure and functioning" or if you don't like "functioning" use something else
1 day53 mins
  -> Thank you!
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Elementary School and Secondary School


Explanation:
Equivalência entre o Ensino Básico dos EUA e Brasil:

1.
A. US Elementary School: Preschool/Kindergarten, Primary School/Grade School; Middle School / Jr High

B. BR Antes de 1996: 1o Grau > Primário e Ginásio
A partir de 1996: Ensino Fundamental (9 anos) > 1o e 2o Ciclos

Obs. No Brasil a Educação Infantil - não faz parte do ensino de 1o Grau ou do Ensino Fundamental

2.
A. US Secondary School > High School

B. BR: Antes de 1996: 2o Grau > Colegial
A partir de 1996: Ensino Médio > 1a a 3a séries

Ref. sobre educação nos Estados Unidos:
Johnson, D.B. 2000. Speak American - A Survival Guide to the Language and Culture of the USA (Random House Inc.)


Christina Paiva
Brazil
Local time: 21:47
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 31

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agree  Oliver Simoes
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Oliver :)
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