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con edad productiva para la sociedad

English translation: of productive age within/for society/community


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Spanish term or phrase:con edad productiva para la sociedad
English translation:of productive age within/for society/community
Entered by: Robert Forstag
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21:40 Mar 9, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Spanish term or phrase: con edad productiva para la sociedad
Marido. Jose Smith de 50 anos de edad buen estado de salud In a social worker's adoption assessment, Mexico:

con edad productiva para la sociedad, buena conducta....

How about: "functioning productively within his community" ?

Thanks.
Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 01:36
of productive age within/for society/community
Explanation:
an alternative to yours which I find very acceptable (except that the EDAD is missing entirely)
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SwissTell
Local time: 01:36
Grading comment
Nice job, Henry. Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1of productive age for society
Henry Hinds
4 +1of economically productive age/of the productive age groupcamille1
4of age fit for work in this community/for working in his community
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
3of productive age within/for society/community
SwissTell


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
of productive age within/for society/community


Explanation:
an alternative to yours which I find very acceptable (except that the EDAD is missing entirely)

SwissTell
Local time: 01:36
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 14
Grading comment
Nice job, Henry. Thanks.
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
of productive age for society


Explanation:
He is of working age, not too young and not too old.

Henry Hinds
Local time: 23:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 128

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ricardo Eid
1 day19 hrs
  -> Gracias, Ricardo.
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
of economically productive age/of the productive age group


Explanation:
Two more options.

camille1
Local time: 02:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: I'd also leave out the "society" bit, which doesn't work well in English.
15 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
of age fit for work in this community/for working in his community


Explanation:
Hope it helps

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Note added at 21 mins (2005-03-09 22:01:49 GMT)
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Sorry: \"in his community\" in both options.

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 00:36
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 32
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