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Empower

Spanish translation: Capacitan

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English term or phrase:Empower
Spanish translation:Capacitan
Entered by: Ismael Torres

14:41 Jul 16, 2005
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: Empower
Teachers who empower students by training them in the use of learning strategies (tengo problemas para encontrar un equivalente de "empower" en castellano)
Sussy (X)
capacitan
Explanation:
"capacitan a los estudiantes"
Selected response from:

Ismael Torres
Local time: 15:11
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5capacitan
Ismael Torres
5 +1dotan (a los estudiantes) de (las) herramientas (necesarias)
Marcelo González
5forman
isabel meyer
3 +1facultan
Yvonne Becker
4preparan a los estudiantes
Rafael Molina Pulgar
4"enriquecer / estimular intelectualmente"
Rosmu


Discussion entries: 2





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
empower
capacitan


Explanation:
"capacitan a los estudiantes"

Ismael Torres
Local time: 15:11
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Brassara
2 mins
agree  TranslateThis
23 mins
agree  Hebe Martorella
1 hr
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
2 hrs
agree  Lillian van den Broeck
2 hrs
neutral  Marcelo González: "Capacitar" puede ser "train" tambien. Una pregunta sobre el mismo concepto de "empower" se hizo no hace mucho. Favor de ver mi nota agregada. Saludos. :-)
6 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
empower
facultan


Explanation:


Yvonne Becker
Local time: 15:11
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henry Hinds
28 mins
  -> Gracias Henry. Feliz fin de semana
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
empower
preparan a los estudiantes


Explanation:
una posibilidad

Rafael Molina Pulgar
Mexico
Local time: 13:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 399
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
empower
dotan (a los estudiantes) de (las) herramientas (necesarias)


Explanation:
...capacitándolos en el uso de...



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Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 09:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 681

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Walter Landesman
20 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Walter, y saludos!!
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1 day 10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
empower
forman


Explanation:
formar en el sentido de capacitar (como dijo uno de mis colegas) educar, adiestrar, entrenar en el aprendizaje.

isabel meyer
Local time: 16:11
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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13 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
empower
"enriquecer / estimular intelectualmente"


Explanation:
...Profesores que enriquecen / estimulan intelectualmente a sus alumnos mediante estrategias de aprendizaje...



Rosmu
Spain
Local time: 21:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 93
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