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TERCIO SUPERIOR

English translation: best / upper third

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Spanish term or phrase:TERCIO SUPERIOR
English translation:best / upper third
Entered by: Cecilia Della Croce

14:36 Apr 3, 2004
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / education
Spanish term or phrase: TERCIO SUPERIOR
Constancia de estar ubicado en el TERCIO SUPERIOR de la Promoción (de estudios universitarios)
Gladys Martell
best third
Explanation:
o podría ser upper third
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Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 11:47
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5best third
Cecilia Della Croce
5 +4upper third
Penelope Ausejo
5Upper thirty-three percent
Aoife Kennedy


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
best third


Explanation:
o podría ser upper third

Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 11:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 35
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Brown: El Tercio superior corresponde al 33% superior del cuadro de méritos de la promoción de primero a quinto de secundaria
18 mins
  -> Gracias, David
agree  Penelope Ausejo: uy... perdona... no había visto que habías puesto upper third también.
22 mins
  -> Gracias y saludos para mi tocaya, no?
agree  Begoña Yañez
30 mins
agree  x-Translator (X)
3 hrs
  -> Saludos, Stella
agree  Gabriel Aramburo Siegert: Upper third...
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Gabriel
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
upper third


Explanation:
Estar ubicados en el tercio superior: esta persona se ha graduado con una nota de entre los 33% mejores alumnos de su año.




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Penelope Ausejo
Spain
Local time: 16:47
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henry Hinds: Or In the top third of his/her class.
2 mins
  -> Thx Henry :)
agree  Madeleine Pérusse
1 hr
  -> Thx Madeleine :)
agree  Gabriel Aramburo Siegert
4 hrs
  -> Thx Gabriel :)
agree  colemh
10 hrs
  -> Thx Colemh :)
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Upper thirty-three percent


Explanation:
another option

Aoife Kennedy
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:47
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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