Jan 12, 2009 20:32
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Curso de 15 días de duración
Spanish to English
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Curso de 15 días de duración
sorry: no context.
Many thanks in advance.
sorry: no context.
Many thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +9 | 15-day course |
patinba
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| 4 +3 | Two-week course |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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| 4 | couirse lasting 15 days; 15-day course |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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Proposed translations
+9
2 mins
Selected
15-day course
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Remy Arce
3 mins
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| agree |
Consult Couture
4 mins
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| agree |
Marcelo González
6 mins
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| agree |
margaret caulfield
12 mins
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| agree |
Christine Walsh
20 mins
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| agree |
Ivan Nieves
21 mins
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| agree |
Laureana Pavon
24 mins
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| neutral |
Muriel Vasconcellos
: It is more common to say "two-week course" in English. "15 days" sounds foreign.
38 mins
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| agree |
RichardDeegan
: Duh
1 hr
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| agree |
Tarik Boussetta
: yes;)
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "many thanks"
2 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
86
couirse lasting 15 days; 15-day course
Mike :)
+3
39 mins
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
:
120
Two-week course
"15 days" isn't wrong, but in English it is much more common to say "two weeks" - this is a common difference that translators should be aware of.
99,000 references to "two-week course"
Two-Week Courses - Center for Deployment Psychology
Jun 17, 2008 ... Center for Deployment Psychology. Our Mission: The CDP trains military and civilian behavioral health professionals to provide the high ...
www.deploymentpsych.org/2weekcourses.html
This two-week course includes daily lectures in the mornings and evenings supplemented by afternoon mini-symposia, workshops, tutorials, poster session, ...
courses.jax.org/2008/49th_short_course.html
Two week course to help jobless back into work... Makeover that may help the jobless back into work - Guardian Sounds a good, practical idea - and a kind ...
aboutsalt.blogspot.com/2007/05/two-week-course-to-help-jobless-back.html
99,000 references to "two-week course"
Two-Week Courses - Center for Deployment Psychology
Jun 17, 2008 ... Center for Deployment Psychology. Our Mission: The CDP trains military and civilian behavioral health professionals to provide the high ...
www.deploymentpsych.org/2weekcourses.html
This two-week course includes daily lectures in the mornings and evenings supplemented by afternoon mini-symposia, workshops, tutorials, poster session, ...
courses.jax.org/2008/49th_short_course.html
Two week course to help jobless back into work... Makeover that may help the jobless back into work - Guardian Sounds a good, practical idea - and a kind ...
aboutsalt.blogspot.com/2007/05/two-week-course-to-help-jobless-back.html
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Marjory Hord
: Totally agree, too late
17 mins
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Thanks, Marjory!
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| agree |
Consult Couture
3 hrs
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Thanks, Suzanne!
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| agree |
Trudy Peters
: Agree with Muriel's answer to Wil. Same in French. Quinze jours means two weeks.
5 hrs
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Thanks, Trudy!
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| neutral |
Wil Hardman (X)
: I would agree if 15 days were two weeks, but 2 weeks = 14 days.
11 hrs
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That's the whole point. Spanish speakers say "quince dias" and they mean two weeks. They count differently. It's a cultural difference that should be reflected in the translation.
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