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Forum: Vocabulary May 24, 2012, 02:32 PM

Replies: 3 Slider (of a plastic baggie) Views: 1,625 Posted By mrb Thanks. I used the suggestion of someone who... Thanks. I used the suggestion of someone who said: bolsas de plástico con cierre deslizante.

Forum: Vocabulary May 23, 2012, 04:08 PM

Replies: 3 Slider (of a plastic baggie) Views: 1,625 Posted By mrb Slider (of a plastic baggie) This appears in a list of kindergarten supplies for the classroom: Gallon, Quart, Sandwich and Snack size SLIDER close plastic bags bolsas de plástico que cierran con un ________:?:

Forum: Vocabulary February 17, 2012, 03:01 PM

Replies: 2 High impact aerobics Views: 2,132 Posted By mrb High impact aerobics aeróbicos con alta resistencia? I saw that low impact (without the word "aerobics") could be: ejercicios suaves. But when they're talking about high impact and low impact, what would be the best...

Forum: Grammar December 12, 2011, 08:19 AM

Replies: 5 Making progress Views: 3,283 Posted By mrb Yes, Alec, WR Holt is right. Sorry for not... Yes, Alec, WR Holt is right. Sorry for not saying so myself. I was paying more attention to your answer than your English.

Forum: Grammar December 09, 2011, 03:56 PM

Replies: 5 Making progress Views: 3,283 Posted By mrb muchas gracias ok, thanks a lot! I´ve made a note of it.

Forum: Grammar December 09, 2011, 01:48 PM

Replies: 5 Making progress Views: 3,283 Posted By mrb Making progress I usually translate this as "progresando," but for variety, is it ok to say "está haciendo progreso," or does that sound too much like a translation from English? I noticed a lot of hits for it in...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 22, 2011, 10:21 AM

Replies: 12 Hacer mala cara Views: 5,970 Posted By mrb Thanks, Rusty. I was explaining the cold... Thanks, Rusty. I was explaining the cold shoulder so that the askers and readers can see that it Really is not the same as mala cara.

Forum: Idioms & Sayings August 22, 2011, 09:02 AM

Replies: 12 Hacer mala cara Views: 5,970 Posted By mrb Ann giving Betty the cold shoulder to me implies... Ann giving Betty the cold shoulder to me implies more than just ignoring Betty and not talking to her. It also implies a "cold attitude." Ann could also be rather huffy toward Betty, making it...

Forum: Vocabulary August 22, 2011, 08:23 AM

Replies: 4 STEM magnet school Views: 3,509 Posted By mrb Thanks for reminding me, Luna Azul. I will add... Thanks for reminding me, Luna Azul. I will add the "s" to my glossary.

Forum: Vocabulary August 19, 2011, 11:11 AM

Replies: 4 STEM magnet school Views: 3,509 Posted By mrb This is the one I used: escuela magnet de... This is the one I used: escuela magnet de Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas (STEM, por sus siglas en inglés). Thanks anyway, Rusty.

Forum: Vocabulary August 19, 2011, 11:08 AM

Replies: 2 Museum magnet school, thematic magnet school Views: 2,425 Posted By mrb I went ahead and used my attempts, including the... I went ahead and used my attempts, including the second one I mentioned for Churchwell. "Escuela especializada" has a different meaning for our school district, and I needed to specifically use the...

Forum: Vocabulary August 17, 2011, 09:54 AM

Replies: 4 STEM magnet school Views: 3,509 Posted By mrb STEM magnet school I'm not sure of the best word order. My attempt: escuela magnet STEM (Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas) escuela magnet de Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas (STEM,...

Forum: Vocabulary August 17, 2011, 09:45 AM

Replies: 2 Museum magnet school, thematic magnet school Views: 2,425 Posted By mrb Museum magnet school, thematic magnet school What word order, or how would you phrase these? They need to be as short as possible. My attempts: escuela magnet con tema de museo Churchwell Museum Magnet Elementary (escuela primaria y...

Forum: Vocabulary June 01, 2011, 09:02 AM

Replies: 2 Sound out words Views: 4,861 Posted By mrb Thanks, Poli. I decided to translate it (within... Thanks, Poli. I decided to translate it (within the sentence I had): vocalizar, es decir, articular fonéticamente las palabras.

Forum: Vocabulary May 26, 2011, 10:19 AM

Replies: 2 Sound out words Views: 4,861 Posted By mrb Sound out words How do you say in Spanish, to sound out words? When a child is learning to read, he should learn how to pronounce each letter and then use that knowledge to sound out words that he hasn't learned...

Forum: Grammar February 15, 2011, 03:58 PM

Replies: 6 Dots and commas in numbers, decimals Views: 6,753 Posted By mrb Thanks, everyone, for all your answers. ... Thanks, everyone, for all your answers. Especially Rusty, who shared an excellent link. It shows how each country writes numbers, including other ways than these 2, and it gives an explanation and...

Forum: Grammar February 15, 2011, 12:37 PM

Replies: 6 Dots and commas in numbers, decimals Views: 6,753 Posted By mrb I don't know what specific use our audience has;... I don't know what specific use our audience has; that's why I'm asking particularly about Latin America. Even if it would be understood either way, I would like to know what is used most, in order...

Forum: Grammar February 15, 2011, 11:31 AM

Replies: 6 Dots and commas in numbers, decimals Views: 6,753 Posted By mrb Dots and commas in numbers, decimals I was taught that in Spanish a comma separates decimals, and a period separates thousands. One thousand would be 1.000 in Spanish, and one and one tenth would be 1,1. However, someone pointed...

Forum: Grammar February 15, 2011, 11:07 AM

Replies: 1 "En 2000" or "en el 2000" Views: 1,485 Posted By mrb "En 2000" or "en el 2000" I see that there are over 5 million hits in Google where people say "en 2000" rather than "en el 2000," but it seems that I was taught to use the article when referring to a year. There were over 6...

Forum: Grammar December 02, 2010, 03:26 PM

Replies: 3 Dar, hacer, poner énfasis Views: 4,322 Posted By mrb Thanks, aleC! This is what I needed. I will... Thanks, aleC! This is what I needed. I will keep this info for future reference.

Forum: Grammar December 02, 2010, 12:24 PM

Replies: 3 Dar, hacer, poner énfasis Views: 4,322 Posted By mrb Dar, hacer, poner énfasis What is the difference between using any of these verbs (or others) with énfasis? I had translated "emphasize" or "focus" as "da énfasis" but was told by my editor that an example of using "dar...

Forum: Translations August 02, 2010, 11:53 AM

Replies: 2 The end of this student's remandment is scheduled to end (date). Views: 2,267 Posted By mrb Thank you!!! Thank you!!!

Forum: Translations August 02, 2010, 08:23 AM

Replies: 2 The end of this student's remandment is scheduled to end (date). Views: 2,267 Posted By mrb The end of this student's remandment is scheduled to end (date). The end of this student's remandment is scheduled to end (date). I am requesting that he be allowed to return to his school of zone on (date) so that he will be able to begin the (next) semester with...

Forum: Grammar June 10, 2010, 12:50 PM

Replies: 7 Within fifteen (15) calendar days after ... Views: 5,726 Posted By mrb Thank you, everyone, for all your replies. ... Thank you, everyone, for all your replies. :rose: The original English is: Within fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of a written request .... A few corrections to your English, if...

Forum: Grammar June 09, 2010, 02:48 PM

Replies: 7 Within fifteen (15) calendar days after ... Views: 5,726 Posted By mrb Thank you. Some of them didn't sound all that... Thank you. Some of them didn't sound all that great to me, so I wanted to check with some native speakers. As for the correction of días calendario, thanks. I also found that I can also use...

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