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Old October 29, 2011, 08:18 AM
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Medidas formativas

Hola, I was wondering if someone could help me, I am not sure how to translate this in to English, this is the sentence in which this phrase appears

Aunque el "séptimo arte" nacional está protegido por Ley , ésta no incluye medidas formativas para nuevos talentos

Although Spanish film is protected by law, this law does not include .... for new talents

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Old October 29, 2011, 08:21 AM
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Please look here:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/formative
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Old October 29, 2011, 08:26 AM
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Yes but formative measures sounds a bit too literal, what about teaching measures?
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Old October 29, 2011, 08:59 AM
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I don't see any problem with 'formative measures' as a translation, personally. It conveys the same idea and isn't too high a register for the material in question.

If you want to take it down a notch, try something like '... doesn't include measures for development of|formation of|moulding|shaping new talent'.
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Old October 29, 2011, 09:01 AM
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I don't think "formación" here suggests mere schooling.
The sentence seems to me like they're saying the law does not include taking measures for sponsoring/supporting/encouraging/endorsing/promoting the development of new talents.

A proposal: "...does not include measures for developping new talents."


Rusty beat me to reply, but one more opinion won't harm, I hope.
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