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Alumnos


ROBINDESBOIS November 11, 2010 02:07 PM

Alumnos
 
Como se dice alumnos en una clase de pilates ????

poli November 11, 2010 02:39 PM

alumni for a college
graduates also

ROBINDESBOIS November 11, 2010 02:45 PM

YEs but for an instructor in Pilates? Or in a gym? Or swimming? Disciples, maybe?

ChilenoAlemanCanada November 11, 2010 02:48 PM

Students?

ROBINDESBOIS November 11, 2010 02:53 PM

I don't think so, maybe who knows?

poli November 11, 2010 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 99487)
I don't think so, maybe somebody knows?

Alumni is reserved for higher academics.
The best term would be graduates or exclassmates. Graduate is better
because it specifies that you completed the course.

Rusty November 11, 2010 09:54 PM

Students.

Anyone taking a pilates class, a gym class, a swimming class, etc. is a student.

The teacher can be a teacher, an instructor, a trainer, or a coach.

ROBINDESBOIS November 12, 2010 12:30 AM

Thank you Rusty, that's what I thought but since they don't study at all.

Awaken November 12, 2010 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 99518)
Students.

Anyone taking a pilates class, a gym class, a swimming class, etc. is a student.

The teacher can be a teacher, an instructor, a trainer, or a coach.

Agreed. Rusty always knows best =)

AngelicaDeAlquezar November 12, 2010 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 99524)
Thank you Rusty, that's what I thought but since they don't study at all.

Studying is not limited to reading, but people apply themselves to learning. :)

poli November 12, 2010 09:24 AM

Be aware that the Spanish word alumnos and the English word alumni
have different meanings. I did not know that until this post.

irmamar November 12, 2010 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poli (Post 99591)
Be aware that the Spanish word alumnos and the English word alumni
have different meanings. I did not know that until this post.

I've looked this word up in the dictionary. It says alumnus, pl. alumni, f. alumna, f.pl alumnae (graduado in Spanish). This word hasn't changed its Latin form at all, not even its plural. This link gives its etymology, which is very interesting. :)

poli November 12, 2010 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 99598)
I've looked this word up in the dictionary. It says alumnus, pl. alumni, f. alumna, f.pl alumnae (graduado in Spanish). This word hasn't changed its Latin form at all, not even its plural. This link gives its etymology, which is very interesting. :)

So aluimno means graduate and not classmate or fellow student if the meaning is the same in English.

vita32 November 12, 2010 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 99524)
Thank you Rusty, that's what I thought but since they don't study at all.

@ROBINDESBOIS, I agree with Rusty. Students(people) attending gym or exercise classes may not study in the academic sense but they do study to learn the steps and be able to coordinate hand/feet/body movements and this takes learning and training the muscles to do what it should. :)

irmamar November 12, 2010 01:11 PM

"Alumno" in Spanish is student or pupil, but in the English word "alumnus" means "graduate". That's curious that this word in Romance languages has changed its form but not its meaning (cat. alumne, it. alunno), while in English this word has not changed its form but its meaning. I wonder why (maybe the alumnus finished his studies :D ). :thinking:

ookami November 12, 2010 01:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChilenoAlemanCanada (Post 99486)
Students?

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 99487)
I don't think so

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 99518)
Students.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS (Post 99524)
Thank you Rusty, that's what I thought.

Curious :D

irmamar November 12, 2010 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ookami (Post 99616)
Curious :D

:lol: :lol: :lol:

ROBINDESBOIS November 17, 2010 01:42 AM

Thank you all.

JPablo November 17, 2010 11:00 AM

That's right... one was a question "Students?" and the other a statement, "Students".

-Do you want a curriculum specially for you?
-I don't think so.
-Here is a curriculum designed specially for you.
-Thank you.
:D :lol: :lol: :lol:


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