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la reconversió ... ha estat més agosarada que no pas la de

English translation: more radical/ more daring

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Catalan term or phrase: més agosarada/agosarat
English translation:more radical/ more daring
Entered by: Sheila Hardie

22:07 Jan 19, 2009
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
Catalan term or phrase: la reconversió ... ha estat més agosarada que no pas la de
Per això la reconversió d’aquests centres, especialment en el cas de la UOC i la URL, ha estat més agosarada que no pas la de la universitat pública i ha plantejat canvis estructurals de gran magnitud (UOC) o bé canvis de denominació i dels plans d’estudi que guanyaven en especificitat.

UOC and URL are private unis.

O¡m a bit stuck with expressing the idea of "ha estat més agosarada que no pas la de..."

TIA:-)
Lia Fail (X)
Spain
Local time: 00:54
the reconversion ... was more radical/daring*** than that of the
Explanation:
Agosarat = daring or bold etc. But maybe 'radical' would be a better translation in this context?

So, something like 'the reconversion ... more radical than that of the ....

The 'la' (in 'la de') appears to refer to the 'reconversió'.

HTH


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3 +3the reconversion ... was more radical/daring*** than that of the
Sheila Hardie
5the reorganisation/restructuring of...
Ross Andrew Parker


  

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the reconversion ... was more radical/daring*** than that of the


Explanation:
Agosarat = daring or bold etc. But maybe 'radical' would be a better translation in this context?

So, something like 'the reconversion ... more radical than that of the ....

The 'la' (in 'la de') appears to refer to the 'reconversió'.

HTH


Sheila

Sheila Hardie
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agree  Veronica Lambert Hall
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agree  Andy Watkinson: Nicely put
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agree  Berni Armstrong: I like radical
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
the reorganisation/restructuring of...


Explanation:
...has been more audacious than that of...

"audacious" or one of the adjectives Sheila suggests.

Ross Andrew Parker
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