Cram (verb)
Spanish translation: preparar intensivamente
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|  Selected response from: Charles Davis Spain Local time: 09:55 | ||||||
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| 4 +4 | preparar intensivamente |
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| 4 +1 | empollar |
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| 4 | estudiado intensamente |
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| 4 | preparado apresuradamente |
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| 3 | fue preparado |
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| empollar |
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| cram (verb) estudiado intensamente Explanation: cramming is about quemar el aceite de medianoche (burning midnight oil) |
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peer agreement (net): +1| cram (verb) empollar Explanation: el Rev ... le hizo empollar / quemarse las pestañas ... depends on target language :-) |
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| cram (verb) fue preparado Explanation: Creo que en este caso se requiere una forma transitiva: Kitchener was crammed for entry to Woolwich Military Academy by the Revd George Frost in London Kitchener fue preparado (...) por el Reverendo George Frost, en Londres. Alternativas: Su preparación corrió a cargo del Reverendo George Frost, en Londres. El Reverendo George Frost, de Londres, le ayudo a preparar su examen de ingreso en... https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cram crammed; cramming transitive verb 1 : to pack tight : jam cram a suitcase with clothes a novel crammed with surprises 2 a : to fill with food to satiety : stuff b : to eat voraciously : bolt the child crams her food 3 : to thrust in or as if in a rough or forceful manner crammed the letters into his pocket 4 : to prepare hastily for an examination cram the students for the test intransitive verb 1 : to eat greedily or to satiety : stuff 2 : to study a subject intensively especially for an imminent examination |
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49 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4
peer agreement (net): +4| cram (verb) preparar intensivamente Explanation: "K recibió una preparación intensiva para ingresar en / para el examen de ingreso a la Academia Militar de Woolwich por parte de..." o tal vez "fue preparado intensivamente por...". Cuando el complemento directo es lo que se estudia o memoriza, el verbo coloquial puede ser empollar en España, zambutir(se) en México o tragar(se) en Río de la Plata, según el diccionario de Oxford. Pero cuando el complemento es el alumno —"to cram a student"—, el verbo más adecuado es "preparar intensivamente" (Collins propone "preparar apresuradamente"). "crammer British A person or institution that prepares pupils for an examination intensively over a short period of time." https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/crammer -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 53 mins (2018-06-28 08:30:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "cram verbo transitivo [...] (for exam) (facts/dates) memorizar (dates/facts) empollar España coloquial (dates/facts) zambutir(se) México coloquial (facts/dates) tragar(se) Río de la Plata coloquial (student) preparar intensivamente" https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/crammer |
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