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Aula Magna

English translation: main lecture hall

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Spanish term or phrase:Aula Magna
English translation:main lecture hall
Entered by: tradugag

01:50 Apr 25, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / Design (Course Description)
Spanish term or phrase: Aula Magna
"Biblioteca y aula magna de un colegio".

La frase forma parte de un programa de Diseño I, carrera de Arquitectura.
tradugag
Local time: 10:00
main lecture hall
Explanation:
Oxford bilingüe

aula magna femenino + artículo masculino en el singular main lecture theater* o hall
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David Russi
United States
Local time: 07:00
Grading comment
Thank you, David!

Gabriela
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6Auditorium
Maria Arcelus
5 +2main lecture hall
David Russi
4 +2Great hall
Vanessa Rivera Rivier
5assembly hall / main hall
Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
4Central Hall
Timothy Barton


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Great hall


Explanation:
Great hall


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aula_Magna
Vanessa Rivera Rivier
Italy
Local time: 15:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Brown: Great Hall, In British Universities definitely and there are many references on Google using "university great hall". It is called this in Leeds, Lancaster, Manchester definitely.
4 hrs
  -> Gracias!
agree  JudyK
10 hrs
  -> Gracias!
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
main lecture hall


Explanation:
Oxford bilingüe

aula magna femenino + artículo masculino en el singular main lecture theater* o hall

David Russi
United States
Local time: 07:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 108
Grading comment
Thank you, David!

Gabriela

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ines Garcia Botana: Yes!
16 mins
agree  roneill
22 mins
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
assembly hall / main hall


Explanation:
Collins Dictionary

Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
Chile
Local time: 09:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Auditorium


Explanation:
Es la sala principal para conferencias, conciertos, etc.

Maria Arcelus
Local time: 10:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Juan Jacob: Absolutamente, al menos en México.
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias, Juan!
agree  Jairo Payan: En Colombia es así, también se le conoce como "aula maxima" y no es una sala de lectura sino el auditorio donde se realizan grados, condecoraciones, etc.
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias, Jairo!
agree  Paula Hernández
2 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Paula!
agree  uxia90: también me parece bien "assembly hall" o "lecfture hall", que no es una sala de lectura sino de conferencias (cuidado con los false friends) ;=)
3 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, uxia90!
agree  Egmont
7 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Egmont!
agree  María José Cerdá
7 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias MaJo!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Central Hall


Explanation:
This is another option. In the same sense of "central office", ie, it doesn't necessarily have to be in the centre of the campus, since the word "central" also implies that it belongs to the whole of an institution (and not just, for example, a faculty).

Timothy Barton
Local time: 15:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 82
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