a partir de

English translation: drawing on

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Spanish term or phrase:a partir de
English translation:drawing on
Entered by: Lisa McCarthy

10:27 Jan 21, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / Masters course -art and culture
Spanish term or phrase: a partir de
My problem here is that I´m not too sure of the meaning of 'a partir de' in this context. Are these 'protagonistas' and
'prestigiosos profesionales' giving some king of input to the course or are the students just learning about them? Need to have this wrapped up within the next hour!

MÁSTER EN DISEÑO Y GESTIÓN DE PROYECTOS ARTÍSTICOS Y CULTURALES

Barcelona

De manera frecuente en determinados ámbitos del mundo cultural, las ideas priman sobre la viabilidad y el propio interés de mercado. Así, un gran número de proyectos se conciben a partir de consideraciones de valor estrictamente cultural, prescindiendo de factores a las que el consumidor final otorga valor. **A partir de los protagonistas del mundo del arte y su mercado, que en Barcelona han creado los fondos de los museos más representativos, a prestigiosos profesionales que han mantenido la singular especificidad de las instituciones de la ciudad (única al dedicar entes a artistas fundamentales del arte contemporáneo como Picasso, Miró o Tàpies) se intentará aproximar, a los estudiantes, a los fenómenos del sector.**
Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 20:35
drawing on
Explanation:
I'd turn it around, starting with:
Students will be brought closer to/presented with the phenomena of the sector, drawing on the protagonists.....

Just an idea; other possibilities are based/focusing on.

These advanced Higher Level Diploma courses are designed for students ... for the private and local authority sector. Drawing on a wide range of resources ...
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Teaching & Course Resources · Development Consulting Services ..... activities in the educational sector, drawing on substantial literature in this area. ...
www.wdi.umich.edu/ResearchInitiatives/BasePyramid/Resources...

The course builds on experiential learning practices to apply the ... 4) A multi -disciplinary approach to the readings drawing on public management, public ...
www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/bedrosian/private/docs/Teaching_Ne...

Starting from this position and drawing on an impressive assemblage of ... problem, of course, is the old one of the inequitable distribution of the wealth ...
www.innovation.cc/book-reviews/whealen-empire.pdf
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Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Local time: 20:35
Grading comment
Thanks Cinnamon - I had already planned to turn the sentence around so your answer reinforced my initial thought. Thanks to everybody for helping to clear this up for me!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2starting with
JenHel
4 +1drawing on
Cinnamon Nolan
3 +2From
Rod Brookes
3 +2based on
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
3 +1with the support of
Susana Valdez


Discussion entries: 2





  

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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
drawing on


Explanation:
I'd turn it around, starting with:
Students will be brought closer to/presented with the phenomena of the sector, drawing on the protagonists.....

Just an idea; other possibilities are based/focusing on.

These advanced Higher Level Diploma courses are designed for students ... for the private and local authority sector. Drawing on a wide range of resources ...
www.nationalhomestudy.co.uk/hd_pp1_counselling,_psychology_...

Teaching & Course Resources · Development Consulting Services ..... activities in the educational sector, drawing on substantial literature in this area. ...
www.wdi.umich.edu/ResearchInitiatives/BasePyramid/Resources...

The course builds on experiential learning practices to apply the ... 4) A multi -disciplinary approach to the readings drawing on public management, public ...
www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/bedrosian/private/docs/Teaching_Ne...

Starting from this position and drawing on an impressive assemblage of ... problem, of course, is the old one of the inequitable distribution of the wealth ...
www.innovation.cc/book-reviews/whealen-empire.pdf

Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Local time: 20:35
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 88
Grading comment
Thanks Cinnamon - I had already planned to turn the sentence around so your answer reinforced my initial thought. Thanks to everybody for helping to clear this up for me!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catherine Gilsenan
2 mins
  -> Thanks, Catherine. :->
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
with the support of


Explanation:
Just a suggestion taking in consideration the spanish wording.

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Note added at 40 minutos (2009-01-21 11:08:07 GMT)
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These people are involved! It was because of them that it was possible to create ...

Susana Valdez
Portugal
Local time: 19:35
Does not meet criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  seanrockcats (X): I'd further substantiate Susana's translation by saying in my Oxford Spanish desk dictionary "a partir de" means from in the context of "from now on/to start wi th something".cant assume if protagonists involved or not
32 mins
  -> Thanks.
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
From


Explanation:
Wouldn't this just be the common English expression, 'From the [protaganistas]... to the [prestigiosos profesionales]'.

ie they're both part of the content of the course.

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Note added at 45 mins (2009-01-21 11:13:55 GMT)
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Hi Lisa, well, just based on that passage I can't see anything that indicates they are active agents in delivering the course, and if it's a course description its probably better to err on the safe side.

Rod Brookes
Spain
Local time: 20:35
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi Roderick - you reckon they´re just part of the content but not directly involved then?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elizabeth Medina: Agree. You have to invert the sentence. Intro students to the movers, from X to X.
32 mins
  -> Thanks Elizabeth, yes, that sounds better.

agree  Pablo Contreras
1 hr
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
based on


Explanation:
a partir de... se intentará aproximar

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Note added at 37 minutos (2009-01-21 11:05:02 GMT)
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Se refiere a que "tomarán como referencia" (para obtener conocimientos), a los protagonistas singulares del mundo o a profesionales o artistas del arte contemporáneo.

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Note added at 1 hora (2009-01-21 11:43:03 GMT)
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Por cierto, lo que toman como referencia son las obras/arte/exposiciones de los artistas, por lo que éstos no están involucrados en la enseñanza de los estudiantes. Obviamente, Picasso, Miró o Tàpies no van a darles lecciones de nada, entre otros motivos, porque ya han fallecido... ¡¡¡gran pérdida para el mundo artistico!!! Saludos

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 20:35
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 285
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi Smart - do you think then that these people are involved in the course - giving lectures to the students or involved in some other way?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  liz askew
30 mins
  -> Gracias liz

agree  Sgallomuniz: Coincido. Saludos, Silvia
13 hrs
  -> Gracias Silvia y saludos
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
starting with


Explanation:
You have to turn it round.
The course will attempt to bring the students into close contact with..... starting with... and continuing with....

JenHel
Spain
Local time: 20:35
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 33

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcelo González: or "beginning with" // Good idea to turn it around :-)
2 hrs

agree  axies: carries on from' presciendiendo' which means again starting up or derived from.
1 day 9 hrs
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