trazar la grafía

English translation: trace the shape

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Spanish term or phrase:trazar la grafía
English translation:trace the shape
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

11:31 Apr 18, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / online education
Spanish term or phrase: trazar la grafía
Objectives of an online education session:
Ser capaz de realizar el trazo vertical
Ser capaz de realizar el trazo horizontal
Ser capaz de trazar el triángulo
Ser capaz de trazar el círculo
Ser capaz de trazar la grafía de los números del 0 al 9
Ser capaz de trazar la grafía del 0
Ser capaz de trazar la grafía del 1
etc...

When referring to the numbers, does this simply mean being able to draw the outline of the numbers?
JudyK
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:24
trace the shape / symbol
Explanation:
In this case, and given the pedagocial level, I believe this would be accurate.

Mike :)

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Note added at 1 day7 hrs (2009-04-19 19:19:27 GMT) Post-grading
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My pleasure, JudyK - Mike :)
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 14:24
Grading comment
Many thanks, Michael - I am going with tracing the shape
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5trace the shape / symbol
Michael Powers (PhD)
5calligraphy
Mauricio Plata
4write the spelling
margaret caulfield
3writing traces
patricia scott
3to draw a... / to draw the shape of...
Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes
3trace the words/letters
Lisa McCarthy


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
write the spelling


Explanation:
According to Oxford, "grafía" = spelling (ortografía)

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Note added at 3 mins (2009-04-18 11:35:02 GMT)
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or

"spell out" the numbers from...

margaret caulfield
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
writing traces


Explanation:
if it's for the Internet : trace online writing

patricia scott
Spain
Local time: 20:24
Works in field
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to draw a... / to draw the shape of...


Explanation:
to draw a triangle...
to draw a horizontal stroke
to draw the shape of a...
to draw (the shape of) letter x
to draw (the shape of) number 9

Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes
Spain
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
trace the words/letters


Explanation:
As this is online, my guesss is that this is an interactive exercise and tests the child's ability to 'trace' words and numbers on the screen - maybe they then go on to write the letters/number themselves.

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Note added at 48 minutos (2009-04-18 12:20:09 GMT)
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Another way of saying it could be "TRACE OVER"


May be something on the lines of the exercise shown on the site below, but tracing over a letter/shape/number (maybe in the form of a faint dotted line) that is already on the screen.

http://www.meddybemps.com/letterary/guide_and_archives.html

Lisa McCarthy
Spain
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
calligraphy


Explanation:
"...To trace signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner..."

Example sentence(s):
  • trace signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner\
Mauricio Plata
Australia
Local time: 04:24
Native speaker of: Spanish
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
trace the shape / symbol


Explanation:
In this case, and given the pedagocial level, I believe this would be accurate.

Mike :)

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Note added at 1 day7 hrs (2009-04-19 19:19:27 GMT) Post-grading
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My pleasure, JudyK - Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 14:24
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 412
Grading comment
Many thanks, Michael - I am going with tracing the shape

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lisa McCarthy: Looking at the question again I think it will have to be shape or form.
45 mins
  -> I agree, Lisa - Mike :)

agree  Kathryn Litherland
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Kathryn - Mike :)

agree  Sandra Holt: They refer to being able to write/draw numbers 0-9 correctly (kids of kindergarten age).
3 hrs
  -> Or possibly even pre-kinder, since we have activities like drawing a vertical line. - Mike :)

agree  Juan Carlos García
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Juan Carlos - Mike :)

agree  John Cutler
10 hrs
  -> Thank you, John - Mike :)
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