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Areas y materias

English translation: Fields and subjects

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Spanish term or phrase:Áreas y materias
English translation:Fields and subjects
Entered by: Henry Hinds

01:08 Jun 15, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
Spanish term or phrase: Areas y materias
I would like to know what will be the best way to translate this word from European Spanish into American English.

It's the translation of some school documents from Valencia.

Areas y materias

Ciencia

Sociales geografia y historia

Etica

Biologia


Will be okay to translate as areas and subjects?
yugoslavia
United States
Local time: 11:10
Fields and subjects
Explanation:
Ya
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Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 09:10
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6Fields and subjects
Henry Hinds
4 +2areas and subjects
Michael Powers (PhD)
4subjects and courses
jack_speak
4Departments and courses
Silvia Killian Özler


Discussion entries: 1





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Fields and subjects


Explanation:
Ya

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 09:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 1174
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Mastruzzo
18 mins
  -> Gracias, María.
agree  jack_speak: This is certainly better than 'areas and subjects,' but again, it depends on the context.
20 mins
  -> Gracias, Jack.
agree  Gabriela Mejías
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Gabriela.
agree  Natalia Pedrosa (X)
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, Natalia.
agree  di.rst: :)
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Di.rst.
agree  Pilar Díez
16 hrs
  -> Gracias, Pilar.
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
areas and subjects


Explanation:
exactly

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 11:10
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 412

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AlexMiranda
0 min
  -> Thank you, Alex - Mike :)
agree  Christine Walsh
2 mins
  -> Thank you, Chris - Mike :)
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
subjects and courses


Explanation:
.

jack_speak
Local time: 11:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Departments and courses


Explanation:
For example: Biology is a course taught in the Science Department.

Silvia Killian Özler
Türkiye
Local time: 18:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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