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00:23 Jul 3, 2014 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Henry Hinds United States Local time: 11:14 | ||||||
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persistant students Explanation: It could be this sense of "constante" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 mins (2014-07-03 00:36:10 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry! That was persistent. |
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faithful/dedicated students Explanation: I would suggest -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 mins (2014-07-03 00:36:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- prefer "dedicated" I must say ... |
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Persevering students Explanation: According to the DRAE, a person who is "constante" has "constancia" which in turn is defined as "Firmeza y perseverancia del ánimo en las resoluciones y en los propósitos." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 hrs (2014-07-03 14:42:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Steadfast would be another option to express the same idea of perseverance or persistence. Reference: http://lema.rae.es/drae/?val=constante |
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Reliable student(s) Explanation: Reliable |
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exemplary students Explanation: Por la descripción de las características tiene que tratarse de estudiantes ejemplares (exemplary students). Se trata de unas circunstancias superiores o más exigentes que las del típico buen estudiante dedicado o comprometido con el estudio (committed student). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 hrs (2014-07-03 18:46:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- También se trata de estudiantes que tienen muchos méritos adicionales al de obtener buenas calificaciones, pues de lo contrario estaríamos hablando de estudiantes sobresalientes (outstanding students). Definitivamente son estudiantes ejemplares porque representan un modelo o ejemplo para imitar por su buen comportamiento, buenas calificaciones, valores, actitudes, etc. Reference: http://www.blinn.edu/recruiting/scholarship.html Reference: http://www.ieee.org/membership_services/membership/students/... |
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