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Operar el reconocimiento

English translation: Recognizing

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Spanish term or phrase:Operar el reconocimiento
English translation:Recognizing
Entered by: translatol

20:36 Sep 13, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Mathematics & Statistics
Spanish term or phrase: Operar el reconocimiento
Again, from an article about geometry teaching.

Operar el reconocimiento de las diferentes unidades figurales que son discernibles en una figura dada, corresponde a la percepción, aprehensión gestáltica.

Here's my attempt which I'm not wholly happy with:

Bringing about the recognition of the different figural units discernible in a given figure is a matter of perception: gestalt apprehension.
patyjs
Mexico
Local time: 01:53
Recognizing
Explanation:
I would make the beginning simpler and less literal: 'Recognizing the different.... is a matter of perception.'
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translatol
Local time: 08:53
Grading comment
Many thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3Recognizing
translatol


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Recognizing


Explanation:
I would make the beginning simpler and less literal: 'Recognizing the different.... is a matter of perception.'

translatol
Local time: 08:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Many thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard C. Baca, MIM: That's it exactly!
52 mins
  -> Many thanks.
agree  J Celeita (X): my thought exactly!
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, jesijay.
agree  Vivian B E
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Vivian.
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