Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
redactar
English translation:
write well/correctly
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Oct 9, 2004 23:35
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Spanish term
redactar
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From a language school pamphlet, listing the abilities to be expected of a student who has successfully completed a Business Spanish course:
"El estudiante...puede resumir en pocas palabras un texto sin apoyo de notas, apuntes u otro recurso, sabe REDACTAR, emitir una opinión sobre un tema, inciar una conversación..."
I am at a loss as to what meaning of "redactar" is meant here. Edit? Dictate? Write? Draft? If it were "redactar Y emitir it would be clearer, I think.
"El estudiante...puede resumir en pocas palabras un texto sin apoyo de notas, apuntes u otro recurso, sabe REDACTAR, emitir una opinión sobre un tema, inciar una conversación..."
I am at a loss as to what meaning of "redactar" is meant here. Edit? Dictate? Write? Draft? If it were "redactar Y emitir it would be clearer, I think.
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write well/correctly
Surely a school would want its students to be able not just to write any old how but to write WELL.
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Comment: "I chose this because in English you pretty much have to modify it. Thanks, everyone."
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write, compose
The term in Spanish has the simple translation of the English "to write" meaning to compose a series of coherent sentnces. I use it in my Spanish syllabi all the time to imply being able to compose a coherent text.
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AnaAngelica Amador
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Carlos Diaz de Leon
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Felix Ortiz (X)
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Henry Hinds
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Jo Mayr
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Gabo Pena
: compose
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Xenia Wong
56 mins
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Mapi
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O María Elena Guerrero
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Mario La Gatto
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Graciela Guzman
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lauraloris
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ERossetti
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Margarita Palatnik (X)
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roneill
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,draw up
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write
It's the skill or writing. You could also use "compose". The three items (redactar..., emitir... and iniciar...) are distinct aspects eing mentioned.
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Romina Riestra
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AnaAngelica Amador
: When I was little we had "clase de escritura" (writing/caligraphy) and "clase de redacción" (writing /composition).
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Carlos Diaz de Leon
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write effectively
write effectively
117 days
redactar has nothing to do with well,good,bad.Redactar is write.
Redactar is a verb and has no realation with the way it´s done.
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write up, draft, draw up, compose
Relatar por escrito acontecimientos sucedidos, acuerdos o ideas.
to communicate information in writing.
to communicate information in writing.
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