Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

redactar

English translation:

write well/correctly

Added to glossary by translatol
Oct 9, 2004 23:35
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term

redactar

Spanish to English Other Advertising / Public Relations
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.

Proposed translations

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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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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. 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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agree AnaAngelica Amador
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agree Carlos Diaz de Leon
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agree Felix Ortiz (X)
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agree Henry Hinds
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agree Jo Mayr
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agree Gabo Pena : compose
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agree Xenia Wong
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agree Mapi
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agree O María Elena Guerrero
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agree Mario La Gatto
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agree Graciela Guzman
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agree lauraloris
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agree ERossetti
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agree Margarita Palatnik (X)
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agree roneill
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6 mins

,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.
Peer comment(s):

agree Romina Riestra
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agree AnaAngelica Amador : When I was little we had "clase de escritura" (writing/caligraphy) and "clase de redacción" (writing /composition).
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agree Carlos Diaz de Leon
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write effectively

write effectively
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agree translatol : A good alternative to my answer.
3 days 18 hrs
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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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2889 days

write up, draft, draw up, compose

Relatar por escrito acontecimientos sucedidos, acuerdos o ideas.
to communicate information in writing.
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