Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
looked past her school
Spanish translation:
fijó su mirada más allá de su colegio
Added to glossary by
Nicholas Ferreira
Jan 23, 2008 02:49
16 yrs ago
English term
"looked past her school..."
English to Spanish
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Autobiography
The student is working on reading comprehension and meditates on a portion of an autobiography:
"I know a theme of this autobiography is 'looking into the future'. When she was young, Mary looked past her school and her life in New York. She worked hard to get into Performing Arts. Here, this theme of looking ahead comes up once again."
"I know a theme of this autobiography is 'looking into the future'. When she was young, Mary looked past her school and her life in New York. She worked hard to get into Performing Arts. Here, this theme of looking ahead comes up once again."
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 +12 | más allá de su colegio |
Nicholas Ferreira
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| 4 +1 | vislumbró (atisbó) un futuro posterior a su (sus días de) escuela |
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
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| 4 | pasó por alto su escuela ... |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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Change log
Jan 23, 2008 20:35: Nicholas Ferreira Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+12
6 mins
Nicholas Ferreira
Canada
Canada
Native in English
&
Spanish
Specializes in field
Canada
Conference interpreter anywhere, anytime
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, Latin to English, French to English, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Selected
más allá de su colegio
Miró más allá de su colegio, hacia el futuro, su meta.
Looking forward is "mirar hacia adelante"
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-01-23 03:00:31 GMT)
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Sé que un tema de esta autobiografía es "mirar hacia adelante". De joven, María fijó su mirada más allá de su colegio y su vida en Nueva York...
Looking forward is "mirar hacia adelante"
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-01-23 03:00:31 GMT)
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Sé que un tema de esta autobiografía es "mirar hacia adelante". De joven, María fijó su mirada más allá de su colegio y su vida en Nueva York...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
5 mins
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
140
pasó por alto su escuela ...
Oxford
Mike :)
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Note added at 5 mins (2008-01-23 02:55:28 GMT)
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En el sentido de hacer caso omiso, no prestar atención, etc.
Mike :)
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Note added at 5 mins (2008-01-23 02:55:28 GMT)
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En el sentido de hacer caso omiso, no prestar atención, etc.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Loreto Pérez de la Fuente Cortina
6 hrs
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Gracias, Loreto - Mike :)
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| disagree |
Susie Miles (X)
: No creo que expresa el significado en este contexto
8 hrs
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+1
1 hr
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Quality Above All...Calidad Sobre Todo
Native in: Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
75
vislumbró (atisbó) un futuro posterior a su (sus días de) escuela
vislumbró un futuro posterior a su (sus días de) escuela/vislumbró más allá de su escuela. Para este contexto me suena mejor "vislumbrar" o "atisbar". Suerte
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Susie Miles (X)
7 hrs
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