Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
pupitre
English translation:
desk/school desk
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Terry Burgess
Sep 16, 2001 18:13
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Spanish term
kelly
el pupitre
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el pupitre
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Terry Burgess
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(the) desk...or (the) school desk
Hi again Kelly:-)
This is the term.
Hope it helps:-)
terry
This is the term.
Hope it helps:-)
terry
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school desk
Usually wooden. From the French 'pupitre'.
Good luck!
Good luck!
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Lorraine Tully
: I agree; but with "desk" probably will suffice if it is understood in the context that it is a s
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Andrea Bullrich
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Oso (X)
: No sabía que venía del francés. Un abrazo! :^)
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David Lowery
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student desk
'Pupitre' would refer to a student desk, whereas the teacher's desk would be 'el escritorio'.
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the student's desk
I am a teacher of Spanish and I have always taught (and learned) that this term is specifically the student's desk and the teacher's desk is "el escritorio"
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Jesús Paredes
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school desk, switchboard desk, control desk
El término no sólo se refiere al pupitre escolar, también se utiliza en relación a pupitres de mando, etc......... All interaction with NIMROD takes place at the Control Desk, through this panel... There are many different ways of designing control desks: Desk units with or without display. Stations, keypads and button/LED arrays built into consoles or used as free-standing units.
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