Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

EGB

English translation:

Primary School in UK English

Added to glossary by Eileen Brophy
Jan 9, 2007 13:19
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term

EGB

Spanish to English Other Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs Education
Estoy traduciendo un analitico de una profesora de ingles. Tiene materias que incluye lo siguiente:
EGB1 y 2: Elementary school?
EGB3: Junior High School?
Polimodal: High School?
Cuando habla de EGB1, 2 , 3 o polimodal, en la traduccion dejo asi en español y aclaro en inglés o directamente pongo su equivalente en ingles?
Gracias
Proposed translations (English)
4 +6 Primary School in UK English

Discussion

Monica Colangelo Jan 9, 2007:
Eileen: The certificate is not from Spain but from Argentina. EGB1 comprises grades 1-3, EGB2 is for grades 4-6 and EGB3 is for grades 7-9. So it would be helpful to know how many grades primary schooling has in the UK.

Proposed translations

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Primary School in UK English

All EGB is the first stage of Education in Spain after Nursery School. EGB means Educación General Básica.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-01-09 17:32:37 GMT)
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Primary School in the UK usually goes from 5 to 11 years of age. Hope that helps you Asker.
Peer comment(s):

agree patricia scott
2 mins
Thanks Patricia
agree Alan R King : ...or Elementary School in the US. (By the way, the term EGB is no longer used since the last school system reform.)
48 mins
Thanks Alan
agree Paula Hernández
1 hr
Thanks Paula
agree Marcus Coombs : Yes, former primary school education
2 hrs
Thanks Marcus
agree Marina56 : OK Primary School
4 hrs
Thanks Marina
agree MDI-IDM
5 hrs
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