fine-muscle

Spanish translation: músculos menores

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English term or phrase:fine-muscle
Spanish translation:músculos menores
Entered by: Francisco Herrerias

19:49 Apr 1, 2002
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / education
English term or phrase: fine-muscle
"Children practice visual discrimination, eye-hand coordination, and fine-muscle control which are helpful in reading".
elaborne
Local time: 22:13
músculos menores
Explanation:
o finos

para coordinación motriz fina...

Suerte!
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Francisco Herrerias
United States
Local time: 19:13
Grading comment
Gracias, Francisco!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2músculos menores
Francisco Herrerias
5 +1pequeños músculos
Elena Sgarbo (X)
5control de su musculatura fina
Daniel Alcaine-Rich, M.V., BSc (X)
5 -1músculos motrices finos
Hardy Moreno
4músculos motrices delicados...
yerico


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
músculos menores


Explanation:
o finos

para coordinación motriz fina...

Suerte!

Francisco Herrerias
United States
Local time: 19:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Gracias, Francisco!

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agree  iwerner (X)
4 hrs

agree  Dyran Altenburg (X)
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pequeños músculos


Explanation:
para ejercitar las destrezas motrices.

EBS

Elena Sgarbo (X)
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PRO pts in category: 43

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ramón Solá
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  -> Gracias Ramón.
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músculos motrices finos


Explanation:
músculos motrices fines. I translate this all the time.

Control de músculos motrices finos.

Hardy Moreno
Local time: 21:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Elena Sgarbo (X): "Motrices" es femenino; el adjetivo correcto para "músculos", que es masculino, es "motores".
17 hrs

disagree  Dyran Altenburg (X): De acuerdo con Elena. Debe ser motores, no motrices.
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músculos motrices delicados...


Explanation:
Es sólo una variante... me parece más precisa la tercera respuesta. Suerte...

yerico
Venezuela
Local time: 22:13
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Elena Sgarbo (X): "Motrices" es femenino; el adjetivo correcto para "músculos", que es masculino, es "motores".
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control de su musculatura fina


Explanation:
Hay diversos tipos de músculos o musculatura:

voluntarios, involuntarios
estriada, lisa, mixta

dentro de los músculos voluntarios, tendríamos los "finos".

Me gusta más emplear "musculatura fina".



Daniel Alcaine-Rich, M.V., BSc (X)
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