Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
primera necesidad
English translation:
main priority
Added to glossary by
Marina Lara Petersen
Jun 26, 2007 17:55
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
High-quality. Excellent turnarounds.
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 5 more.
primera necesidad
Spanish to English
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
La Educacion es la Primera necesidad de la Republica.
(En una constancia de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras)
(En una constancia de la Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +6 | first priority |
Roxanna Delgado
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| 5 +4 | foremost necessity |
Jessica Weiss
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| 5 +1 | basic need |
Roberto Gonzalez
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| 3 +2 | first/immediate/initial priority |
Adam Burman
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| 3 | prime need |
Laura Bouchard
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Proposed translations
+6
5 mins
Roxanna Delgado
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
United States
Medical translation expertise from an MD
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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first priority
Essential priority, maybe.
Un par de opciones, no tan literales.
Un par de opciones, no tan literales.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "¡Muchas gracias Roxanna!"
+2
9 mins
first/immediate/initial priority
Suggestion
Primero - first/immediate/primary/initial
Primero - first/immediate/primary/initial
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Patrice
22 mins
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Thanks Patricia
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| agree |
Roberto Gonzalez
: no habla de prioridad si no de necesidad
1 hr
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Roberto - the implication here seems to be that the first thing that should be addressed by the Republic is the issue of education - it is the "initial priority". "Basic need" doesn't IMO really work here. Context would have helped. B. regards
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+4
11 mins
Jessica Weiss
Native in English
Works in field
Accurate and elegant translations.
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Spanish to English
foremost necessity
This has the formal tone that the document probably requires, IMO.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Patricia Rosas
13 mins
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| agree |
Neyde
19 mins
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| agree |
Refugio
1 hr
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| agree |
Roberto Gonzalez
: Foremost necessity is perfect. Foremost is both primary, prime and immediate.
1 hr
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12 mins
Laura Bouchard
Native in Spanish
Accuracy, Speed and Quality
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Portuguese to Spanish, and 1 more.
+1
1 hr
basic need
habla de articulos que satisfacen las necesidades basicas de una persona o familia.
Example sentence:
Families must deal with their basic needs and then think about entertainment.
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