educar para

English translation: teach yourself / you learn /

15:31 Jul 9, 2007

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy

Portuguese term or phrase: educar para

"Referimo-nos às instituições de saúde onde se educa para a saúde e / ou reabilitação da doença"

Daisymiller KudoZ activity Questions: 70 (1 open) (6 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 2
Local time: 05:07

English translation:teach yourself / you learn /

Explanation:
think it might be this

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-07-09 17:12:30 GMT)
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unless you are literally on it, like on a bus

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-07-09 19:34:54 GMT)
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sorry still learning where things go in see this is where I put notes,

I can't agree with you on this, learn on just doesn't work in the sentence, it needs to be learn about.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-07-09 19:54:55 GMT)
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ON

Use 'on' with surfaces:

* on the ceiling / on the wall / on the floor
* on the table

Use 'on' with small islands:

* I stayed on Maui.

Use 'on' with directions:

* on the left
* on the right
* straight on
http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blgr_prep1.htm

Selected response from:

Michael and Raimunda Poe
Brazil
Local time: 01:07

Grading comment

I've decided to choose this answer because it's closer to what I've decided to use:
"where it's possible to learn about health..."
Many thanks!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

where one is educated/oriented/guided about health/healthcare

Susy Ordaz

where you learn on health...

Susana Silva

where you get training for

Rafa Lombardino

teach yourself / you learn /

Michael and Raimunda Poe

Answers

1 hr confidence:

where you learn on health...

Explanation:
A expressão "learn on" sugere um maior aprofundamento sobre os conteúdos do que a expressão "learn about". A primeira refere-se a um estudo mais exaustivo (como o tipo de ensino ministrado em instituições, universidades, hospitais...) do que a segunda (de carácter mais geral).

Susana Silva
Portugal
Local time: 05:07
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

1 hr confidence:

where you get training for

Explanation:
A less literal option:

"We are referring to health institutions where you get training for health practices and/or disease rehabilitation."

As far as I can see, the sentence is not clear as to whether the person will get training to help others or to improve his/her own condition... Maybe more context would be helpful for us to get a better idea of the whole picture.

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-07-09 16:50:08 GMT)
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NOTE TO ASKER:

Hi, Daisy!

I've just read your note and I believe that in such case it would be easier to somehow say that the facilities offer training programs, 'cause it keeps the broad sense of the sentence. It could be a classroom setting with a teacher or an online course. It also give you the idea that it can be either a program for healthcare providers or for people that went through it themselves. Being a Brazilian PT native speaker, I get the "educar pra" meaning, which I personally find to be a marketing/advertising kind of slogan, but it is not a very objective expression when we have to translate it.

Well, good luck! :)

Rafa Lombardino
United States
Local time: 21:07
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: There's no other context available... this is all I have. This is the abstract of a paper on education and health institutions. In Portuguese it is common to say "educar para a cidadania/saúde/etc", meaning that the focus of education should be on citizenship/health, respectively.

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

where one is educated/oriented/guided about health/healthcare

Explanation:
where one is educated/oriented/guided about health/healthcare

Susy Ordaz
Local time: 05:07
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 14

Notes to answerer

Asker: thanks for your suggestions, which were also great!

39 mins confidence:

teach yourself / you learn /

Michael and Raimunda Poe
Brazil
Local time: 01:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 3

Grading comment

I've decided to choose this answer because it's closer to what I've decided to use:
"where it's possible to learn about health..."
Many thanks!

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