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concertadas a través de la frontera

English translation: that are agreed to on both sides of the border

22:56 Sep 13, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Spanish term or phrase: concertadas a través de la frontera
Estándares de capacitación y profesionales. La región desarrollará, mantendrá e implementará estándares de capacitación y mejorará las prácticas profesionales concertadas a través de la frontera.
Patricia Rosas
United States
Local time: 04:41
English translation:that are agreed to on both sides of the border
Explanation:
That's my interpretation.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 04:41
Grading comment
Thanks, Muriel, and thanks to everyone else for their suggestions!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3agreed upon accross the border
Mariela Diaz-Butler
5agreed upon on both sides of the border
Emilio Schulder
4 +1agreed cross-border ...
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
4that are agreed to on both sides of the border
Muriel Vasconcellos
4and will redefine best practices on both sides of the border.
Robert Forstag
3professional practices jointly arranged/developed on both sides of the border
Cynthia Coan


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
that are agreed to on both sides of the border


Explanation:
That's my interpretation.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 04:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 468
Grading comment
Thanks, Muriel, and thanks to everyone else for their suggestions!
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
agreed upon on both sides of the border


Explanation:
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Emilio Schulder
Chile
Local time: 07:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
agreed cross-border ...


Explanation:
... professional practice(s).

A possibility.

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Projects funded under the Program for North American Mobility in ...
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... second, to strategically re-deploy studio pedagogy to deal with emerging cross-border professional practice competencies in digital media, ...
www.rhdcc-hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/.../projects_na.shtml - En caché - Similares -
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FUND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
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Formato de archivo: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Vista
deploy studio pedagogy to address emerging cross-border professional practice competencies in digital media, sustainable development and cultural community ...
www.ed.gov/programs/fipsenortham/northam2003awards.pdf - Similares -
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engineering disciplines to be opened for Cross-Border Professional Practice. This subject along with a host of other issues and concerns affecting the ...
home.doh.gov.ph/dc/dc127A-02.pdf - Similares -

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 05:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 80

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  argosys
1 day 6 hrs
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
agreed upon accross the border


Explanation:
Otra opción

Mariela Diaz-Butler
United States
Local time: 07:41
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rir
33 mins
agree  Emma Ratcliffe
1 hr
agree  Evans (X): since cross-border agreements is a pretty standard phrase, I think this says it most clearly - careful with the spelling of across though
8 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
y mejorará las prácticas profesionales concertadas a través de la frontera.
and will redefine best practices on both sides of the border.


Explanation:
A bold interpretation, I know. But I think that "agreed" here is pretty lame, and "best practices" is something of a buzz word in such contexts.

Suerte.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-09-14 01:01:30 GMT)
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Is it a stretch to translate the concept "mejorará las prácticas profesionales" in the context of setting a bold new agenda for the transborder region as "redefining best practices"? Maybe. Then again, maybe not......

Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 07:41
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 269
Notes to answerer
Asker: Funny, but i read it as "best practices" at first, too, but it says "will improve professional practices" (but thx again for the help!).

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1 day 18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
professional practices jointly arranged/developed on both sides of the border


Explanation:
Besides "agreed (on)," "arranged" is another possible meaning of "concertado" (per Gran Diccionario Oxford.

Cynthia Coan
United States
Local time: 04:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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