Oct 23, 2009 16:16
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Mexico
Jose Arnoldo Rodriguez-Carrington
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Labores
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Education / Pedagogy
In a secondary school grade certificate from Ecuador.
The name of a subject.
It is is an old-fashioned mixed school run by catholic sisters.
I suppose it means things like sewing, embroidery and other similar activities.
Thank you.
The name of a subject.
It is is an old-fashioned mixed school run by catholic sisters.
I suppose it means things like sewing, embroidery and other similar activities.
Thank you.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | Arts & Crafts |
Gabriela Mejías
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| 4 +2 | Handwork |
Evans (X)
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| 5 | sewing/needlework/embroidery/knitting |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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| 4 | needlework |
Christine Walsh
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| 4 | Home Economics |
Lauren DeAre
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| 3 | home economics |
Jenni Lukac (X)
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Proposed translations
+5
14 mins
Gabriela Mejías
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Argentina
Professional Translations
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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16
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Arts & Crafts
I had that subject at school... it consisted of sewing and embroidery, but it also included painting, carving...
Now this subject has changed its name into Arts & Crafts (or just Arts).
HTH
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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2009-10-24 22:52:08 GMT) Post-grading
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I'm glad to have been of help to you!
Now this subject has changed its name into Arts & Crafts (or just Arts).
HTH
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Note added at 1 day6 hrs (2009-10-24 22:52:08 GMT) Post-grading
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I'm glad to have been of help to you!
Peer comment(s):
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Guadalupe -
: I think this is a better option, since it's a wide term, as "Labores" (or the newer version "Actividades Prácticas").
8 mins
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Thank you, Guadalupe! Saludos :)
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Rosa Paredes
19 mins
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Muchas gracias, Rosa. Saludos. :)
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teresa quimper
: I also went to a nuns school long time ago and Labores included sewing, knitting, leather works (repujado en cuerdo) and pyrography.
2 hrs
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Thank you, Teresa! Saludos. :)
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Emma Ratcliffe
5 hrs
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Thank you, Emma! Saludos. :)
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Wendy Petzall
: see discussion, above
12 hrs
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Yes, I totally agree with your post. Thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Gabriela.
Also thanks to all the others who participated."
1 min
needlework
Also old-fashioned
+2
23 mins
Handwork
This is what it was called in England in the fifties. Other subjects were domestic science (i.e. cooking).
HTH
HTH
Peer comment(s):
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Guadalupe -
: Great contribution, Gilla! An interesting article, if you'd like to read more on the subject: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_and_crafts.
20 mins
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thanks Guadalupe! At my all girl primary school, under this title we made things out of raffia, paper, cloth, wool, all kinds of things...
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Claudia Luque Bedregal
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thank you Claudia
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3 hrs
Lauren DeAre
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
ATA-Certified from Spanish into English
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English
Home Economics
This is the name for this class in the USA. It includes all of the things you have described, but is still offered.
You may see the link below, which describes home economics classes currently offered by the state of California, California Department of Education.
You may see the link below, which describes home economics classes currently offered by the state of California, California Department of Education.
Reference:
3 hrs
home economics
This was what it was called in the U.S. when I was in secondary school in the 1960s, but it included some cooking as well. If is it strictly sewing, knitting, crochet, etc. I would go with Chriswa's "needlework". " Home economics es la clase donde los alumnos aprenden a coser, cocinar, manejar un prespuesto familiar, etc." http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=571353 "Most girls also took needlework in school as part of the compulsory school curriculum ..."( Dangerous designs: Asian women fashion, the diaspora economies Escrito por Parminder Bhachu) http://books.google.es/books?id=_FbUO8u0iLUC&pg=PA138&lpg=PA...
23 hrs
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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82
sewing/needlework/embroidery/knitting
Could be any of the above, according to Collins Robert.
Discussion
The more modern term is, indeed, Needlework, to include all types of work with thread and yarn (Crochet, Knitting, Macrame, etc.), but is usually used to refer to Embroidery...
Thank you everybody!
Lavores was a weekly class, not with crafts - that would be Tabajos Manuales, or Dibujo, we only did needle work, sewing, not any kind of handicrafts, but a specific kind of handicrafts, with needles and doing crochet, tricot, embroidery, sewing, baby clothes we would give to the poor as charity, etc.
I have no way of knowing what king of "labores" they are.
They are listing the subjects and providingthe grade obtained by the student:
Mecanografía,
Taquigrafía,
Contabilidad,
Labores,
Educación Religiosa,
etc.
I need a term to describe the name of the school subject. It might be needlework, (sewing, etc.), but it might be a number of other things like making things for the home, crafts, etc.
Any ideas?