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los más pequeños

English translation: that promotes helathy choices and fosters social values among young children.

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Spanish term or phrase:los más pequeños
English translation:that promotes helathy choices and fosters social values among young children.
Entered by: EirTranslations

06:31 Dec 16, 2009
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Spanish term or phrase: los más pequeños
This is talking about a game for younger kids (although ideally it is aimed at children of ages 8-12) so was a bit stuck and had just thought of either young people or children. I appreciate your suggestion, full text below thanks :)

Dentro de las iniciativas desarrolladas por la Fundación XXXX, se presenta XXXX un proyecto pionero e innovador de educación para la salud que promueve hábitos de vida saludables y valores sociales entre los más pequeños.
EirTranslations
Ireland
Local time: 20:52
that promotes helathy choices and fosters social values among young children.
Explanation:
Given the targeted age range that you state, "youngest children" would really not make sense (the "youngest", after all, would be a year or two old!). For the same reason, I don't think "very young children" would work either.

So I would just stick with "young children", which would seem to fit the age range you indicate.

Suerte. :)

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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-12-16 13:37:19 GMT)
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Typo: "healthy"

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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-12-16 13:40:19 GMT)
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The problem I see with "youngsters" here is that it it to general, as the term is often used to refer to teenagers as well. And adolescents are not part of the group of reference here.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2009-12-16 15:28:13 GMT)
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I'm on a bad typo streak:

Last comment should read:

The problem I see with "youngsters" here is that it is too general, as the term is often used to refer to teenagers as well. And adolescents are not part of the group of reference here.

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Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 15:52
Grading comment
really liked this, thanks Bob! Merry xmas btw! ;)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7that promotes helathy choices and fosters social values among young children.
Robert Forstag
4 +2children
Ana Juliá
3 +3youngsters
Carmen Schultz
4amongst the young ones
claudia16 (X)
4among early-age children
Vicky Rengifo
3for the youngest kids /for the youngest children
Marzia Nicole Bucca
3the youngest
Claudia Luque Bedregal


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
for the youngest kids /for the youngest children


Explanation:
Usually in English with 'young' or 'old' you add another word. You can't just say 'the oldest' or 'the youngest' (but you can do it in Spanish and Italian!) :)

http://www.utexas.edu/features/archive/2003/media.html

Example sentence(s):
  • picture books for the youngest readers
  • The explosion of new media aimed at the youngest children

    Reference: http://thebooknosher.blogspot.com/2009/06/zany-picture-books...
Marzia Nicole Bucca
Australia
Local time: 05:52
Native speaker of: Italian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
children


Explanation:
A veces se dice "los más pequeños" para referirse a los niños en general.

Among children.

Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 21:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Gullidge
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Aradai Pardo Martínez
5 hrs
  -> Gracias, Aradai
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
youngsters


Explanation:
otra posibilidad

Carmen Schultz
Local time: 14:52
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Gullidge
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  chris featherstone
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  Lizette Britz
2 hrs
  -> thanks : )
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
amongst the young ones


Explanation:
x

claudia16 (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 39
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the youngest


Explanation:
an idea :)

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Note added at 8 hrs (2009-12-16 15:21:04 GMT)
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Mi respuesta salió incompleta :( Quise poner "the youngest ones"


Claudia Luque Bedregal
Italy
Local time: 21:52
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 28
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
que promueve hábitos de vida saludables y valores sociales entre los más pequeños.
that promotes helathy choices and fosters social values among young children.


Explanation:
Given the targeted age range that you state, "youngest children" would really not make sense (the "youngest", after all, would be a year or two old!). For the same reason, I don't think "very young children" would work either.

So I would just stick with "young children", which would seem to fit the age range you indicate.

Suerte. :)

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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-12-16 13:37:19 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Typo: "healthy"

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 7 hrs (2009-12-16 13:40:19 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

The problem I see with "youngsters" here is that it it to general, as the term is often used to refer to teenagers as well. And adolescents are not part of the group of reference here.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 8 hrs (2009-12-16 15:28:13 GMT)
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I'm on a bad typo streak:

Last comment should read:

The problem I see with "youngsters" here is that it is too general, as the term is often used to refer to teenagers as well. And adolescents are not part of the group of reference here.



Robert Forstag
United States
Local time: 15:52
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 318
Grading comment
really liked this, thanks Bob! Merry xmas btw! ;)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cinnamon Nolan: What I was thinking. Cheers, Robert. :-)
2 mins
  -> Thank you, Cinni. :)
agree  Thayenga
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Thayenga.
agree  Lucy Phillips
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Lucy.
agree  Evans (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Gilla.
agree  Carol Gullidge
3 hrs
  -> Ta, Carol
agree  bcsantos
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, BC.
agree  Renee Mazloum: Very nice!
1 day 13 hrs
  -> Thank you, my fellow American! :)
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
among early-age children


Explanation:
Rgds!

Vicky Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 14:52
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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