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High school/middle school

Portuguese translation: escola secundária/escola preparatória

11:59 Mar 10, 2013
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Science - Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: High school/middle school
How can I translate these two definitions into Portuguese (of Portugal) in order translations might be different? (Portuguese people tell me that both of them are translated as escola secundária, but I need to mark the difference) Thank you.
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Portuguese translation:escola secundária/escola preparatória
Explanation:
Ou: ensino secundário/ensino preparatório
Depende do contexto.

"middle school" corresponde ao nosso ensino básico (ou preparatório).
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Rita Maia
Portugal
Local time: 18:08
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4escola secundária/escola preparatória
Rita Maia
5 +2Escola Secundária/Escola Básica
Lia Oliveira


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
high school/middle school
escola secundária/escola preparatória


Explanation:
Ou: ensino secundário/ensino preparatório
Depende do contexto.

"middle school" corresponde ao nosso ensino básico (ou preparatório).

Rita Maia
Portugal
Local time: 18:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marlene Curtis: Para PT_PT (Europa)
2 mins
  -> Obrigada.
agree  Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
7 mins
  -> Obrigada.
agree  oxygen4u: :)
15 mins
  -> Obrigada.
agree  connie leite
20 mins
  -> Obrigada.
agree  Nick Taylor: Yes - ensino básico up to 9º ano
2 hrs
disagree  Lia Oliveira: o termo escola preparatória já não é utilizado; corresponde agora à escola básica de 2º Ciclo
2 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
high school/middle school
Escola Secundária/Escola Básica


Explanation:
A escola secundária corresponde aos 10º, 11º e 12º anos de escolaridade em Portugal enquanto que a escola básica de 3º Ciclo corresponde aos 7º, 8º e 9º anos e a escola básica de 2º Ciclo ao 5º e 6º anos.
A escola primária ou 1º Ciclo corresponde naturalmente ao 1º, 2º, 3º e 4º anos

Lia Oliveira
Portugal
Local time: 18:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Rebelo
22 hrs
agree  Marta Nazare
3 days 21 hrs
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