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conceptos estelares

English translation: key/core concepts

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Spanish term or phrase:conceptos estelares
English translation:key/core concepts
Entered by: Jenni Lukac (X)

13:33 Oct 17, 2012
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
Spanish term or phrase: conceptos estelares
A text by an Argentine education theorist:

La agenda educativa ha estado anclada en conceptos controversiales y estelares a través de los cuales se pretende darle cierto sentido y orientación a la educación

and

El texto establece que la mayoría de los productores de la agenda educativa “… aceptan un mismo conjunto de palabras o conceptos estelares que se convierten núcleos transversales de las perspectivas paradigmáticas”

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Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 12:15
key/core concepts
Explanation:
I think that either of these would work.
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Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 17:15
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Thanks
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6key/core concepts
Jenni Lukac (X)
4fundamental concepts
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)


Discussion entries: 4





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
key/core concepts


Explanation:
I think that either of these would work.

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 17:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 266
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Hill
1 hr
  -> Cheers and thanks, Rich.
agree  philgoddard: Yes, it's in the dictionary: http://www.wordreference.com/definicion/estelar
4 hrs
  -> Thanks very much, Phil.
agree  Charles Davis: I slightly prefer "key" here.
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Charles. The opinion expressed above is widely shared!
agree  Denise Phelps
21 hrs
  -> Thanks very much, Denise.
agree  Beatriz Zorron-Minhondo: Excellent!
23 hrs
  -> Thank you very much, Beatriz.
agree  Domingo Trassens: Good translation! / You too!
3 days 4 hrs
  -> Thanks very much, Domingo. I hope you're having a good weekend.
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fundamental concepts


Explanation:
I would favor "fundamental" in this specific context.

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 09:15
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 35
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