Spanish_glossary.pdf

Postsecondary Education

English-Spanish

Glossary

September 2007

A searchable version of this glossary is available online at

http://www.tgslc.org/spanish/glossary/

Glossary Introduction

This glossary is maintained and supported by a group of organizations involved in student

financial aid and in promoting access to higher education to Hispanics throughout the

country: Educamexus, National Association for College Admission Counseling, National

Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, National College Access Network,

National Council for Community and Education Partnerships, National Council of Higher

Education Loan Programs, TG, and the U.S. Department of Education.

These organizations created a workgroup of education, student financial aid, and Spanish

language experts, who drew upon and reconciled preexisting glossaries to develop a

single, easy-to-use reference tool that could facilitate the creation of more consistent

Spanish-language materials about higher education and student financial aid. The

glossary includes computer terms commonly used when completing the Free Application

for Federal Student Aid on FAFSA on the Web (FOTW) , as well as terms relating to the

eligible fields of study for the National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent

Grant (National SMART Grant). Use of the glossary is entirely voluntary.

A Word on the Translation Process

This glossary uses standard Spanish; consequently, the workgroup strove to avoid

anglicisms and “Spanglish,” which might not be meaningful to some Spanish speakers.

During the glossary’s development, however, challenges arose due to variation in

education terminology used in different Spanish-speaking countries. Whenever feasible,

the glossary seeks to accommodate these variations and to specify the region in which a

particular term is used.

There are concepts represented in the glossary that are unique to the American higher

education and financial aid systems. Therefore, invention and compromise were required

at times when translating terms that describe concepts having no precise equivalent in the

education and aid systems of Spanish-speaking countries.

Due to the variety of audiences and situations to which Spanish-language materials are

directed, the glossary offers synonyms from different linguistic registers (or levels of

formality). When necessary, the glossary also provides contextual and usage notes. Where

multiple terms are provided, we trust the translator to use the term that best applies to a

specific context and audience.

Finally, in order to communicate a concept accurately, it may be necessary at times to

include, in parentheses after the Spanish term, the original English term, or a definition in

Spanish. For example: una escuela secundaria (high school, or grades 9-12), una institución

postsecundaria de dos años (community college).

Annual Review Process

Anyone wishing to provide input about the glossary should submit his or her comments to

Maria Luna-Torres at maria.luna-torres@tgslc.org by March 15 of each year. The initiative

participants will establish a workgroup annually to evaluate the comments and review the

glossary. An updated glossary will be released each year.

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Postsecondary Education English-Spanish Glossary

English-Spanish Glossary of Postsecondary Education: 2007

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ABA

See American Bar Association.

abbreviation

n . abreviatura

ability to pay

n. capacidad de pagar

ability to benefit

n. capacidad para beneficiarse

ability-to-benefit test

n. examen de capacidad para beneficiarse

abuse

n. uso indebido (de fondos); maltrato, malos tratos

AC Grant

See Academic Competitiveness Grant

academic

adj . académico

Academic Competitiveness

Grant

n. Beca para el Fomento de la Competitividad Académica (Beca

Competitividad Académica)

academic credit

n . crédito académico

academic load

n. carga lectiva

academic major

n . especialización académica

academic year

n . año académico, curso (académico)

accelerate

v. declarar el vencimiento anticipado (del préstamo), declarar (el

préstamo) vencido anticipadamente

acceleration

n. vencimiento anticipado del préstamo

acceleration clause

n. cláusula de vencimiento anticipado, cláusula de aceleración

v. aceptar

acceptance letter

n. carta de admisión

access

v. tener acceso a, obtener acceso a, acceder a, (access to higher

education) tener oportunidad para

account

n. cuenta

account balance

n. saldo de la cuenta

account number

n. número de la cuenta

account owner

n. titular de la cuenta

account payable

n. cuenta por pagar

account receivable

n. cuenta por cobrar, cuenta a cobrar, cuenta exigible

accountability

n. responsabilización

accounting

n. contabilidad

accounting department

n. departamento de contabilidad

accredit

v. acreditar

accreditation

n. acreditación

accrediting agency

n. agencia de acreditación

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accrediting body

n. organismo de acreditación

accrual

n. acumulación

accrue

v. acumular(se), devengar

accrued interest

n. intereses acumulados, intereses devengados

acoustics

n. acústica

acquire

v. endeudarse, contraer una deuda

acronym

n. siglas

ACT

See American College Test

act

n. ley

Action Programs

n. Programas Action

Action Program Deferment

n. aplazamiento de pago por servicio en el Programa Action

active account

n. cuenta activa

active debt

n. deuda activa

active duty

n. servicio activo

active duty service member

n. integrante de las Fuerzas Armadas en actividad

actual market value

n. valor actual de mercado

ADA

See American Dental Association.

ADA

See Americans with Disabilites Act.

adaptive development

n. desarrollo de la adaptabilidad

addendum

n. anexo

additional child tax credit

n. crédito tributario adicional por hijos

address

n. dirección, domicilio

address book

n. libreta de direcciones

address line

n. barra de dirección

addressee

n. destinatario

adjudicative body

n. entidad jurídica

adjusted gross income

n. ingreso bruto ajustado

adjustment

n. ajuste, modificación

administer

v. administrar

administer

v. aplicar

administrative forbearance

n. indulgencia de morosidad por motivos administrativos

admission

n. admisión

admission application

n. solicitud de admisión

admission exam

n. examen de admisión, examen de ingreso universitario

admission requirements

n. requisitos de admisión

admission, open

n. admisión libre

Adobe Reader

n. Lector de Adobe

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