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1 English/SpanishofTRANSLATIONS UNITLOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTLAUSDT erminologySecond EditionLos Angeles Unified School DistrictTranslations UnitEnglish/SpanishGLOSSARYofLAUSDT erminologySecond Edition2003 Copyright 2003 by LAUSD Translations UnitSecond Edition Published in 2003 Designed by David Escobar & Javier EvangelistaAll rights reserved. No part of this glossary may be reproduced or retransmitted in any form or by anymeans, be it electronic, mechanical, photographing, recording, or otherwise, without the prior writtenconsent of the LAUSD Translations Angeles Unified School DistrictTranslations Unit333 S. Beaudry Ave. 22nd FloorLos Angeles, CA 90017- ii -PREFACEThe English/Spanish Glossary of LAUSD Terminology was developed by the Translations Unit as a tool fortranslating and interpreting the most commonly used words and phrases in District documents, as well as inBoard meetings, IEP meetings, expulsion hearings, and a variety of other meetings that involve Districtofficials and the community.

2 It has proven to be of great value in our predominantly Spanish-speakingcommunities, not only for professional translators and interpreters, but also for anyone interpreting forparents where District Terminology is second edition has been updated and revised to reflect the latest changes within the schools andadministrative offices of the District. A ruled section has been added to the bottom of each page forpersonal notes. It is important to point out that this resource uniquely reflects the Terminology used in theLos Angeles Unified School District and that it may not always apply to other school districts. Due to the richness of the Spanish language, the English/Spanish Glossary of LAUSD Terminology , in someinstances, provides its users with several options for translating one specific English term. All options areaccepted as correct and may be used according to the context.

3 The Translations Unit acknowledges thatthere may be acceptable alternatives that are not included in the addition, some terms will have, in one or more of their translation options, the abbreviation (Mex.).These Translations may be more common to Spanish speakers from Mexico than from other Spanish-speaking regions. These Translations may be used when deemed appropriate by the English/Spanish Glossary of LAUSD Terminology also contains two other useful sections. TheCommon Phrases section contains phrases or statements that have been observed repeatedly in thetranslation of documents or have been used during interpretation meetings over the years. This sectioncould be of assistance to many, including non-Spanish-speaking school personnel. The Acronyms sectionlists, in alphabetical order, the most common acronyms and abbreviations used in District lingo , all ofwhich are included in the Glossary Glossary may also be viewed online at PalmaDirector of Translations - iii -ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThe Translations Unit takes pride in the creation of this Glossary and its use throughout the is given to our team of Senior Spanish Translator/Interpreters, who spent countless hoursrevising the second edition of the Glossary to make it clear, concise, and current.

4 Recognition is also givento all Spanish Translator/Interpreters and IEP Translators who contribute with their consultation and researchefforts in order to obtain the true meaning and translation of English terms and phrases they encounter on adaily iv -Table of ContentsAbbreviations viEnglish/Spanish Glossary 1 Common Phrases 97 Acronyms 101- v -Abbreviations / Abreviaciones[Adm.].. Administraci n[Anat.] .. Anatom a[Antrop.] .. Antropolog a[Biol.] .. Biolog a[Col.] .. Coloquialismo[Com.] .. Comercio[Comun.] .. Comunicaci n[Cont.] .. Contabilidad[Der.] .. Derecho[Eco.] .. Econom a[Educ.] .. Educaci n[Educ. Esp.] .. Educaci n Especial[Fon.] .. Fon tica[Gob.] .. Gobierno[Inf.].. Inform tica[Lat.] .. Lat n[Mat.] .. Matem ticas[Med.] .. Medicina(M x.) .. M xico[Mil.] .. Militar[Opt.] .. Optometr a[Odont.]

5 ] .. Odontolog a(pl.).. plural[Psic.].. Psicolog a[Publ.] .. Pubilicidad[Quim.] .. Qu mica[Rel.] .. Religi n[Tip.] .. Tipograf a[Vet.] .. Veterinaria- vi -AA[Educ.]calificaci n sobresalienteA/Vperipherals (A/V) [Inf.]dispositivos audiovisualesperif ricosAAMD Adaptive Behavior ScaleEscala AAMD deConducta Adaptativaabatement eliminaci n;control, mitigaci nabduction [Der.]rapto;[Anat.]abducci nabeyance suspensi nability capacidad,facultad, habilidad, aptitud, inteligencia,alcance, talento; dotesability grouping [Educ.]clasificaci n de alumnos seg n sucapacidad; distribuci n de alumnos seg n sus aptitudesability test (AT) examen de aptitud; examen paradeterminar la aptitudable capaz,apto, competente, h bil, id neo;[Der.]legalmente habilitado o capacitadoabnormal anormalabnormal condition [Med.]estado patol gicoabnormal psychology psicolog a patol gica,psicopatolog aabortion abortoabove average superior al t rmino medio o promedioabove test norms superior a lo previsto en las normas delexamenabovementioned antes mencionado,antes citadoabridgment of rights [Der.

6 ]privaci n de derechosabsence of language incapacidad para expresarse en elidiomaabsence rate porcentaje o ndice de ausenciasabsence record antecedentes de ausencia,ficha o registrode ausenciaabsent on leave ausente con permisoabsent without leave (AWOL) ausente sin permisoabsentee absentista,ausentistaabsentee ballot boleta de votantes ausentes;voto porcorreoabsenteeism absentismo,ausentismo, inasistencia habitualabstract resumen,extracto, sumario, compendio, rese aabstract reasoning razonamiento abstractoAbstract Verbal Free Matrix Relationships Escala deMedici n de Ideas Abstractas sin el uso de laExpresi n Oralabuse liability riesgo de drogadicci n;riesgo de maltratode menoresabutting contiguo,colindante, adyacente, vecinoacademic achievement progreso acad mico;rendimiento;aprovechamiento acad micoacademic bodies organismos o instituciones acad micas academic course credits cr ditos de cursos acad micosacademic credit cr ditos acad micosAcademic Decathlon (ACADECA) Decatl n Acad micoacademic discussion exposici n te rica,an lisis te ricoacademic education ense anza de tipo cl sico preparatoriapara la universidad; educaci n acad mica; educaci ncl sico-humanista; conocimiento te rico; fundamentoste ricosAcademic English Mastery Program (AEMP) Programapara Dominar el Ingl s Acad micoacademic enriched classes cursos de contenido te rico oacad mico avanzadoacademic fellowship beca para estudios acad micosacademic freedom libertad de c tedra o ense anzaacademic functioning capacidad acad mica;desempe o orendimiento acad mico; capacidad te rica.

7 Rendimiento o desenvolvimiento te ricoacademic gains superaci n acad mica;logros acad micosacademic high school escuela secundaria superior opreparatoria (grados del 9 al 12)academic institutions establecimientos acad micosacademic literacy conocimientos acad micos b sicos ofundamentales; conocimientos te ricos b sicosAcademic MentorProgram Programa de MentoresAcad micosAcademic Performance Index (API) ndice deRendimiento Acad micoacademic probation per odo de prueba acad micoacademic program adjustments adaptaciones omodificaciones al plan de estudiosAaLos Angeles Unified School DistrictTranslations Unit- 1-Notes:ALos Angeles Unified School DistrictTranslations Unit- 2-Notes:English/Spanish Glossaryacademic progressacreageacademic progress progreso escolar o acad micoacademic qualifications t tulo(s) universitario(s);preparaci n acad mica.

8 Formaci n te ricaacademic record antecedentes acad micos,expedienteescolar o universitarioacademic remediation recuperaci n o rehabilitaci nacad micaacademic section (of a secondary school) secci n acad mica(de una escuela secundaria)academic self-discipline autodisciplina acad mica;buenosh bitos de estudioacademic subjects disciplinas,asignaturas o materiasacad micas academic term periodo acad mico o lectivoacademic writings ensayos acad micos; trabajos deerudici n o cient ficos, trabajos universitarios; escritoste ricos; tratados te ricosacademic yeara o lectivo,acad mico o escolaracademically disadvantaged students estudiantes concarencias acad micasacademically enriched classes cursos de contenido te ricoo acad mico avanzadoacademically gifted children ni os o estudiantes dotadosen lo acad micoacalculia acalculia (ineptitud de una persona paratrabajar con n meros)accelerated courses cursos intensivosAccelerated Reading Program Programa Acelerado deLecturaaccommodate (to) adaptar;dar cabida; alojar; integraraccommodation acuerdo, convenio; pr stamo, cr dito;alojamiento, hospedaje, sitio, habitaciones, espacio,cabida; plazas; adaptaci n accomplishment realizaci n,ejecuci n, logro,cumplimiento, consecuci naccording to conforme a,con arreglo a, seg n, de acuerdoo de conformidad conaccountability responsabilidad.

9 Rendici n de cuentas;obligaci n de dar o rendir cuentas; responsabilidadfuncional; ejercicio responsable de funcionesaccountable (to be) dar cuenta (de) o ser responsable(por); hacerse responsable, responsabilizarse; ejercerresponsablemente las funcionesAccounting and Disbursements Division Departamento deContabilidad y Gastosaccounting records libros o registros de contabilidadaccounting standards normas de contabilidadaccounting transaction tr mite contableaccounts payable cuentas a pagar;cuentas por pagaraccounts receivable cuentas a cobrar;cuentas por cobraraccoustic shell campana ac sticaaccouterments accesorios,equipo, maquinaria,material(es)accreditation reconocimiento de una instituci n deense anza, constancia de idoneidad o competencia;credencial(es)accreditation coordinatorcoordinador para laacreditaci n; coordinador de la revalidaci n deestudiosaccredited program programa acreditadoaccredited school escuela acreditada,reconocida oaceptada (para efectos de expedir cr ditos o t tulos)accrue (to) acumular o devengaraccrued expenses gastos pagaderos o acumuladosacculturation [Antrop.]

10 ]aculturaci n,asimilaci n cultural(entre grupos sociales y pueblos)accuracy test prueba o examen de exactitud o precisi nachieve (to) lograr,obtener, conseguir, alcanzarachievement ejecuci n,realizaci n, consecuci n; logro, xito; obra, resultado, progreso; haza a;aprovechamiento, rendimientoachievement award certificado o premio por rendimientoo logroachievement level grado de aprovechamiento orendimientoachievement quotient cociente de rendimiento oaprovechamientoachievement rating escala de rendimiento,progreso oaprovechamiento; clasificaci n de acuerdo con elrendimientoachievement test examen o prueba de rendimiento oaprovechamientoacid deposition sedimentaci n cidaacknowledgement reconocimiento;admisi nacoustical ceiling tile panel ac stico para cielo raso o techointerioracquiescent learning aprendizaje pasivoAcquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) S ndromede Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida (SIDA)acquisition adquisici n,obtenci n o compra; [Educ.