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escola de elite

English translation: elite school/university

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Portuguese term or phrase:escola de elite
English translation:elite school/university
Entered by: Tania Pires

11:34 Feb 9, 2016
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Education / Pedagogy / Magazine
Portuguese term or phrase: escola de elite
I've seen many translations for this term, but which one would be more appropriate in this context?

'Esta universidade é uma escola de elite'

Thanks in advance for your help!
Tania Pires
Portugal
Local time: 04:19
elite school/top school
Explanation:
https://www.google.fr/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&es...

https://www.google.fr/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&es...
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Carolyn Oliveira
United States
Local time: 23:19
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2elite school/top school
Carolyn Oliveira
5 +1"top school"/"top university"
Juliet Attwater
4 +1prestigious school
Matheus Chaud
3 +1highly selective/priveleged school
Verginia Ophof


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
elite school/top school


Explanation:
https://www.google.fr/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&es...

https://www.google.fr/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&es...

Carolyn Oliveira
United States
Local time: 23:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Carolyn!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun: elite school
1 min
agree  Juliet Attwater: It might be good to add "private" to this; as in "top private school" - which emphasises the elite nature of it?
22 hrs
  -> Maybe, but in Brazil most of the top schools are not private.
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
prestigious school


Explanation:
Suggestion.



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Note added at 14 mins (2016-02-09 11:49:06 GMT)
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http://www.priberam.pt/dlpo/elite

elite
1. O que há de melhor e se valoriza mais (numa sociedade).


http://www.thefreedictionary.com/prestigious

prestigious
having a high reputation



http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-cali...

"...making it one of the most prestigious universities in the state."


https://www.google.com.br/search?num=30&espv=2&q="a prestigi...

Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 00:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 67
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Matheus!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lais Leite
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thanks, Lais!
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
highly selective/priveleged school


Explanation:
suggestion

Example sentence(s):
  • Its table shows, by individual school, what percentage of pupils went forward into higher education in general, and what percentage went to a list of 30 universities the charity considers "highly selective".

    Reference: http://www.bbc.com/news/education-14069516
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 21:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 39
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Verginia!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mario Freitas: Yup, highly selective, IMO
12 hrs
  -> Thank you mario !!
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"top school"/"top university"


Explanation:
Sorry to Carolyn for my mistake re university/school... Being a British EN speaker, I forgot that in the US they use "school" to refer to "university". If this were being translated for a British market, then it should be "top university" and not "top school"!!

Juliet Attwater
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lara Barnett: I think "Top" sounds more British in this day and age.
19 hrs
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