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German to English translations [PRO] Linguistics / Language acquisition by schoolchildren regarding spelling | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Klaus Schmirler Germany Local time: 14:10 | ||||||
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fewer opportunities to catch up / ...to pull even / ...to make up Explanation: "Young people with fewer opportunities" are young people that are at a disadvantage compared to their peers because they face one or more of the situations and obstacles listed below. http://www.salto-youth.net/rc/inclusion/inclusionfornas/incl... "to catch up with something" - (information-work-news) to do something in order to become current with something that you have not had the time or opportunity to do http://www.idioms4you.com/complete-idioms/catch-up-with-some... Stress the points that nobody should miss and give opportunities to catch up http://www.math.tugraz.at/~agelos/giveTalk/givetalk/catchup.... |
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opportunities to keep pace Explanation: Don't think it means 'catching up' but rather an inability to stay even with the rest. |
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opportunities to reconnect with former knowledge Explanation: ... oder, weniger am wording, weniger abstrakt, "opportunities to build on former knowldege". |
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