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Postsecondary EducationEnglish-SpanishGlossaryJuly 2006

Glossary IntroductionThis glossary is maintained and supported by a group of organizations involved in studentfinancial aid and in promoting access to higher education to Hispanics throughout thecountry: Cuban American National Council, National Association for College AdmissionCounseling, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, National CollegeAccess Network, National Council for Community and Education Partnerships, NationalCouncil of Higher Education Loan Programs, TG, and the U.S. Department of Education.These organizations created a workgroup of education, student financial aid, and Spanishlanguage experts, who drew upon and reconciled preexisting glossaries to develop asingle, easy-to-use reference tool that could facilitate the creation of more consistentSpanish-language materials about higher education and student financial aid. Use of theglossary is entirely voluntary.A Word on the Translation ProcessThis glossary uses standard Spanish; consequently, the workgroup strove to avoidanglicisms and “Spanglish,” which might not be meaningful to some Spanish speakers.During the glossary’s development, however, challenges arose due to variation ineducation terminology used in different Spanish-speaking countries. Whenever feasible,the glossary seeks to accommodate these variations and to specify the region in which aparticular term is used.There are concepts represented in the glossary that are unique to the American highereducation and financial aid systems. Therefore, invention and compromise were requiredat times when translating terms that describe concepts having no precise equivalent in theeducation and aid systems of Spanish-speaking countries.Due to the variety of audiences and situations to which Spanish-language materials aredirected, the glossary offers synonyms from different linguistic registers (or levels offormality). When necessary, the glossary also provides contextual and usage notes. Wheremultiple terms are provided, we trust the translator to use the term that best applies to aspecific context and audience.Finally, in order to communicate a concept accurately, it may be necessary at times toinclude, in parentheses after the Spanish term, the original English term, or a definition inSpanish. For example: una escuela secundaria (high school, or grades 9-12), una instituciónpostsecundaria de dos años (community college).Annual Review ProcessAnyone wishing to provide input about the glossary should submit his or her comments toMaria Luna-Torres at maria.luna-torres@tgslc.org by February 15 of each year. Theinitiative participants will establish a workgroup annually to evaluate the comments andreview the glossary. An updated glossary will be released each year.Postsecondary Education English-Spanish Glossary2

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EnglishSpanish-AA-NumberSee Alien Registration Number (A-Number).ABASee American Bar Associationabbreviationn. abreviaturaability to payn. capacidad de pagarability to benefitn. capacidad para beneficiarseability-to-benefit testn. examen de capacidad para beneficiarseabuse (of funds)n. uso indebido (de fondos)AC GrantSee Academic Competitiveness GrantacademicacadémicoAcademic Competitiveness Grantn. Beca para el Fomento de la Competitividad Académicaacademic creditn. crédito académicoacademic loadn. carga lectivaacademic majorn. especialización académicaacademic yearn. año académicoacceleratev. (loan) declarar el vencimiento anticipado (del préstamo), declarar (elpréstamo) vencido anticipadamenteaccelerationn. vencimiento anticipado del préstamoacceleration clausen. cláusula de vencimiento anticipado, cláusula de aceleraciónacceptv. aceptaracceptance lettern. (for admissions purposes) carta de admisiónaccessv. tener acceso aaccountn. cuentaaccount balancen. saldo de la cuentaaccount numbern. número de la cuentaaccount ownern. titular de la cuentaaccount payablen. cuenta por pagaraccount receivablen. cuenta por cobrar, cuenta a cobrar, cuenta exigibleaccountingn. contabilidadaccounting departmentn. departamento de contabilidadaccreditv. acreditaraccreditationn. acreditaciónaccrediting agency (o body)n. agencia (or organismo) de acreditaciónaccrualn. acumulación, devengamientoaccruev. acumular(se), devengarPostsecondary Education English-Spanish Glossary4

accrued interestn. intereses acumulados, intereses devengadosacousticsn. acústicaacquire (a debt)v. endeudarse, contraer una deudaacronymn. siglasACTSee American College Testactn. (legislation) leyAction Programsn. Programas ActionAction Program Defermentn. aplazamiento de pago por servicio en el Programa Actionactive accountn. cuenta activaactive debtn. deuda activaactive dutyn. (military) servicio activoactual market valuen. valor actual de mercadoADASee American Dental Association.adaptive developmentn. desarrollo de la adaptabilidadaddendumn. (to promissory note) anexoadditional child tax creditn. crédito tributario adicional por hijosaddress (permanent mailingaddress)n. dirección (dirección postal habitual), domicilio (habitual)address bookn. libreta de direccionesaddresseen. destinatarioadjudicative bodyn. entitad jurídicaadjusted gross incomen. ingreso bruto ajustadoadjustmentn. ajusteadministerv. (program) administrar; (exam) aplicaradministrative forbearancen. indulgencia por motivos administrativosadmissionn. admisiónadmission applicationn. solicitud de admisiónadmission examn. examen de admisión, examen de ingreso universitarioadmission requirementsn. requisitos de admisiónadmission, openn. admisión libreAdobe Readern. Lector de Adobeadopted childn. hijo adoptivoadoptionn. adopciónadoption agencyn. servicio de adopcionesadoption paymentn. pago de asistencia por adopciónadoptive parentn. padre o madre adoptivo, padres adoptivosadvancev. (payment) anticipar, adelantar; n. anticipo, adelantoadvance noticen. avisoPostsecondary Education English-Spanish Glossary5

adverse credit historyn. historial crediticio negativo (or desfavorable)advisev. aconsejar, asesorar, orientaraeronautical engineeringn. ingeniería ology/techniciann. tecnología/técnico de la ingeniería aeronáutica y aeroespacialaerospace engineeringn. ingeniería aeroespacialAFDCSee Aid to Families with Dependent Children.affidavitn. declaración jurada, afidávitAfrican languages, literatures, andlinguisticsn. lenguas, literaturas y lingüística africanasAFROTCSee Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps.agencyn. agencia, organismoaggregate loan amountn. saldo total acumulado de los préstamosagreementn. acuerdo, convenioagricultural animal breedingn. cría de animales con fines agropecuariosagricultural engineeringn. ingeniería agrícolaagricultural operationsn. operaciones agropecuariasagricultural plant breedingn. cultivo de plantas agrícolasagriculturen. agricultura (y otras actividades agropecuarias)agronomyn. agronomíaaidn. (financial) ayuda (or asistencia) económicaaid programn. programa asistencialAid to Families with DependentChildren (AFDC)n. Ayuda para Familias con Hijos DependientesAir Forcen. Fuerza AéreaAir Force Reserve Officer TrainingCorps (AFROTC)n. Cuerpo de Oficiales Reservistas en Entrenamiento para la FuerzaAérea (AFROTC)Air National Guardn. Guardia Nacional de la Fuerza AéreaALASSee Auxiliary Loans to Assist Students.Albertan. Albertaalgebran. álgebraalien registration number (ANumber)n. número de registro de extranjeros (número A)Alien Registration Receipt Card (I551 or I-151)n. constancia de registro de extranjeros (I-551 ó I-151)alimonyn. pensión alimenticia (del cónyuge divorciado)allocatev. destinar, asignarallocationn. (of costs or funds) asignaciónallowancen. subsidio, asignación; descuento, deducción, reducciónPostsecondary Education English-Spanish Glossary6

AMASee American Medical Association.American. Estados Unidos (de Norteamérica)AmericanestadounidenseAmerican Association of Collegesof Osteopathic Medicinen. Asociación de Escuelas de Medicina Osteopática de Estados UnidosAmerican Bar Association (ABA)n. Colegio de Abogados de Estados UnidosAmerican College Test (ACT)n. Examen Norteamericano de Admisión PostsecundariaAmerican Dental Association (ADA)n. Asociación de Odontólogos de Estados UnidosAmerican Medical Association(AMA)n. Asociación de Médicos de Estados UnidosAmerican Samoan. Samoa EstadounidenseAmeriCorpsn. AmeriCorpsamountn. cantidad, monto, importe, cuantía, sumaamount duen. cantidad debidaanalytical chemistryn. química analíticaanatomical sciencesn. ciencias anatómicasanatomyn. anatomíaanimal behaviorn. comportamiento animalanimal biologyn. biología animalanimal geneticsn. genética animalanimal healthn. salud animalanimal nutritionn. nutrición animalanimal physiologyn. fisiología animalanimal sciencesn. ciencias animalesannualadj. anualAnnual Directory of designated LowIncome Schools for TeacherCancellation Benefitsn. Directorio anual de escuelas designadas como las de bajos ingresospara efectos de la condonación de la deuda estudiantil de maestrosannual percentage rate (APR)n. tasa anual equivalente or tasa anual efectiva (TAE)annuityn. renta vitalicia, anualidadAnti-Drug Abuse Actn. Ley Contra el Abuso de Drogasapartmentn. apartamentoappealv. apelar; n. apelaciónapplicantn. solicitanteApplicant Products and CustomerService Divisionn. División de Productos para Solicitantes y Atención al Públicoapplicationn. solicitud, formulario de solicitudapplication proceduresn. procedimientos de solicitudapplication processn. procedimiento de solicitud, trámites de solicitudPostsecondary Education English-Spanish Glossary7