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materia de relleno

English translation: filler subjects

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Spanish term or phrase:materia de relleno
English translation:filler subjects

16:39 Oct 3, 2018
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2018-10-06 17:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


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Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / materia de relleno
Spanish term or phrase: materia de relleno
Buenos días, colegas.

Estoy con un CV y sus "rationale" y en una parte aparece: materia de relleno, las famosas clases o materias que se consideran que no sirven o están ahí para molestar.
El contexto es el siguiente:
Materias como Metodología de la Investigación son tomadas como asignaturas en las que se presentan técnicas de investigación en general, pero aisladas de otras materias debido a que son consideradas "materias de relleno".

¿Alguna idea de su posible equivalente al inglés? Pensaba en "minor" subjects pero creo que estoy cometiendo distortion grave.

¡Gracias!
Andrea Galindez
Argentina
Local time: 19:36
filler subjects
Explanation:
Not to be confused with the grammatical term ("There is/There are").

https://www.mumsnet.com › Talk › Secondary education
Put no effort into any filler subjects done because the school was pushing 5 A levels (DD's school was trying to push 5 or even 6 A levels)

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Note added at 17 mins (2018-10-03 16:57:37 GMT)
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Anecdotally, when I studied at university, my main degree subjects were Russian and French, and I only took beginners’ Spanish as a “filler” subject in my final year.
Funnily enough, I rarely use my Russian and French nowadays, and mostly translate from Spanish to English.
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 00:36
Grading comment
Lol! Well, life has those "funny" twists. Thank you so much for your answer, Neilmac! :)
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4 +5filler subjects
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filler subjects


Explanation:
Not to be confused with the grammatical term ("There is/There are").

https://www.mumsnet.com › Talk › Secondary education
Put no effort into any filler subjects done because the school was pushing 5 A levels (DD's school was trying to push 5 or even 6 A levels)

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Note added at 17 mins (2018-10-03 16:57:37 GMT)
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Anecdotally, when I studied at university, my main degree subjects were Russian and French, and I only took beginners’ Spanish as a “filler” subject in my final year.
Funnily enough, I rarely use my Russian and French nowadays, and mostly translate from Spanish to English.


Example sentence(s):
  • ... a sixth-form student at Dover Grammar School for Girls, where she is studying for her English Literature A-Level (among a few filler subjects).

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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 00:36
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PRO pts in category: 527
Grading comment
Lol! Well, life has those "funny" twists. Thank you so much for your answer, Neilmac! :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  william hill: that's the term that immediately popped into my head too
15 mins
agree  Marie Wilson
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agree  MPGS: :-)
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agree  JohnMcDove
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agree  Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales
1 day 16 mins
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