Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

al estudiar

English translation:

when studying

Added to glossary by peter jackson
Sep 10, 2014 07:45
9 yrs ago
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Spanish term

al estudiar

Spanish to English Social Sciences Psychology
I think I'm being particularly dense here but I can't quite get a grip on the sentence. It seems a strange use of al + infinitive:

Para la medida de los disruptive behaviors en T1 se utilizó la externalizing scale del Child Behaviorl Checklist (CBCL; Achenbach 1991). ***Esta escala fue utilizada con el fin de control for disruptive behaviors en T1, al estudiar los outcomes de la hyperactivity ***. En T2, se utilizaron tanto las escalas Externalizing e Internalizing del CBCL, con el fin de conocer las dificultades que presentan, en la adolescencia, los niños que previamente mostraron hyperactive problems.

This scale was used to control for disruptive behaviour in T1 .......in the study of????

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when studying

Although your option is perfectly valid!
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Yes, I mean that's what I thought but I think the fact it was at the end of the sentence and separated by a comma threw me a little.
Peer comment(s):

agree kandonov : I believe 'when studying' is a little more precise and true to the original text. Please see http://www.hispanoteca.eu/Foro-preguntas/ARCHIVO-Foro/Al ant...
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Many thanks! ;-)
agree James Peel
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Many thanks! ;-)
agree Claudia Luque Bedregal
2 hrs
Many thanks Claudia! ;-)
agree Judith Armele
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Many thanks Judith! ;-)
agree neilmac
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Many thanks Neil! ;-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Edward."
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to study

I think it quite possibly may be a typo.
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2 hrs

as it covers/deals with

I think it is providing a justification for use
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