segundo grau técnico em Desenho

English translation: high school technical drawing

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Portuguese term or phrase:segundo grau técnico em Desenho
English translation:high school technical drawing
Entered by: Amy Duncan (X)

21:20 Jul 17, 2010
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Portuguese term or phrase: segundo grau técnico em Desenho
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Not sure if this is referring to trade high school, whether it's drawing or design or drafting...

Any help will be appreciated!
Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 16:09
high school technical drawing
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Summary of answers provided
4Vocational drafting course
Marlene Curtis
4high school with vocational qualification in drawing
Julie G Dutra
4high school vocational trade program (drafting course)
Mary Palmer
4high school technical drawing
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Vocational drafting course


Explanation:

Drafting classes - 5:27pm
Welcome to Davis High School's Vocational Drafting Course Page! Below is the list of the 2002 -2003 Drafting courses offered at Davis High School in Yakima
http://share4.esd105.wednet.edu/wachtelg/draftingclasses.htm

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 15:09
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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high school with vocational qualification in drawing


Explanation:
If this is Portuguese from Brazil, I understand segundo grau to be normal high school and segundo grau técnico to mean high-school which at the same time gives students a vocational qualification (not a degree!) at the end, in this case in drawing.


    Reference: http://br.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2008051220044...
Julie G Dutra
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:09
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high school vocational trade program (drafting course)


Explanation:
I believe this is it. See this example here:


http://www.schoolsincanada.com/High-School-Vocational-Trade-...

Mary Palmer
United States
Local time: 16:09
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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high school technical drawing


Explanation:
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Example sentence(s):
  • To join GHD as a cadet drafter, individuals should have attained satisfactory high school technical drawing and mathematics results and have a desire to complete technical training (eg. TAFE Certificate IV).
  • The real world meets the technical drawing curriculum. (Roselle Park High School technical drawing program emphasizes importance of academic curricula):

    Reference: http://www.ghd.com/global/careers/students/
    Reference: http://www.amazon.com/technical-curriculum-emphasizes-import...
T o b i a s
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