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Creating Consistent & Accurate Spanish Translations

Written translations are essential tools requested and used by various departments and primarily translated by PPSC's Bilingual Services Team.

These translations ensure that information reaches and is understood by our Spanish-speaking community. Refer to our Spanish Translation Guide for more information on creating Spanish content.

If you are translating written material into Spanish, use these resources to ensure that PPSC is providing consistent and accurate translations to our community.

 

PPSC Spanish Translation Style Guide

PPSC Spanish Glossary

Here you’ll find a handy side-by-side guide to our most important campus terms in English and Spanish, with helpful usage notes sprinkled in where they matter most.

Simply search for any word, click a column header to sort alphabetically, or flip through the pages if you don’t spot what you need right away. And be sure to peek at the editorial comments on the right - they’ll point out special cases like how to handle proper nouns or spell out acronyms, so you’ll always have the right phrasing at your fingertips.
Term Translation Additional Comments
4-year university universidad de cuatro años
Aardvarks (referring to student body) los Aardvarks Don't translate this proper noun when referring to the student body. (i.e. ¡Vamos Aardvarks!)
academic advisor asesor académico
academic probation estado académico condicional
Accessibility Services Servicios de Accesibilidad
Accounting Contabilidad
admissions admisiones
[Department of] Admissions, Recruitment, and Enrollment Services [Departamento de] Admisiones, Reclutamiento, y Servicios de Inscripción
admissions counselor asesor de admisiones
Advanced Paramedic Practitioner Practicante Paramédico Avanzado
Advising and Testing Asesoría y Centro de Exámenes
Allied Health Salud Aliada
American Sign Language Lengua de Señas Americana
Anthropology Antropología
appeal apelación
apply solicitar admisión
Architectural Engineer Ingeniero de Arquitectura
Arnie/Annie the Aardvark Arnie/Annie Include the description of aardvark rather than keeping it as part of the name: Arnie es un cerdo hormiguero.
Art History Historia del Arte
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Artes, Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales
assets (economic/financial aid term) activos If the context isn't clear, include additional description: bienes monetarios
assistive technology tecnología de asistencia
Associate Degree carrera de dos años
Associate of Applied Science carrera técnica de dos años
Associate of Arts carrera de dos años en artes
Associate of Science carrera de dos años en ciencias
Atrium el atrio
Automotive Collision Technology Tecnología de Colisiones Automotrices
Automotive Technology Tecnología Automotriz
Bachelor's Degree Carrera de cuatro años / licenciatura
Behavioral Health Salud del Comportamiento
Biology Biología
bookstore librería
Bridge to Bachelor's [El programa] Bridge to Bachelor's (Puente hacia la licenciatura) Don't translate this proper noun but include the interpretation in parentheses the first time the term is used in a text.
Building and Construction Technology Tecnología de Construcción
Business Negocios
Business Administration Administración de Empresas
Business, Technology and Public Service Negocios, Tecnología y Servicio Público
Café cafetería
Campus Police Policía del Campus
Canvas Community Food Pantry Despensa de Alimentos Comunitaria Canvas
Career Services Centro de Carreras
CASFA (Colorado Application for State Financial Aid) Solicitud de Ayuda Financiera Estatal (CASFA por sus siglas en inglés) / la CASFA Spell out acronym the first time it's used in a text with CASFA in parentheses
Cashier cajero
catalog catálogo
Centennial Campus Campus Centennial
Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) Centro de Excelencia en Enseñanza y Aprendizaje (CETL, por sus siglas en inglés) / el CETL Spell out acronym the first time it's used in a text with CETL in parentheses
Center for Healthcare Education and Simulation (CHES) Centro para Educación y Simulación de Atención Médica (CHES por sus siglas en inglés) / el CHES Spell out acronym the first time it's used in a text with CHES in parentheses
certificate certificación
Chemistry Química
classroom aula, salón
coach (i.e. Promise Program Coach) asesor personal / coach Does not refer to sports
coaching asesoría personal Does not refer to sports
COF (College Opportunity Fund) Fondo de Oportunidad Universitaria (COF por sus siglas en inglés) / el COF
collections agencia de cobranzas, cobranzas
college universidad colegio is used regionally as a translation/cognate for college but is not an internationally accepted term.
Colorado Community College System Sistema de Universidades Comunitarias de Colorado
Communication Comunicación
community college universidad de dos años
Computer Aided Drafting and Design Diseño y Dibujo Asistido por Computadora
Computer Information Systems Sistemas de Informática
Computer Networking Technology Tecnología de Redes de Computación
Computer Science Ciencias de Computación
Contstruction Management Gestión de la Construcción
corequisite co-requisito
Counseling Center Centro de Consejería
course access acceso al curso
Creative Commons Centro de Creatividad
credit(s) crédito(s)
Criminal Justice Justicia Criminal
Culinary Arts Artes Culinarias
Cyber Security Seguridad Cibernética
Dance Danza
dean of students decano de estudiantes
Delta Dental Oral Health Career Center Centro de Salud Bucal Delta Dental
Dental Assisting Asistencia Dental
Dental Hygiene Higiene Dental
Diesel Technology Tecnología Diésel
Dietary Management Administración Dietética
division facultad
Downtown Campus Campus Downtown
drop darse de baja
drop date fecha límite para darse de baja