English translation of "oyente, Hipocreonte" - "apprentice"

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158 months ago

anamaria (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Spanish > English
Subject:	Other
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	oyente, Hipocreonte
Context:	Al acabar sus tres años de oyente, Hipocreonte avanzó al grado de matemático
Keywords:	context is philosophical schooling in Ancient Greece.

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158 months ago

wrote:

after completing three years as a listener in a host University, Hipocreonte....

158 months ago

Margarita Viada wrote:

occasional student, Hippocreonte

My comment:

Upon three years as an occasional student, Hippocreonte received the degree of mathematician/was promoted as a mathematician.
Hippocrates es Hipocrátes en castellano, por lo que supongo que se trata de alguien más. Grado en degree.

158 months ago

rhodie wrote:

tyro or neophyte

158 months ago

rhodie wrote:

student

My references:

Collins Robert Unabridged Spanish/English Dictionary

158 months ago

WILHELMINA TWENEBOA-KODUA wrote:

Unregistered student, Hippocrates

My comment:

Oyente = unregistered student
Hippocrates, “the father of medicine," was an ancient Greek physician who lived from approximately 460 to 377 B.C. He was an unregistered student and then advanced to take a degree course in Mathematics

158 months ago

Erik Gärdekrans wrote:

apprentice

My comment:

I suggest this word for "oyente", that is a student who is in the act of learning for a trade or profession.

Regards,
Erik

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