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TG provides the online version of the English-Spanish Glossary of Student Financial Aid and Postsecondary Education to assist the financial aid community and the general public in locating the Spanish equivalent of English terms used in student financial aid and the higher education arena.
To search for a term, enter the English term to find the Spanish equivalent, then click "Search."
To find all entries beginning with a specific letter, click on the letter below.
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Service Marks: The U.S. Department of Education has service marks on the following terms: Direct Lending℠, Direct Loan Program℠, FAFSA℠, FAFSA4caster℠, FAFSA on the Phone℠, FAFSA on the Web℠, Federal Family Education Loan Program℠, FFELP℠, NSLDS℠, and National Student Loan Data System℠.
Please note that these terms are not to be translated into Spanish. While the glossary provides definitions in Spanish for some of the service-marked terms, these entries serve as explanatory text and are not meant to serve as a direct translation.
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W-2 form
- n. estado de salarios e impuestos, formulario W-2
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wage garnishment/withholding
- n. embargo de salario, retención de sueldo
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wages
- n. salario, paga
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waive
- v. (rights) renunciar; (requirement) dispensar, eximir
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waiver
- n. (rights) renuncia; (requirement) dispensa, eximición, exención
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WAN
- See wide area network.
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ward/dependent of the court (to be a)
- n. persona bajo tutela de los Tribunales
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warning letter
- n. (demand for payment) demanda (or requerimiento or intimación) de pago
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waste (of funds)
- n. desperdicio (de fondos)
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waste technology/technician
- n. tecnología/técnico de residuos
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wastewater treatment management and recycling technology/technician
- n. tecnología/técnico de la gestión del tratamiento y reciclaje de aguas residuales
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water quality management technology/technician
- n. tecnología/técnico de la gestión de calidad del agua
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water resources engineering
- n. ingeniería del agua
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water resources sciences
- n. ciencias del agua
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We Help Put America Through School
- n. Ayudamos a educar a América
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Web (the World Wide)
- n. Web, Red (Mundial)
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Web address
- n. dirección de Web
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Web page
- n. página web
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Web site
- n. sitio web
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Web/multimedia management
- n. administración de Web y de aplicaciones multimedia
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webmaster
- n. administrador de Web (webmaster)
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weekly average
- n. promedio semanal
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weighted average
- n. promedio ponderado
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welfare
- n. asistencia social, asistencia pública
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whole life insurance
- n. seguro de por vida
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WIC
- See Women, Infants, and Children Program.
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wide area network (WAN)
- n. red de área amplia
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widow (become widowed)
- v. enviudar, quedar viudo(a); n. viuda
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widower
- n. viudo
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wildlife and wildlands science management
- n. ciencias y gestión de la fauna silvestre y de áreas silvestres
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wildlife biology
- n. biología de la fauna silvestre
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William D. Ford Federal Direct Student Loan Program (Direct Loan Program)
- n. Programa Federal de Préstamos Directos para Estudiantes William D. Ford (Programa de Préstamos Directos)
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willingness to pay
- n. disposición a pagar
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withdraw
- v. retirarse, darse de baja
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withdrawl
- n. retiro, baja
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withhold
- v. retener
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withholding tax
- n. retención de impuesto
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Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC)
- n. Programa Especial de Nutrición Suplementaria para Mujeres, Bebés y Niños
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wood sciences and wood products
- n. ciencias de la madera y productos forestales
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work visa
- n. visa de trabajo
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workers compensation
- n. compensación del seguro obrero, indemnización por accidentes laborales
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Workforce Grant
- n. Beca de Formación de la Fuerza Laboral
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Workforce Investment Act Program (formerly Job Training Partnership Act [JTPA] Program)
- n. Programa de la Ley de Inversión en la Fuerza Laboral (antes denominado Programa de la Ley de Cooperación para la Capacitación Laboral)
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working mother
- n. madre que trabaja
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Working Mother Deferment
- n. aplazamiento de pago por razones de ser madre que trabaja
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worksheet
- n. (on the FAFSA) hoja de trabajo; (FOTW) planilla de preparación
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World Cultures
- n. culturas del mundo
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World History
- n. historia mundial
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World Literature
- n. literatura mundial
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writer
- n. escritor
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writing
- n. redacción, escritura
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written certification
- n. certificación escrita
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written evidence
- n. pruebas documentales
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