Jul 1, 2009 16:26
14 yrs ago
Spanish term
Spain
se entrevistó a (in this context)
Spanish to English
Medical
Linguistics
Durante los meses de octubre y noviembre de 2003 se identificaron durante 56 días las AA y **se entrevistó a ** los pacientes atendidos en los hospitales universitarios.
(Note: AA = acute exacebations (in English))
I am translating an abstract without the main article for reference
(Note: AA = acute exacebations (in English))
I am translating an abstract without the main article for reference
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | the patients in the hospital were interviewed |
Patricia Wild
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| 5 +9 | (patients) were interviewed |
Mariana Solanet
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| 4 | the patients were surveyed |
Natalia Pedrosa (X)
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References
| se entrevistó a = one interviewed... |
liz askew
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Proposed translations
+3
3 mins
Patricia Wild
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
Simultaneous Interpretation Translation
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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4
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the patients in the hospital were interviewed
entiendo que es esto
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Silvia Killian Özler
11 mins
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gracias Silvia
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| neutral |
liz askew
: this could actually = the patients who were looked after/seen to in the University hospitals were interviewed...
13 mins
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I agree too
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| agree |
Robert Mavros
15 mins
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thanks Robert
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| agree |
claudia bagnardi
2 hrs
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gracias Claudia
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, this is what I wanted to be sure of"
2 mins
the patients were surveyed
Questioning them about their symptoms, I guess.
+9
7 mins
Mariana Solanet
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
&
English
Works in field
Argentina
Writer, marketing, games, 40 years
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
(patients) were interviewed
Es lo que corresponde para este contexto.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
liz askew
8 mins
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gracias, Liz!
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| agree |
Robert Mavros
11 mins
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gracias, Robert!
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| agree |
Henry Hinds
40 mins
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gracias, Henry!
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| agree |
Rosa Paredes
1 hr
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gracias, Rosa!
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| agree |
franglish
2 hrs
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gracias, franglish!
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| agree |
claudia bagnardi
2 hrs
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gracias, Claudia!
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| agree |
Tonia Wind
21 hrs
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gracias!
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| agree |
Julie Waddington
22 hrs
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gracias, Julie!
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| agree |
Mónica Algazi
3 days 56 mins
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Reference comments
17 mins
Reference:
se entrevistó a
= one interviewed
impersonal use here
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Note added at 19 mins (2009-07-01 16:46:03 GMT)
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p.s.
how do you work out that AA = acute exacerbations
what do the AA stand for in Spanish?
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Note added at 36 mins (2009-07-01 17:02:57 GMT)
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Often in Spanish the reflexive form is used where in English we would use a passive form of a verb. Se cerró la puerta, the door was closed (a literal translation would be "the door closed itself."). Se perdieron los boletos, the tickets got lost.
= one interviewed
impersonal use here
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Note added at 19 mins (2009-07-01 16:46:03 GMT)
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p.s.
how do you work out that AA = acute exacerbations
what do the AA stand for in Spanish?
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Note added at 36 mins (2009-07-01 17:02:57 GMT)
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Often in Spanish the reflexive form is used where in English we would use a passive form of a verb. Se cerró la puerta, the door was closed (a literal translation would be "the door closed itself."). Se perdieron los boletos, the tickets got lost.
Note from asker:
| sorry I should have said AA ="agudizaciones del asma" which translates as "asthma exacerbations"= AE |
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