Jul 31, 2014 08:32
9 yrs ago
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Spanish term
es una persona de cierto nivel cultural
Spanish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
'Si el/la paciente es una persona de cierto nivel cultural se le puede solicitar que durante 4-5 días haga lo siguiente:'
The doctor is asking the patient to keep a symptom diary.
The doctor is asking the patient to keep a symptom diary.
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+4
4 mins
Paula Buckley
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
EN/SP to PT and SP/PT to EN translator
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
if the patient's level of education allows it
or
if the patient's level of education makes it possible/feasible
Just suggestions :-)
if the patient's level of education makes it possible/feasible
Just suggestions :-)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you. I couldn't think of a way of saying this without it sounding condescending. "
+2
8 mins
If the person/patient is literate enough
Or perhaps sufficiently literate
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Juan Angel Garzon
: yes I agree
12 mins
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| agree |
Lisa Jane
: I prefer your second option
33 mins
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7 mins
Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Works in field
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US, Canadian, Irish) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
16
is a person from a particular class/educated
It seems not to be too PC but it seems this is what it's saying...that if someone is educated or at last middle-class they can be asked to keep a symptoms diary..
I'd probably change it around and just say
Some patients will/can be asked to
keep a diary of their symptoms..,
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Note added at 9 mins (2014-07-31 08:41:55 GMT)
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typo: at lEast middle -class or even at the very-least middle-class or well educated
OR
has a certain level of education
may be slightly better than "class"
I'd probably change it around and just say
Some patients will/can be asked to
keep a diary of their symptoms..,
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Note added at 9 mins (2014-07-31 08:41:55 GMT)
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typo: at lEast middle -class or even at the very-least middle-class or well educated
OR
has a certain level of education
may be slightly better than "class"
11 mins
Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Specializes in field
Spain
Quality- Professionalism - Experience
Native in: English (Variants: British, US, US South, UK)
Works in: Spanish to English
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:
247
if the person's/their background is appropriate
Another option.
I'd change it around, as Gallagy suggests.
I'd change it around, as Gallagy suggests.
2 hrs
Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
45 years experience
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
16
if the person is reasonably intelligent
Another alternative.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
franglish
: intelligence has nothing to do with culture or education.
7 hrs
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Do you really need culture to write down symptoms?
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4 hrs
is a person of a certain cultural level
http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/372067?uid=3738032&uid...
works for me
(odio la literafobia)
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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-07-31 13:23:46 GMT)
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works for me
(odio la literafobia)
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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-07-31 13:23:46 GMT)
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Such a society will not do away with the cultural dimension for two reasons: first, because a certain cultural level is a precondition for scientific and technological ...
The strict selection standards had made the competition fiercer and those who wanted to be selected as a model farmer must have a certain cultural level and be ...
Simply attaining a certain cultural level enables an individual to acquire increasingly perfect intellectual equipment without depending on ...
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