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To Get Very Sick With the Flu

Spanish translation: contraer una fuerte gripe

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English term or phrase:To Get Very Sick With the Flu
Spanish translation:contraer una fuerte gripe
Entered by: Andrea Quintana

14:25 Sep 22, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / Long-term health conditions
English term or phrase: To Get Very Sick With the Flu
Hola, estoy traduciendo una hoja informativa para las cl�nicas y no estoy muy seguro de mi traducci�n. Me confunde lo de "long term" y "very sick". Esta es la oraci�n en ingl�s y mi traducci�n.

Long-Term Health Conditions
That Make People More Likely to Get Very Sick With the Flu

Afecciones de salud prolongadas que hacen m�s probable que las personas se enfermen gravemente de la gripe
oligyp
Local time: 16:59
contraer una fuerte gripe
Explanation:
"que aumentan la tendencia/propensión de las personas a contraer una gripe fuerte (o una fuerte gripe)"

Una opción.

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Andrea Quintana
Argentina
Local time: 17:59
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3contraer una fuerte gripe
Andrea Quintana
4 +1tener complicaciones graves al enfermarse de gripe
Jorge Merino
5Estar muy enfermo con la influenza
Mario Gonzalez
4estar muy enfermo por la gripe
Filippo Ficola
4presentar complicaciones al contraer/una vez contraída la gripe
trans_global (X)
4 -2condiciones en vez de afecciones, el resto OK
Emilio Schulder


Discussion entries: 4





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
to get very sick with the flu
contraer una fuerte gripe


Explanation:
"que aumentan la tendencia/propensión de las personas a contraer una gripe fuerte (o una fuerte gripe)"

Una opción.



Andrea Quintana
Argentina
Local time: 17:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pilar Ibarburu: Concuerdo, me gusta más "gripe fuerte".
11 mins
  -> Gracias, pitranslation.
agree  De Novi
41 mins
  -> Thanks, Zanne.
agree  Raquel Dominguez: Una opción correcta y sensata.
1 hr
  -> Gracias, rdom.
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to get very sick with the flu
estar muy enfermo por la gripe


Explanation:
Long term yo diría "a largo plazo".

¡suerte!

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Note added at 7 min (2009-09-22 14:32:17 GMT)
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Las condiciones de salud a largo plazo hacen que las personas estén muy enfermas por la gripe.



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Note added at 8 min (2009-09-22 14:33:27 GMT)
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...hacem más probable que las personas...
así también..

Filippo Ficola
Italy
Local time: 22:59
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to get very sick with the flu
tener complicaciones graves al enfermarse de gripe


Explanation:
Creo que el sentido es éste, las personas en buen estado de salud se enferman y recuperan normalmente de la gripe, no así las personas con un estado general débil o con bajas defensas.

Saludos!!

Jorge Merino
Chile
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  M. C. Filgueira: Yo también diría algo así: "enfermedades de larga duración que aumentan el riesgo de complicación grave de la gripe".
1 hr
  -> Muy amable María Claudia
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
to get very sick with the flu
condiciones en vez de afecciones, el resto OK


Explanation:
.

Emilio Schulder
Chile
Local time: 16:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 2
Notes to answerer
Asker: De acuerdo con Castillo


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Rodrigo Castillo H.: «Condiciones» es calco censurable del inglés.
29 mins
disagree  M. C. Filgueira: En este contexto, 'condition' = enfermedad, afección. Saludos.
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to get very sick with the flu
Estar muy enfermo con la influenza


Explanation:
Flu es una contraccion de Influenza, gripa podria ser resfriado comun, muy diferente

Mario Gonzalez
Mexico
Local time: 13:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to get very sick with the flu
presentar complicaciones al contraer/una vez contraída la gripe


Explanation:

mi sugerencia

trans_global (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
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