Apr 2, 2020 19:59
4 yrs ago
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English term

swallow foam

English to Spanish Medical Medical (general)
"This water contains PFAS – a group of chemicals that can affect health.
Do not drink water or swallow foam".

Thank you in advance!
Proposed translations (Spanish)
5 +1 Ingerir la espuma
3 +2 tragar la espuma

Discussion

Cecilia Gowar Apr 2, 2020:
More context is needed. What foam are they talking about? Water does not usually have foam, and PFAS are used in firefighting foam and other products.

Proposed translations

+1
6 hrs
Selected

Ingerir la espuma

No beba el agua o ingiera la espuma.
Peer comment(s):

agree Nathalie Fernández
6 hrs
neutral Neil Ashby : There's an echo in here.... I wrote the same thing 6 hours earlier...
10 hrs
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+2
12 mins

tragar la espuma

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o ingerir la espuma

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Note added at 13 mins (2020-04-02 20:13:13 GMT)
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no se trague la espuma!
Peer comment(s):

agree Lydia De Jorge : Pretty straightforward... not sure what the difficulty is in translating.
18 mins
Thanks Lydia, agreed
agree Reuben Wright : "ingerir" suena mejor para mi. Here is a link to a document supporting "Espuma de Fluoroproteina": https://www.ethanolresponse.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/G...
30 mins
Thanks Reuben
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