Feb 23, 2012 02:37
12 yrs ago
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English term
Colombia
Traductores Oficiales Cali
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, German to Spanish, and 2 more.
upstream/downstream facilities
English to Spanish
Science
Medical (general)
Pharmaceuticals
The final product is manufactured using antithrombin prior to cold fractionation at three different fractionation facilities in the US and Austria, and a "downstream" facility in Belgium.
Per "upstream" fractionation facility at least 3 final container lots have been set down to monitor stability.
What do they mean by "upstream/downstream", the meaning I'm familiar with (i.e. aguas arriba, aguas abajo)
doesn't seem to make sense here.
Thank you all in advance for your valuable suggestions and explanations.
Per "upstream" fractionation facility at least 3 final container lots have been set down to monitor stability.
What do they mean by "upstream/downstream", the meaning I'm familiar with (i.e. aguas arriba, aguas abajo)
doesn't seem to make sense here.
Thank you all in advance for your valuable suggestions and explanations.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
Proposed translations
+3
47 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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142
Selected
plantas/instalaciones aguas arriba/abajo
a lo mejor
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Note added at 50 mins (2012-02-23 03:28:38 GMT)
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o: plantas/instalaciones de flujo ascendiente/descendiente
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Note added at 51 mins (2012-02-23 03:29:41 GMT)
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perdón: quiero decir "ascendente/descendente"
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Note added at 50 mins (2012-02-23 03:28:38 GMT)
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o: plantas/instalaciones de flujo ascendiente/descendiente
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Note added at 51 mins (2012-02-23 03:29:41 GMT)
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perdón: quiero decir "ascendente/descendente"
Peer comment(s):
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Yaotl Altan
16 mins
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gracias Yaotl y saludos :)
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| neutral |
Rosa Grau (X)
: creo que no tiene el significado literal
3 hrs
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| agree |
Verónica Lassa
18 hrs
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| agree |
eski
19 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
6 hrs
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Spain
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Accredited translators 20 yrs experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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924
instalaciones de fraccionamiento para la producción/explotación y comercialización/distribución
downstream: actividades de industrialización, transporte, comercialización y distribución
upstream: actividades de exploración y explotación
upstream: actividades de exploración y explotación
11 hrs
Jorge Arteaga M.D.
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
United States
MD specialized in medical translations
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
466
instalaciones/plantas de fraccionamiento previo/posterior
Lo que yo interpreto es que se refieren a momentos anteriores o posteriores en un proceso general, con respecto a un punto intermedio en dicho proceso.
Discussion
One way I can possibly understand this ... because it's not obvious to me in english either, is that they're talking about phases or stages of the production process. Upstream is the source of something, downstream is where it is sent. Maybe this idea will help along with the context you're working with. I hate these pharmaceutical manufacturing jobs, and never accept them! Good luck with this one.