Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

empacho

English translation:

indigestion

Added to glossary by Gary Raymond Bokobza
Nov 17, 2003 17:23
20 yrs ago
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Spanish term

empacho

Spanish to English Medical
I know what it means, but I would like suggestions for translating it into English. Thanks.

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indigestion

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empacho sustantivo masculino1 (= indigestión) indigestion
2 (= hartazgo)
darse un empacho de algo (figurado) to get a bellyful of something (informal)
3 (= reparo)
no tener empacho en hacer algo to have no objection to doing something
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agree Alicia Jordá
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agree sileugenia
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agree colemh
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agree Consult Couture : "folk illness manifested by abdominal bloating and other gastrointestinal complaints and believed due to food sticking to the sides of the intestine"- Dr. Glenn T. Rogers, Dicc. Médico
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sin pena/sin reservas

cuando dicen habló sin empacho significa que hablo sin pena, sin reservas
tambien indigestion, como escribieron los colegas.
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1 day 2 hrs

abdominal discomfort

I don't much care for this as a substitute for "empacho," but in a medical context it's probably your best bet. "Empacho" is slang, so a more accurate translation would be "bellyache." Indigestion is what my medical dictionary says, but empacho (at least where I live) is the pain or discomfort you feel when your stomach is bloated (from overeating, as in indigestion, but also from things like appendicitis).

The traditional cure for empacho, by the way, is a tablespoon of oil taken internally or rubbed on the tummy, or both if it's really bad!
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