Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
keep out of (the) reach of children
English answer:
both are correct
Added to glossary by
Walter Landesman
Aug 15, 2006 16:16
18 yrs ago
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English term
Uruguay
Translation services since 1986
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Argentine, Uruguayan)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
keep out of (the) reach of children
English
Medical
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
"keep out of the reach of children" or "keep out of reach of children"
Both sound right to me, but are they? I also found both in Google. Which is THE correct one?
Both sound right to me, but are they? I also found both in Google. Which is THE correct one?
Responses
| 5 +10 | both are correct |
Marian Greenfield
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| 5 +2 | keep out of reach of children |
Jay Whitten
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| 5 +2 | The first |
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
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| 4 +1 | keep out of reach of children |
Trudy Peters
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Responses
+10
3 mins
Marian Greenfield
Native in English
&
English
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
both are correct
"the reach" is more common in unabbreviated texts; "reach" is more common in abbreviated texts such as medication labels
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you all very much."
+2
4 mins
Jay Whitten
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in English
&
English
Russian Federation
Meticulous, skrupulatny, sehr genau!
Native in: English
Works in: Polish to English, German to English
keep out of reach of children
Both are OK, though I prefer the second.
+2
1 min
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
Related KudoZ points
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16
The first
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Note added at 3 mins (2006-08-15 16:19:47 GMT)
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The second is slightly more abbreviated, and also correct so it depends on how much space is available on the label, I would say.
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-08-15 16:21:30 GMT)
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Articles can often be left out, and I would say the first is slightly more British.
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Note added at 3 mins (2006-08-15 16:19:47 GMT)
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The second is slightly more abbreviated, and also correct so it depends on how much space is available on the label, I would say.
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-08-15 16:21:30 GMT)
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Articles can often be left out, and I would say the first is slightly more British.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rachel Fell
: the 1st sounds better to me- but am British!
7 mins
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| agree |
Suzan Hamer
2 hrs
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+1
3 mins
Trudy Peters
United States
United States
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Related KudoZ points
:
3
keep out of reach of children
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-08-15 16:22:41 GMT)
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or keep the children out of reach :-) (only kidding!)
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-08-15 16:22:41 GMT)
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or keep the children out of reach :-) (only kidding!)
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