Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
alternative to medicine
Spanish translation:
alternativa a la medicina
Jan 23, 2002 04:29
22 yrs ago
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English term
alternative to medicine
Non-PRO
English to Spanish
Medical
Health
Rather than alternative medicine, I believe in alternative to medicine.
Expression suggesting that healthy lifestyle practices supposedly 'keep the doctor away'.
Expression suggesting that healthy lifestyle practices supposedly 'keep the doctor away'.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
Proposed translations
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12 mins
Evelyn Merritt (X)
Evelyn Merritt (X)
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En vez de la medicina alternativa, yo creo en una alternativa a la medicina.
This is rather literal, but I hope it makes the point. This is also my first ProZ translation, so I am very open to and interested in feedback. Thanks. I really enjoy these forums.
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Comment: "Muchas gracias Evelyn. Tu respuesta satisface exactamente lo que yo andaba buscando. Mis calurosas felicitaciones también por ser esta tu primera intervención.
Al Gallo"
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5 mins
medicina alternativa/medicina holistica/medicna natural
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Dependiendo el tipo de medicina puede ser alopatica o homeopatica, y en estos ambitos podemos hablar de las medicinas alternativas, que en forma general se entienden las que no tiene que ver con medicamentos de orden farmacologico, no obstante tanto la medincina natural, alternativa u holistica, pueden ser alopaticas u homeopaticas dependendido como se usen.
Espero esto ayude
SER, MD
Espero esto ayude
SER, MD
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Karla Mabarak
: take another look at the expression...he´s not asking about translating alternative medicine
8 mins
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My mistake, you are right.
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Comment: "Creo que no enfocaste la pregunta correctamente. Gracias ="
11 mins
Karla Mabarak
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
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Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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196
alternativo a la medicina
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I understand the expressiona and translating it directly will keep the understanding...
medicina alternativo y alternativo a la medicina
medicina alternativo y alternativo a la medicina
Comment: "Muy aproximado. Gracias."
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37 mins
más que medicina alterna, yo creo en la alternancia a la medicina
espero te sirva
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Monica Colangelo
: alternancia significa realización en forma alternada mientras que alternativa significa en medicina "no convencional"
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Lo voy a tener en cuenta y lo recordaré siempre, gracias Trixie !
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Monica Colangelo
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
45 yrs' experience in most every field
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Argentine, US, Rioplatense, Latin American, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Standard-Spain, Uruguayan, Bolivian) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish, and 1 more.
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2450
"...creo en la vida sana como alternativa, para obviar la medicina
I think this quite explains the point you make
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Note added at 2002-01-23 05:24:11 (GMT)
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I forgot to put \"para obviar\" in brackets
It could also be \"creo en la vida sana como alternativa a la medicina\" which sounds just fine
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Note added at 2002-01-23 05:24:11 (GMT)
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I forgot to put \"para obviar\" in brackets
It could also be \"creo en la vida sana como alternativa a la medicina\" which sounds just fine
8 hrs
Alternativa para la Medicina
thats it!
3 days 14 hrs
Vicky Porto
United States
United States
United States
Attorney 10 years serving Oklahoma Court
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Al Gallo, que tal Medicina Alternativa?
Este es el concepto conocido en Brasil. Isto significa el uso de medicamentos a base de ervas etc. ( Homeopatia )
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