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English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary / Grilled fish recipe | | English term or phrase: Put off | Quisiera saber si "put off" en este contexto puede traducirse como "prevenir".
Contexto:
Regular intake of fish obstructs unwanted sodium and may help put off sudden cardiac arrest.
Mi intento:
El consumo regular de pescado obstruye el sodio no deseado y puede ayudar a prevenir un paro cardíaco repentino.
Muchas gracias :=) |
| | | retrasar/prevenir/retardar | Explanation:
Yo creo que tienes razón. Prevenir puede ser la mejor opción, si bien put off tiene otros significados, dado el contexto retrasar o prevenir son adecuados.
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Note added at 4 days (2012-02-02 17:41:57 GMT) Post-grading
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¡De nada! ☺ |
| Selected response from:
 Adriana Martinez
Puerto Rico
Local time: 00:11
| Grading comment ¡Muchas gracias!
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12 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +4 | put off retrasar/prevenir/retardar
Explanation:
Yo creo que tienes razón. Prevenir puede ser la mejor opción, si bien put off tiene otros significados, dado el contexto retrasar o prevenir son adecuados.
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Note added at 4 days (2012-02-02 17:41:57 GMT) Post-grading
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¡De nada! ☺
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| Adriana Martinez
Puerto Rico
Local time: 00:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  Spanish
PRO pts in category: 44
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