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English: "ever smokers"

Spanish translation: fumadores alguna vez







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English term or phrase:"ever smokers"
Spanish translation:fumadores alguna vez
Entered by:Henry Hinds
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English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Medical: Health Care / Public health
English term or phrase: "ever smokers"
In this context:
Data for the proportion of “ever smokers” who have quit are available for the states where the majority of Mexican Americans reside.
Is it those who have always smoked or those who smoke occasionally?
VictorBece
Mexico
Clarification request(s) and response
Valentín Hernández Lima: 4:27pm May 24, 2004: Ever smokers are defined as those who have ever smoked at least
100 cigarettes (or the equivalent amount of tobacco) in their lifetime.
They are called: "sujetos probadores" at http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034... -

fumadores alguna vez
Explanation:
Quienes hayan sido fumadores alguna vez en la vida aunque no fumen acualmente.
Selected response from:

Henry Hinds
United States
Note from asker to answerer
Es buena pero un poco larga la explicación.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4fumadores alguna vez
Henry Hinds
5 +2fumadores ocasionales
Indiana
5 +1los que fumaban ocasionalmente,..Virginia Sivo
5fumadores ocasionalesingridbram
4 +1defined as having smoked 100 cigs in their lifetime
Lia Fail
4personas que han fumadoelere
4 -1those who always smoked...SpanishMDs


  

Answers

2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
ever smokers fumadores alguna vez

Explanation:
Quienes hayan sido fumadores alguna vez en la vida aunque no fumen acualmente.

Henry Hinds
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 290
Note from asker to answerer
Es buena pero un poco larga la explicación.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree SwissTell
1 min
  -> Gracias, Tell.
agree SpanishMDs
24 mins
  -> Gracias, MDs.
agree Yvette Arcelay
25 mins
  -> Gracias, Yvette.
agree Nora Bellettieri
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Nora.
agree Victor Kripper
3 hrs
  -> Gracias, Daluz.
disagree ingridbram: Fumadores de una vez o alguna vez, puede ser, pero no fumadores alguna vez. Eso no tiene sentido
8 hrs
  -> Ahora soy yo el que no entiendo, Ingrid...
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
those who always smoked...

Explanation:
Un saludo!!!

SpanishMDs
United States
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Note from asker to answerer
Gracias, pero se trata de quiene fumaron o fuman de vez en cuando.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree SwissTell: sorry, but the question surely is something like "have you ever smoked" hence the "ever smoker" designation. And it does not mean always but rather "ocasionalmente"
3 mins
  -> I think you are absolutely right... I will go for your reasoning!!! Thanks...
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The asker has declined this answer
Comment: Gracias, pero se trata de quiene fumaron o fuman de vez en cuando.


16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
defined as having smoked 100 cigs in their lifetime

Explanation:
Bringing Everyone Along:A Strategic Plan to Identify and Eliminate ...
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... not currently smoking now. An ever smoker is defined as having ever
smoked 100 cigarettes in his/her lifetime. In other words, this ...
www.dhfs.state.wi.us/health/TobaccoControl/ pdffiles/DisparitiesStrategicPlan.pdf - Similar pages

[PDF] Tobacco Consumption in Australia
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... Ever-smoker An ever-smoker is a person who has smoked at least 100 cigarettes
(or the equivalent amount of tobacco) in his or her lifetime. ...
www.dhs.vic.gov.au/nphp/catitrg/tobaccobgpaper.pdf - Similar pages

7. Smoking
... smokers. An ever smoker is a person who has smoked at least 100 cigarettes
(or the equivalent amount of tobacco) in his/her lifetime. ...
www4.ktl.fi/publications/ehrm/product1/section7.htm - 80k - Cached - Similar pages

I see that Valentín has answered your question AND provided a translation AND supporting evidence. But up there in that little bos he won't get the points he deserves:_)

Lia Fail
Spain
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Ana Juliá
53 mins
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ever smokers fumadores ocasionales

Explanation:
así lo he escuchado siempre.

Indiana
Cuba
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Sery
32 mins
  -> gracias, sery.
agree Golden Hawk: por supuesto. Esta es la única opción correcta que veo.
45 mins
  -> gracias, Golden.
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ever smokers los que fumaban ocasionalmente,..

Explanation:
...y ahora dejaron definitivamente.

Virginia Sivo
Argentina
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Nora Bellettieri
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ever smokers personas que han fumado

Explanation:
creo que no hay otra que parafrasear; los que han fumado, personas que han fumado, que han llegado a fumar al menos 100 cigarrillos

elere
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
fumadores ocasionales

Explanation:
Esta es una expresión muy conocida

ingridbram
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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