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to go into labor

Spanish translation: cuando inician / las contracciones / los dolores / del parto?


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English term or phrase:to go into labor
Spanish translation:cuando inician / las contracciones / los dolores / del parto?
Entered by: yolanda Speece
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21:25 Oct 5, 2004
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
English term or phrase: to go into labor
what will happen when I go into labor?
yolanda Speece
Local time: 00:21
cuando comiencen / las contracciones / los dolores / del parto?
Explanation:
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Refugio
Local time: 22:21
Grading comment
"cuando inician los dolores de parto" seems more like what I was looking for.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7Empezar el trabajo de partoRosa Maria Duenas Rios
4 +6ponerse de partoolgagarcia
5 +4entrar en trabajo de partoIrene Cudich
4 +3cuando comiencen / las contracciones / los dolores / del parto?Refugio
5 +1labor de partoCristina Zavala de Poveda
5ir a dar a luzMarcel Ventosa
5qué sucederá cuando comience el trabajo de parto?
Paula Morabito
5qué sucederá / que ocurre en / cómo debo actuar / proceder en la primera etapa del trabajo de parto
Lakasa Stnorden


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
ponerse de parto


Explanation:
OK

olgagarcia
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gloria Colon
3 mins
  -> Gracias, Gloria

agree  Maria Rosich Andreu
15 mins
  -> Gracias, María

agree  olv10siq
1 hr
  -> Gracias, olv10siq

agree  Mapi: ¿qué pasará /ocurrirá cuando me ponga de parto?
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Mapi

agree  xxxtazdog
8 hrs
  -> Gracias, Cindy

agree  Ana Juliá
12 hrs
  -> Gracias, Ana
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Empezar el trabajo de parto


Explanation:
¿Qué pasará cuando empiece mi trabajo de parto?

Rosa Maria Duenas Rios
Local time: 01:21
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 42

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Classic girl: o comenzar...
1 min
  -> Gracias Classic girl

agree  Jorgelina Millán
4 mins
  -> Muchas gracias Jorgelina

agree  Leon Hunter
25 mins
  -> Se agradece brighton74

agree  Cristina Zavala de Poveda: trabajo o labor de parto: empieza conlas primeras contracciones y termina al nacer el bebé
58 mins
  -> Gracias MasterTrans

agree  Ines Garcia Botana: Comenzar, también, Saludos.
3 hrs
  -> ´Si, también. Saludos a ti, Inés.

agree  Ana Brassara
4 hrs
  -> Gracias Ana

agree  colemh
6 hrs
  -> Gracias
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
entrar en trabajo de parto


Explanation:
that´s it.

Irene Cudich
Local time: 03:21
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cecilia Della Croce
19 mins

agree  Marocas
1 hr

agree  Alejandra Hozkian
2 hrs

agree  Irina Dicovsky
1 day13 hrs
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
qué sucederá cuando comience el trabajo de parto?


Explanation:
saludos

Paula Morabito
Argentina
Local time: 03:21
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
qué sucederá / que ocurre en / cómo debo actuar / proceder en la primera etapa del trabajo de parto


Explanation:
depende del contexto

pero se me ocurre´que también puede ser algo como: qué debo hacer / cómo debo actuar una vez iniciado el trabajo de parto

Lakasa Stnorden
Local time: 03:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
labor de parto


Explanation:
to go into labor: cuando la madre empieza las contracciones, hay varias etapas, se usa también labor de parto, es un trabajo para la madre. experiencia: madre de una familia numerosa, experiencia en partos naturales, método Lamaze y otros.

Cristina Zavala de Poveda
Local time: 01:21
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ignacio Uranga: Asi es.
46 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
ir a dar a luz


Explanation:
también "empezaron las contracciones"

Marcel Ventosa
Local time: 13:21
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
cuando comiencen / las contracciones / los dolores / del parto?


Explanation:
+

Refugio
Local time: 22:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 61
Grading comment
"cuando inician los dolores de parto" seems more like what I was looking for.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  colemh: es una buena opción
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, Cole

agree  LisaR
7 hrs
  -> Gracias, Lisa

agree  Ana Juliá
11 hrs
  -> Gracias, Ana
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