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Spanish translation: picos


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English term or phrase:peaks
Spanish translation:picos
Entered by: Trudy Peters
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19:00 Jul 12, 2004
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical - Nutrition / diabetes
English term or phrase: peaks
minimizing blood sugar peaks
Trudy Peters
Local time: 00:55
picos
Explanation:
Asi es.
Picos de azúcar en sangre.
Suerte!
Selected response from:

cielos
Local time: 00:55
Grading comment
Well, this seems pretty clear-cut! Translator had used "elevaciones," but I didn't think that was strong enough.
Thanks everybody!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +16picos
cielos


  

Answers


0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +16
picos


Explanation:
Asi es.
Picos de azúcar en sangre.
Suerte!

cielos
Local time: 00:55
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Well, this seems pretty clear-cut! Translator had used "elevaciones," but I didn't think that was strong enough.
Thanks everybody!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Faella
0 min
  -> Gracias, mbelen!
agree  Ltemes
0 min
  -> Gracias, Ltemes!
agree  xxxElena Sgarbo: Sí, en manejo de diabetes se trata de lograr una curva de glucemia redondeada, no "montañosa". Saludos, Cielos. Y happy tradux, Trudy! :-)
2 mins
  -> Gracias por tu aporte, Elena. Sos la persona indicada creo.:-)
agree  Rafael Carrasco
3 mins
  -> Gracias, Rafael!
agree  moken: :O)
7 mins
  -> Gracias, Alvaro. Un saludo.
agree  BelkisDV: Picos, el punto más alto en una gráfica que mide el nivel de azúcar en la sangre.
12 mins
  -> Gracias, Belkis!
agree  David Villarruel: Sin duda. Saludos
17 mins
  -> Gracias, David
agree  Maria Corinaldesi
18 mins
  -> Gracias, Maria.
agree  Marcela Russo
19 mins
  -> Gracias, Magrela!
agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
19 mins
  -> Gracias, Patricia!
agree  margaret caulfield
24 mins
  -> Gracias, Margaret.
agree  Rosa Elena Lozano Arton: Aunque suene feo pero es correcto de hecho dice minimizar los picos de azúcar en la sangre
34 mins
  -> No, creo que suene feo. Muchas gracias!
agree  xxx------
35 mins
  -> Gracias, Janfri
agree  clout1945
1 hr
  -> Gracias, cgvalor!
agree  Manuel Cedeño Berrueta: No suena feo, es una expresión de uso frecuente cuando se mide cualquier fenómeno cuyo comportamiento pueda graficarse (y presente un "pico")
1 hr
  -> De acuerdo. Gracias, Manuel!
agree  tere aguilar: picos quiere decir también niveles máximos de concentración
54 days
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