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on-call

Spanish translation: de guarda pasiva

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English term or phrase:on-call
Spanish translation:de guarda pasiva
Entered by: trnsl8r

22:36 Jan 23, 2004
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: on-call
on-call employees
trnsl8r
Local time: 22:51
al llamado / de guardia pasiva (para hospitales)
Explanation:
Suerte trnsl8r
Elena
Selected response from:

Elena Sgarbo (X)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6al llamado / de guardia pasiva (para hospitales)
Elena Sgarbo (X)
5de retén/de guardia al teléfono
Raquel Dominguez
4a solicitud
jab


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
al llamado / de guardia pasiva (para hospitales)


Explanation:
Suerte trnsl8r
Elena

Elena Sgarbo (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 3982

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eugenia Rodriguez: estar de guardia
31 mins
  -> Gracias Euroko (aunque "estar de guardia" generalmente implica "de guardia activa", es decir "on site"). Saludos
agree  Sp-EnTranslator: de guardia para el caso del personal de hospital, no?
4 hrs
  -> Así es, Claudia, así se dice en los hospitales de Argentina y de muchos países hispanoparlantes. "Al llamado" se usa en ámbitos médicos y no médicos. Gracias x tu agrí :-)
agree  Pablo Grosschmid
8 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Pablo
agree  David Russi
14 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias David, buen fin de semana
agree  Carolina Fryd (X)
1 day 16 hrs
  -> Gracias Carolina :-)
agree  Thamara Quintini
2 days 19 hrs
  -> Gracias Thamara
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
de retén/de guardia al teléfono


Explanation:
Así se llama en el Río de la Plata.

Raquel Dominguez
Uruguay
Local time: 00:51
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 219
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a solicitud


Explanation:
Una alternativa :)


jab
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 92
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