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Aquavit nicht durchführen

English translation: couldn't do my water gymnastics/water aerobics

15:19 Oct 19, 2009

German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / side effects of drug

German term or phrase: Aquavit nicht durchführen

letter of complaint by a patient to a drugs company re the side effects of one of their preparations (severe rashes, swelling, inflammation, stomach pains). She complained that she had had to take a wide range of drugs to treat the rashes and: “Ich konnte die ganze Zeit (Sommer) nicht baden gehen, mein Aquavit nicht durchführen, nicht an die Sonne liegen, geschweige denn in die Ferien fahren.”

KenOldfield

English translation:couldn't do my water gymnastics/water aerobics

Explanation:
I guess it's Aqua-Fit ;-)

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Note added at 16 Min. (2009-10-19 15:36:31 GMT)
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http://www.sportanlagen-wallisellen.ch/site/attachments/010_...

Water aerobics or "waterobics" is the performance of aerobic exercise in shallow water such as a swimming pool. In some areas it is known as AquaFit or "aqua aerobics", and is a type of resistance training.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_aerobics

or AquaFit/aqua aerobics; water gymnastics seems to a German translation....

Selected response from:

Susanne Schiewe (medical & IT translations)
Germany
Local time: 05:18

Grading comment

Many thanks
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +9

couldn't do my water gymnastics/water aerobics

Susanne Schiewe (medical & IT translations)

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11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

couldn't do my water gymnastics/water aerobics

Susanne Schiewe (medical & IT translations)
Germany
Local time: 05:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 22

Grading comment

Many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Monika Borgers: very likely...based on the other errors the patient makes...

6 mins

-> thanks, Monika; it seems to fit the context better than 'Aquavit' ;-)

agree

Cetacea: Prost!

21 mins

-> thanks Cetacea... must be hard if you can't do your Aquavit ...

agree

Goldcoaster: Aqua-Fit with an Aquavit chaser on the side! A drinking man's fitness program!

26 mins

-> but it's a 'she'... ;-)

agree

lirka

1 hr

-> thanks, lirka

agree

Anne Schulz: nice job Ken's got there :-))

1 hr

-> yes, this is a fun one ;-)

agree

Marga Shaw: Cheers Susanne! Perhaps you develop now a taste for Aquavit!

1 hr

-> thanks, Marga! It might become my summertime favourite :-)

agree

EdithK

3 hrs

-> danke!

agree

sivara: This was really the highlight of our day yesterday and we are still laughing! See my comment on the 'buschtilose Erkrankung'. I pray that I never will get such a thing to translate!

17 hrs

-> thanks, sivara. Yes, things might be less funny for the translator ;-)

agree