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affecciones

English translation: impact

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Spanish term or phrase:afecciones
English translation:impact
Entered by: Rosa Paredes

17:14 Mar 4, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology
Spanish term or phrase: affecciones
This is part of a document outlining environmental measures for a job site.

Verificar que las afecciones de las obras sobre el medio son las que se establecen en los documentos previos y detectar nuevas afecciones no previstas
Ronnie McKee
Spain
Local time: 11:51
impact
Explanation:
Used in singular. Suerte
Selected response from:

Rosa Paredes
Canada
Local time: 05:51
Grading comment
Thank you very much
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5impact
Rosa Paredes
3 +5effect/impact
Robert Copeland
3las afecciones de las obras sobre el medio - the adverse environmental effects of the works
Bubo Coroman (X)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
impact


Explanation:
Used in singular. Suerte

Rosa Paredes
Canada
Local time: 05:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 22
Grading comment
Thank you very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  patricia scott
6 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Christine Walsh: The second 'afecciones' (plural) could be 'effects'.
7 mins
  -> Agree
agree  Susanna Valerio (X)
25 mins
  -> Gracias!
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
11 hrs
  -> Gracias, Muriel
agree  Juan Carlos García
1 day 19 hrs
  -> Gracias, Juan Carlos
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
effect/impact


Explanation:
suerte

Robert Copeland
United States
Local time: 05:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  liz askew
19 mins
agree  Arcoiris
54 mins
agree  Cecilia Tossi: good luck
1 hr
agree  Mirtha Grotewold
3 hrs
agree  Juan Carlos García
1 day 19 hrs
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
las afecciones de las obras sobre el medio - the adverse environmental effects of the works


Explanation:
Resultados 1 - 10 de aproximadamente 176.000 de "adverse environmental effects"
http://www.google.es/search?hl=es&q="adverse environmental e...

"afección" is another word for disease and refers to harmful effects
http://www.wordmagicsoft.com/diccionario/es-en/afecci�n.php

Bubo Coroman (X)
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 145
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