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experimentar

English translation: to test


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Spanish term or phrase:para experimentar
English translation:to test
Entered by: chica nueva
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22:40 Jun 7, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Journalism / género: ensayo
Spanish term or phrase: experimentar
para experimentar en ellos el efecto de las medicinas

Pero no es fácil habituarse a un modesto paraíso después de tantos años de estar en el infierno. ... Muchos de los que llegan a los refugios sufren enfermedades que les fueron inoculados para experimentar en ellos el efecto de las medicinas: un grupo numeroso de los veteranos lo forman los seropositivos.

(Antonio Muñez Molina, 1956- "Nuestros semejantes")
chica nueva
Local time: 19:04
experiment
Explanation:
To experiment the effects of drugs on them. I see now that it's about apes. This is plain old animal experimentation.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 00:04
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Thank you!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1experiment
Muriel Vasconcellos
4"for testing"Rosmu
4to experience the effect
eski
4used as research subjects (to determine the effects of)*
Jenni Lukac
3to feel
Michael Powers (PhD)


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
used as research subjects (to determine the effects of)*


Explanation:
Seeing this in context, my prior answer should have been inoculate with, not against: 6 Jan 2009 ... While Gajdusek studied the disease in New Guinea, he teamed up with a ... a method commonly used for animals in research experiments. ... Gibbs [purportedly] gave up inoculating chimpanzees with lethal diseases years ago ...
www.releasechimps.org/harm-suffering/.../fatal-infections/ - En caché

Jenni Lukac
Local time: 09:04
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to feel


Explanation:
"experimentar: (sesación) to feel" - Collins Dictionary

to feel in them the medicinal effects

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 03:04
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
experiment


Explanation:
To experiment the effects of drugs on them. I see now that it's about apes. This is plain old animal experimentation.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 00:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  SLG: or "test" the effects of the drugs/medicines on them, I prefer test, personally, but this is the idea, in my opinion
7 hrs
  -> 'Test' is good.
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to experience the effect


Explanation:
Consider:

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-06-08 00:03:51 GMT)
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Or..the effects:
We now present our List of One: How to Experience the Effects of Caffeinated Alcohol Once Caffeinated Alcohol Is Banned. ...
www.vanityfair.com/.../list-of-one-how-to-experience-the-ef... - Similares

eski :))

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-06-08 00:04:42 GMT)
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Kuala Lumpur, Mar.12 : The head of Malaysia's meteorological department has said the country is unlikely to experience severe chain effects ...
www.indiatalkies.com/.../malaysia-experience-tsunami-chain-... - India - En caché

SUNGAI PETANI -- Several Malaysian electrical appliance, electronics and automotive companies have started to experience the effects of the ...
malaysianmirror.com/.../52503-malaysian-companies-begin-to-experience-effects-of-japan-disaster - En caché
Johnson Students Experience the Effects of Drunk Driving - Clark ... - [ Traducir esta página ]
29 May 2011 ... With prom and graduation on the horizon, the program reminds students to be safe.
clark.patch.com/.../johnson-students-experience-the-effects-of-drunk-driving - Estados Unidos -

eski
Mexico
Local time: 02:04
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"for testing"


Explanation:
[…] for testing on them the effects of drugs […].

Rosmu
Local time: 09:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Muriel Vasconcellos: zi would agree, except that 'for testing on them the effects' is unnatural word order in English.
1 hr
  -> What are you talking about?
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