cubrebocas

English translation: mask / surgical mask / face mask

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Spanish term or phrase:cubrebocas
English translation:mask / surgical mask / face mask
Entered by: Luis Medina

21:42 Jun 15, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical (general)
Spanish term or phrase: cubrebocas
¿Cómo se llama en inglés lo que las enfermeras y médicos se ponen en la cabeza para cubrir su boca. Es una tela únicamente. Algunos cocineros también lo usan.

Saludos y gracias de antemano.
Luis Medina
Mexico
Local time: 13:11
mask
Explanation:
eso

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Note added at 1 min (2005-06-15 21:44:07 GMT)
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surgical mask, para ser exacto:

Do Surgical Masks Stop SARS? By Jon Cohen
The dramatic photos of surgical-masked people walking the streets of Asian cities hit by severe acute respiratory syndrome pose the question: Do the masks ...
slate.msn.com/id/2081235/ - 29k - Cached - Similar pages

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Note added at 2 mins (2005-06-15 21:44:56 GMT)
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Health Report - 26/01/1998: Usefulness of Face Masks
Norman Swan: What about the surgical mask in terms of protection then against
... So a surgical mask, instead of acting like a baseball pitcher\'s glove, ...
www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/ 8.30/helthrpt/stories/s10304.htm - 10k
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George Rabel
Local time: 15:11
Grading comment
Mil gracias, George. Luis M.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +16mask
George Rabel
3chinstrap
Solana Rosa


  

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


Explanation:
eso

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Note added at 1 min (2005-06-15 21:44:07 GMT)
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surgical mask, para ser exacto:

Do Surgical Masks Stop SARS? By Jon Cohen
The dramatic photos of surgical-masked people walking the streets of Asian cities hit by severe acute respiratory syndrome pose the question: Do the masks ...
slate.msn.com/id/2081235/ - 29k - Cached - Similar pages

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Note added at 2 mins (2005-06-15 21:44:56 GMT)
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Health Report - 26/01/1998: Usefulness of Face Masks
Norman Swan: What about the surgical mask in terms of protection then against
... So a surgical mask, instead of acting like a baseball pitcher\'s glove, ...
www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/ 8.30/helthrpt/stories/s10304.htm - 10k

George Rabel
Local time: 15:11
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 60
Grading comment
Mil gracias, George. Luis M.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jrb: yes, surgical mask
2 mins
  -> Thank you, Jessica

agree  duchess: Yes, or face mask
8 mins
  -> muchas gracias, duchess

agree  swisstell: face mask
9 mins
  -> muchas gracias, ST

agree  Rachel Fell
10 mins
  -> muchas gracias, Rachel

agree  Xenia Wong
18 mins
  -> muchas gracias, Xenia

agree  Rebecca Hendry: Yes. "Surgical mask", if you want to make it clearer. Saludos George.
1 hr
  -> muchas gracias,

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Surgical mask
1 hr
  -> muchas gracias, Muriel. You are all right. "Mask" by itself is to vague

agree  Beth Farkas: surgical mask or face mask, if you need something more precise
2 hrs
  -> muchas gracias, y de acuerdo

agree  Margarita Gonzalez: Yep, surgical mask
2 hrs
  -> muchas gracias, Marga

agree  José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X)
2 hrs
  -> muchas gracias, José Luis

agree  Clara Nino
2 hrs
  -> muchas gracias, clisaz

agree  Marcelo González
2 hrs
  -> muchas gracias, Marcelo

agree  Natalia Jaime
5 hrs
  -> muchas gracias, Natalia

agree  Gabriela Rodriguez
6 hrs
  -> muchas gracias, Gaby__!!!!!!!!!!!!

agree  margaret caulfield
8 hrs
  -> muchas gracias, margaret

agree  *TRANSCRIPT
9 hrs
  -> muchas gracias, *TRANSCRIPT
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
chinstrap


Explanation:
Otro término en español es barbijo y la traducción sería chinstrap

Solana Rosa
Local time: 16:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
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