discurso cientifico

English translation: scientific discourse

14:54 Oct 1, 2000
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science
Spanish term or phrase: discurso cientifico
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English translation:scientific discourse
Explanation:
With no background information regarding the translation, my suggestion for "scientific discourse" is a basic translation.
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Joyce Postiglioni
United States
Local time: 17:21
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Summary of answers provided
na +1scientific discourse
Joyce Postiglioni
na +1Contexts below
Lia Fail (X)
nascientific speech
Parrot
nascientific paper
Gloria Nichols
nascientific discourse
Virginia Serenelli
naScientific speech
Geisha (Angie) Hayes


  

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4 mins peer agreement (net): +1
scientific discourse


Explanation:
With no background information regarding the translation, my suggestion for "scientific discourse" is a basic translation.

Joyce Postiglioni
United States
Local time: 17:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 4
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Heathcliff

agree  Joseph Royal: looks like it
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27 mins
scientific speech


Explanation:
discurso is more colloquially translated as speech, hence a speech on science.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 02:21
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 7645

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37 mins
scientific paper


Explanation:

at a scholarly/professional CONFERENCE,
a PAPER is what they call a speech, discourse (in any event it is oral)as in:
"Dr X presented a paper at the conference of the Physics Association"





Gloria Nichols
United States
Local time: 20:21
PRO pts in pair: 67

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1 hr
scientific discourse


Explanation:
linguistically speaking 'discourse' should be the 'translation' for this term

Virginia Serenelli
Local time: 21:21
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

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6 hrs
Scientific speech


Explanation:
Even though "discourse" would be the technical translation. I still think "speech" would be the most appropriate one. In most of the new dictionaries you will find "speech" and not "discourse". It is the most widely known in the US.

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Geisha (Angie) Hayes
PRO pts in pair: 31
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1 day 23 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Contexts below


Explanation:
If talking in linguistic terms: scientific discourse, as a atyle of speaking/writing

If referring to an oral presentation of info: (give) a scientific speech OR (present) a scientific paper



Lia Fail (X)
Spain
Local time: 02:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1368

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agree  Joseph Royal: yeah
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