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acts

Spanish translation: cuando los seres humanos consumimos cafeina, la misma actúa como estimulante.

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English term or phrase:acts
Spanish translation:cuando los seres humanos consumimos cafeina, la misma actúa como estimulante.
Entered by: Marisa Pavan

22:58 Mar 23, 2002
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Food & Drink / food
English term or phrase: acts
Trouble with the following sentence:

When humans drink or eat caffeine, it acts as a stimulant.

Cuando los seres humanos ingieren la cafe’na...
Hardy Moreno
Local time: 23:48
cuando los seres humanos consumimos cafeina, la misma actúa como estimulante.
Explanation:
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Marisa Pavan
Argentina
Local time: 01:48
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Summary of answers provided
4actúa/funciona como un estimulante
Bill Greendyk
4cuando los seres humanos consumimos cafeina, la misma actúa como estimulante.
Marisa Pavan
4tiene un efecto estimulante
Pilar Megías


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
actúa/funciona como un estimulante


Explanation:
Either of these would work in this context.

Saludos!

Bill Greendyk
United States
Local time: 00:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cuando los seres humanos consumimos cafeina, la misma actúa como estimulante.


Explanation:
own experience

Marisa Pavan
Argentina
Local time: 01:48
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Pilar Megías: Si es traducción médica, debe evitarse el uso de la forma personal (consumimos*). Además, en este caso "la misma" es una expresión incorrecta. Debería ser "ésta actúa"
21 hrs
  -> Usé consumimos porque todos somos seres humanos. Con respecto a ésta,sí, suena mejor. Gracias por tu comentario.
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tiene un efecto estimulante


Explanation:
En los humanos, la ingestión de cafeina tiene/provoca un efecto estimulante


    hablante nativa espa�ol (Espa�a)
    experiencia en traducci�n m�dica
Pilar Megías
Local time: 06:48
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
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