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getting ready to get ready

Spanish translation: Preparándose para dejar de fumar

17:38 Feb 14, 2007
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / smoking
English term or phrase: getting ready to get ready
it's for a health education bochure, the catchy phrase is:
getting ready to get ready to quit smoking
I don't find a good translation, help!!!!
Linda
Spanish translation:Preparándose para dejar de fumar
Explanation:
I don't think you need the double "get ready" to be reflected in spanish. sounds too wordy.

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misscaboo4
Local time: 11:48
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4Preparándose para dejar de fumar
misscaboo4
5 +1prepararse para estar listo
Margarita M. Martínez
3 +2prepararse para disponerse a dejar de fumar / preprarse para dejar de fumar
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
4 +1mentalizándose para dejar de fumar
David Cahill
4 +1preparandose para prepararse a dejar de fumar
Lydia De Jorge
4prepararse para estar dispuesto (a dejar de fumar)
patricia scott
4concientizarse para dejar de fumar
Sergio Mazzini
4Listo y presto
Sp-EnTranslator
3Alistándose para poner manos a la obra
NetTra
3preparandote para la preparacion para dejar de fumar
Kimberly Nieves


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
prepararse para disponerse a dejar de fumar / preprarse para dejar de fumar


Explanation:
Una opción.

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Note added at 5 minutos (2007-02-14 17:43:43 GMT)
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También:

- Estar preparado para intentar dejar de fumar
- Estar dispuesto para preparse a dejar de fumar

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 12:48
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 368

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beta Cummins: Me gusta la segunda opcion.
17 mins
  -> Gracias Beta Cummins
agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal
40 mins
  -> Gracias clb
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Preparándose para dejar de fumar


Explanation:
I don't think you need the double "get ready" to be reflected in spanish. sounds too wordy.



misscaboo4
Local time: 11:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Angie Hayes: I agree!
23 mins
  -> thanks Angie
agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal
38 mins
  -> thanks CLB
agree  JPMedicalTrans
19 hrs
  -> Thanks Alex
agree  celiacp
1 day 18 hrs
  -> Thanks Celia
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
mentalizándose para dejar de fumar


Explanation:
An option

David Cahill
Local time: 12:48
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudia Luque Bedregal: I like this one, too
38 mins
  -> thanks, clb
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Alistándose para poner manos a la obra


Explanation:
Otras opciones:

Preparándose para estar listos
Preparándose para comenzar
Todo listo para comenzar

Algo así... Igual y al final terminas por hacer combinaciones con todas tus respuestas. Saludos =)

NetTra
Local time: 04:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 19
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
preparandose para prepararse a dejar de fumar


Explanation:
.

Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 05:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 120

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marsha Wilkie: Me gusta por conservar el doble uso del verbo.
21 hrs
  -> thanks Marsha!
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
preparandote para la preparacion para dejar de fumar


Explanation:
It sounds like a catch phrase, which means that although you would need to translate accurately, you still want to maintain the catchy intent for the brochure. This would be the closest wordy catch-phrase, closest to your term. You would need to see if it fits the flow of your brochure.

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Note added at 24 mins (2007-02-14 18:03:15 GMT)
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It is not just a starting sentence, but also a play on words. You want to try and keep that while maintaining the translation text.

Kimberly Nieves
United States
Local time: 03:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
prepararse para estar dispuesto (a dejar de fumar)


Explanation:
:)

patricia scott
Spain
Local time: 12:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 31
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
concientizarse para dejar de fumar


Explanation:
;)

Sergio Mazzini
Local time: 07:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Listo y presto


Explanation:
-Listo y presto a dejar de fumar
-Presto y dispuesto a dejar de fumar
opciones ;-)

Sp-EnTranslator
United States
Local time: 06:48
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
prepararse para estar listo


Explanation:
Cómo prepararse para estar listo (y dejar de fumar). (sin morir en el intento agregaría yo).

De verdad me gusta la frase en inglés y creo que estas palabras reflejan bien la idea.

Como ex fumadora, me cansé de escuchar todas las demás opciones similares (e irritantes). Pienso que ésta me hubiera "llegado" o al menos me hubiera hecho pensar y sonreír al respecto. (Todas esas frases, muchas de ellas "frases hechas" me irritan muchísimo aún ahora que no fumo y no me molesta que fumen y me encanta el olor a cigarrillo, pero cuando fumaba me inducían a tantear a mi alrededor para verificar que los cigarrillos estuvieran a mano y agarrar de una el "yesquero"...)

Creo que lo más sano para quien desee dejar de fumar es que lo haga por "motus propio" (que no lo obliguen ni se sienta obligado a hacerlo por algo o por alguien -incluyendo su salud) y para quienes quieran ayudar a otros lo mismo es válido. No presionar. Y esta frase no presiona ni obliga ni siquiera da una orden.

Suerte, mmm

Margarita M. Martínez
Local time: 07:48
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sp-EnTranslator: Sin ser fumadora ni ex fumadora, entiendo tu razonamiento. Saludos :-P
15 hrs
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