HIV

Spanish translation: VIH virus de inmunodeficiencia humana

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English term or phrase:HIV
Spanish translation:VIH virus de inmunodeficiencia humana

06:59 Feb 20, 2002
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical
English term or phrase: HIV
Red Cross paper
Nancy Cepeda
Local time: 04:19
VIH
Explanation:
Virus de inmunodeficiencia humana
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Jaime Aguirre (X)
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Summary of answers provided
5 +34VIH
Jaime Aguirre (X)
5Virus de inmunodeficiencia adquirida
jm_orea
4 -2SIDA
TONY1964


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +34
VIH


Explanation:
Virus de inmunodeficiencia humana

Jaime Aguirre (X)
PRO pts in pair: 430

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jason Summers
0 min

agree  Monica Colangelo: Both the acronym and its meaning are perfectly translated; however, in some countries HIV is used more frequently (in Argentina, for instance)
4 mins

agree  David Meléndez Tormen
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agree  Salvador Munguia
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agree  capotito
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agree  Marva
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agree  Ramón Solá
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agree  Ann VDP
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agree  Electra
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agree  Ester Vidal (X)
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agree  Francisco de Paula MARTINEZ
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agree  Patricia Posadas
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agree  Cristina Sexto Naveira
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agree  silviaa
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agree  Patricia Lutteral
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agree  Judith Facio
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agree  Javier Bogarin, MD
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agree  Noemi Carrera
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agree  Pablo Tarantino
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agree  MTK
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agree  José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X)
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agree  mirta
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agree  alicia
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agree  Andrea Bullrich
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agree  Bernardo Ortiz
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agree  Alisu S-G
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agree  Carlos Moreno
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agree  Henry Hinds
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agree  Aarin
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agree  Valentina Muguerza
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agree  Kanif
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agree  David Lowery
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agree  Leliadoura
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
SIDA


Explanation:
LA TRADUZIONE ESATTA E': SINDROME DE INMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA. IN SPAGNOLO E' ESATTAMENTE COSI'.

TONY1964
Italy
Local time: 09:19
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  alicia: SIDA (AIDS in English) is the disease caused by the VIH
1 hr

disagree  Carlos Moreno: No necesariamente los portadores del VIH tienen sida.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Virus de inmunodeficiencia adquirida


Explanation:
No es el síndrome, puesto que éste sería VIHS, sino el virus.

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Note added at 2002-02-20 14:44:18 (GMT)
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Evidentemente la traducción literal sería \"virus de inmunodeficiencia humana\", pero en español no se usa como tal, sino \"Virus de inmunodeficiencia adquirida\"

jm_orea
PRO pts in pair: 12
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