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two yearly

Spanish translation: semestralmente / dos veces al año

12:38 Mar 4, 2004
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Science - Medical (general)
English term or phrase: two yearly
A new search for RCTs will be performed two yearly and the review updated accordingly.
UNISON (X)
Spanish translation:semestralmente / dos veces al año
Explanation:
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-03-04 12:42:10 GMT)
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semestralmente
cada seis meses
de forma bianual
de forma semestral
dos veces al año
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TransMark
Spain
Local time: 01:11
Grading comment
Sin dudas hay un error en el original. Pero creo que se refiere a "dos veces al año". Muchas gracias. saludos,
marcelo
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6cada dos años
Philip Bazire (X)
4 +2(búsuqeda) bienal
elpincha (X)
5semestralmente / dos veces al año
TransMark
5semestralmente, en forma semestral
Henry Hinds
5dos veces por año/ cada dos años
Frida Tussie
3una nota para elpincha...
sassa


Discussion entries: 1





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(búsuqeda) bienal


Explanation:
siendo:

bianual - each 6 months
bienal - each 24 months

:-)

elpincha (X)
Local time: 19:11
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Philip Bazire (X): But see my answer below
7 mins
neutral  sassa: se escribe: biaNNual, bieNNal
23 mins
  -> no. no. no. esto es castellano, cielito mio
agree  C. Aaron Palomino: Ja,ja, ja, Si, castellano: bianual y bienal. Aupa la Ñ!!!!!!
1 hr
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
semestralmente / dos veces al año


Explanation:
.

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Note added at 3 mins (2004-03-04 12:42:10 GMT)
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semestralmente
cada seis meses
de forma bianual
de forma semestral
dos veces al año

TransMark
Spain
Local time: 01:11
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
Sin dudas hay un error en el original. Pero creo que se refiere a "dos veces al año". Muchas gracias. saludos,
marcelo
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
semestralmente, en forma semestral


Explanation:
México.

Además, "...will be performed two yearly" no me suena bien en inglés, mejor "will be performed twice yearly".


    Exp.
Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 17:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 386

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  elpincha (X): claro, hombre, porque (salvo q me equivoque yo) la intencion aqui es "cada 24 meses"
2 mins
  -> Creo que son 2 veces al año, pero la falta de unidad de criterio al respecto subraya que el original es pésimo.
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
cada dos años


Explanation:
I agree with "elpincha" that this term refers to "once every two years" and not two times a year. However, in this context I think I would put "... se realizará cada dos años..." but it's just personal preference.

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Note added at 14 mins (2004-03-04 12:52:45 GMT)
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If it meant two times a year, it would have to be written as that or as \"twice yearly\".

Philip Bazire (X)
Spain
Local time: 01:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 83

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  elpincha (X): d'accord, creo que es mas comprensible que "bienal"
3 mins
  -> Gracias. Por eso lo puse así. Saludos
agree  jomasaov (X)
14 mins
  -> Gracias
agree  sassa
22 mins
  -> Gracias
agree  Elena Sgarbo (X): Sí, es la alternativa más clara. Los mismos problemas surgen siempre con el término "bimonthly", que para algunos diccionarios es "quincenal" y para otros "bimestral". (Y después está también "bimensual"....!!!!) Saludos Philip :-)p
45 mins
  -> Gracias, Elena. Sí, todos estos términos están diseñados especialmente por los lingüistas para confundir! :-)
agree  Pablo Grosschmid
2 hrs
  -> Gracias, Pablo
agree  Marocas
7 hrs
  -> Gracias, Marocas
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
una nota para elpincha...


Explanation:
perdon por la corrección, pero me confundí y pensé que dabas el término en inglés.

siento dejar esta nota como respuesta, pero no se puede cambiar los comentarios.


The bi- prefix on biannual “divides into two,” so that biannual usually means “twice a year.” Biennial comes from a Latin word whose prefix bi- meant “two,” so biennial means “every two years,” as in a biennium, “a two-year period.” Semiannual also means “every half year,” or “twice a year.” Biannual is almost a hopeless case, conveying only the idea of two, but not specifying when; semiannual is a little more helpful, suggesting as it does “half-yearly.” Make certain that context makes your meaning clear, no matter which word you use; in fact, given the potential for confusion, half-yearly and two-yearly may be better than any of these. See also BI-.

sassa
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  elpincha (X): todo bien, pero lo mio era en castellano donde nunca usamos doble ene (salvo palabras como connivencia)
11 mins
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
dos veces por año/ cada dos años


Explanation:
Depende del contexto. Según la explicación de un hablante culto californiano al que consulté, la frase es incorrecta en inglés y parece ser un barbarismo.

Frida Tussie
United States
Local time: 16:11
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 6
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