hábito enólico

English translation: drinking habit

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Spanish term or phrase:	hábito enólico
English translation:	drinking habit
Entered by:	liz askew

22:01 Apr 17, 2010

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)

Spanish term or phrase: hábito enólico

Spain: medical history: "Exfumador desde hace 6 meses. No hábito enólico." Is this to be read/translated as "no alcohol abuse"? or does it mean patient does not drink at all? There are 2 KudoZ entries for "enolismo" -- one clearly implying "abuse" (alcoholism) and the other just "consumption". Opinions? Thank you.

Lesley Jackson (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 299 (none open) (52 closed without grading) Answers: 0 United States
Local time: 20:32

no drinking habit

Explanation:
as an alternative
The relation of drinking and smoking habits to diet: the Lipid ...by M Fisher - 1985 - Cited by 101 - Related articles
Drinking and smoking habits tended to go together. (Table. 2). Drinking was more com- mon among persons who smoked than among persons who did not smoke; ...
www.ajcn.org/cgi/reprint/41/3/623.pdf

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Note added at 16 hrs (2010-04-18 14:33:39 GMT)
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a subtle difference between

non-drinker and no drinking habit

somebody can drink alcohol but not have a drinking habit

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Note added at 16 hrs (2010-04-18 14:35:24 GMT)
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British smoking and drinking habits: variations by country of birthby R Balarajan - 1986 - Cited by 52 - Related articles
In this analysis, smoking and drinking habits were explored by country ... ex-smokers and current smokers (light < 20/day, heavy > 20/day and very heavy > 30/ .... Medical and Population subjects No. 47, London: Her Majesty's Stationery ...
jpubhealth.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/8/3/237.pdf - Similar

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Note added at 16 hrs (2010-04-18 14:37:11 GMT)
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How health affects teeth, including diet, smoking and drinking11 Mar 2008 ... But diet, smoking and drinking alcohol also have an effect on dental health. A healthy diet. What you eat and drink can help prevent (or ...
www.nhs.uk/Livewell/dentalhealth/Pages/Keepteethhealthy.asp... - Cached
How Do Smoking And Drinking Affect Pregnancy?The dangers of smoking and drinking excessive amounts of alcohol are well known; ... opportunity for women to think about their smoking and drinking habits; ...
www.ehealthmd.com/library/smokingpreg/sap_affect.html - Cached
Alcohol magnifies the rewarding effects of smoking, even for light ...15 Apr 2005 ... Numerous studies have shown an association between cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking. Although cigarette craving is thought to be a ...
www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/22865.php - Cached - Similar

Selected response from:

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:32

Grading comment

After this lively discussion, I give you the pts because your translation preserves the ambiguity of the source text (i.e., says nothing definite one way or the other about pt's alcohol consumption -- but we know, at least, pt does not abuse it. Well done!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +4

enolic habit

Carolina Brito

4 +5

(no) alcohol consumption / non-drinker

margaret caulfield

4 +1

no drinking habit

liz askew

(not a) regular drinker

patinba

Discussion entries: 7

margaret caulfield

02:03 Apr 18, 2010

Sorry... I meant to say in any type of NORMAL medical report, which this obviously is due to the "tone" of the previous comment. I have to go to sleep now (it¡s now 04.03 in the morning here), so "goodnight, sleep tight and don't let the bugs bite."

margaret caulfield

02:01 Apr 18, 2010

I fully understand, but I still would never use your answer in any type of medical report.

Carolina Brito

United States

01:37 Apr 18, 2010

I have never received a written report from any doctor...in layman's terms or not....this is probably a report from one doctor to another....we usually respect their manner/style of writing...I am not saying you are incorrect. I am simply translating what the doctor wrote.

margaret caulfield

britos,

01:20 Apr 18, 2010

"no alcohol consumption" (in inverted brackets - the way to get the exact term) has 509,000 hits on Google and "non-drinker" has 916,000. In any case, Google is not 100% correct. My main point here is the register. As I said, if this were an "official" report, perhaps you'd be right, but if it were, it would not state the part about the ex-smoker in the terms used.

Carolina Brito

United States

01:06 Apr 18, 2010

Results 1 - 10 of about 45,100 hits in google

margaret caulfield

Yes, britos,

00:52 Apr 18, 2010

but this is a term that all doctors use in SPANISH for the simple term "non-drinker", "no alcohol (consumption)", i.e. "No alcohol". Going from "Exfumador desde hace 6 meses" (a street/normal language which is stated differently in a technical medical report), this is a preliminary report often given to the patient. It's not said this way in this type of report in ENGLISH.

Carolina Brito

United States

00:25 Apr 18, 2010

margaret caulfield: I don't think the normal man on the street would understand this. It's too technical IMO, given the rest of the short context. You've actually given a technical term. For further discussion, I suggest you put your comments in the discussion section.

Brito's: fine, can we actually change the wording to a technical term? He did not use street/normal language...it was a report

Answers

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

enolic habit

Explanation:
#
Medifam vol.11 issue8; Abstract: S1131-57682001000800004
Are we making profitable use of it -so that we can take preventive measures- or on the contrary, does it ... except for a better register of enolic habits (p=0.04) in controls. ...
scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?...&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en - Cached

Carolina Brito
United States
Local time: 22:32
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Leonardo Lamarche: agree.

18 mins

-> mil gracias, Leonardo y que tengas un bonito fin (lo que nos queda)

neutral

1 hr

-> can we actually change the wording to a technical term?

agree

Joel Pina Diaz: Technical? Excellent choice.

2 hrs

-> thank you, Joel and have a wonderful Sunday!!

agree

MPGS: keyword is 'habit': recurring consumption. :)

10 hrs

-> thanks you and have a nice day!!

agree

Laura Gómez

13 hrs

-> mil gracias y buenos dias!!!

neutral

Wendy Cummings: The source quoted is not written by a native English person, and even refers to "esquizofreny"

1 day 13 hrs

-> bad source, but I simply translated technical term

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

(no) alcohol consumption / non-drinker

Explanation:
Viendo el rest del contexto, no creo que debamos utilizar términos excesivamente técnicos aquí. (Mucha gente no sabe lo que quiere decir "enólico" en español ni mucho menos "enolic" in inglés).

Yo pondría sencillamente "non-drinker".

margaret caulfield
Local time: 05:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 89

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Cinnamon Nolan: Absolutely right, Margaret. I'd go with Non-drinker.

3 hrs

-> Thanks, C. So would I. Hope everything's going well!

agree

Gloria Rivera: Great! I prefer non-drinker :)

6 hrs

-> Thanks, Gloria.

agree

Emma Goldsmith: Your options are by far the best.

8 hrs

-> Thanks, Emma.

agree

mjsmyth

13 hrs

-> Thanks, mjsmyth.

agree

Roxanna Delgado: Actually, 4 hits in Google for "enolic habit", this page being one of them. The other 3 are of course translations. Sometimes we don't understand that where in Spanish medical jargon we may use a lot of "fancy" words, English medical jargon usually doesn'

14 hrs

-> Thanks, Roxanna. Your last comment fully coincides with my last one in my note.

neutral

liz askew: I wouldn't use "enolic" FWIW. Never, ever come across it in medical jargon in any case.

15 hrs

-> Thank you. "enólico"'s very often used in ordinary medical preliminary reports in Spain, i.e. when you're asked if you smoke, etc. I've had many given to me lately and it's very common although "hábito" isn't used, but, as you say, not in English

16 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

no drinking habit

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4558

Grading comment

20 hrs confidence:

(not a) regular drinker

Explanation:
Another option
Residual Effects of Intoxication on Student Performance - Full ... - [ Traducir esta página ]
... Hasn't had 5 or more drinks (4 if female) in the last 30 days (not a regular drinker); Score greater than or equal to 5 on the Short Michigan Alcohol ...
clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00183170 - En caché
Alcohol Poisoning Signs - [ Traducir esta página ]
Although this might be dismissed as the effect of alcohol on one who is not a regular drinker, the possibility that the individual is suffering from alcohol ...
www.buzzle.com/articles/alcohol-poisoning-signs.htm

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 00:32
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 112

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