Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Me estaban dando unos jalones
English translation:
I was feeling contractions
Added to glossary by
Francesca Samuel
Oct 18, 2008 01:03
16 yrs ago
Spanish term
priscilla hall
Me estaban dando unos jalones
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Spanish to English
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It is a description of a symptom
This is from an interview with a pregnant woman in the Dominican Republic. She was describing some symptoms, dolor de cabeza, etc and she included this phrase.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | I was feeling contractions |
Francesca Samuel
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| 4 | jerks (or spasmodic motions) |
Mónica Belén Colacilli
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| 3 | throbbing pain |
Carmen Schultz
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Oct 26, 2008 19:17: Francesca Samuel Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
17 hrs
Francesca Samuel
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
United States
Professional translator and interpreter
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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I was feeling contractions
Since there is no more context, there's a possibility that she could be speaking about contractions.
Hope it helps!
Hope it helps!
1 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "No, she was pregnant but this was not a labor complaint, it was more long tem and persistent."
2 hrs
Mónica Belén Colacilli
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
20yrs exp. Specialized in Med/Pharma
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Argentine)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
jerks (or spasmodic motions)
Hi Priscilla
I think she refers to jerks.
http://www.babylon.com/definition/jerk/Spanish
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jerk[1]
Hope it helps
I think she refers to jerks.
http://www.babylon.com/definition/jerk/Spanish
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jerk[1]
Hope it helps
4 hrs
Carmen Schultz
Native in Spanish
&
English
Accurate & Reliable
Native in: Spanish , English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to English, and 2 more.
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8
throbbing pain
there is not enough text above buti t could also be cramps ...
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-10-18 09:17:56 GMT)
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or pounding pain as in a pounding headache
Discovery Health :: Where Does Your Head Hurt?headache pain. Throbbing or pounding throughout the head. view » · headache pain . Throbbing pain, usually on one side of the head ...
health.discovery.com/centers/headaches/wherehurt/wherehurt.html - 43k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-10-18 09:17:56 GMT)
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or pounding pain as in a pounding headache
Discovery Health :: Where Does Your Head Hurt?headache pain. Throbbing or pounding throughout the head. view » · headache pain . Throbbing pain, usually on one side of the head ...
health.discovery.com/centers/headaches/wherehurt/wherehurt.html - 43k - Cached - Similar pages
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