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A sentence

English translation: Una frase

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Spanish term or phrase:A sentence
English translation:Una frase
Entered by: Sarah Brenchley

22:21 Jun 24, 2001
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Spanish term or phrase: A sentence
La Argentina figura en el tercer puesto de obesidad infantil en America Latina, luego de Chile y Bolivia y solo en Tierra del Fuego...
Bonnie
Argentina ranks in the third place for child obesity, right behind Chile and Bolivia...
Explanation:
The rest of the sentence is truncated and I don't make sense of it. I don't know if it means that Tierra del Fuego (Patagonia) alone has a high incidence of child obesity or that actually it's rid of it...
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Pilar T. Bayle (X)
Local time: 14:22
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You're very bueno! "y solo en Tierra del Fuego diversos estudios nutricionales detectaron un 8% de chico de 5 y 6 años y un 20% de adolescentes de entre 16 y 21 que padecen este desquilibrio ponderal." Probably "while in TdF alone..." Piense?
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naSee explanation.
Davorka Grgic
naArgentina ranks in the third place for child obesity, right behind Chile and Bolivia...
Pilar T. Bayle (X)
naArgentina ranks third in child obesity in Latin America,
Parrot
naIn Patagonia (Tierra del Fuego) alone, different diet studies revealed that an 8 % of the children
Pilar T. Bayle (X)


  

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2 hrs
See explanation.


Explanation:
My suggestion would be:

Argentina occupies the third place in childhood obesity in Latin America, after Chile and Bolivia; only in Tierra del Fuego...


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Davorka Grgic
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7 hrs
Argentina ranks in the third place for child obesity, right behind Chile and Bolivia...


Explanation:
The rest of the sentence is truncated and I don't make sense of it. I don't know if it means that Tierra del Fuego (Patagonia) alone has a high incidence of child obesity or that actually it's rid of it...

Pilar T. Bayle (X)
Local time: 14:22
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 29
Grading comment
You're very bueno! "y solo en Tierra del Fuego diversos estudios nutricionales detectaron un 8% de chico de 5 y 6 años y un 20% de adolescentes de entre 16 y 21 que padecen este desquilibrio ponderal." Probably "while in TdF alone..." Piense?
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14 hrs
Argentina ranks third in child obesity in Latin America,


Explanation:
behind Chile and Bolivia (I suggest you stop here with a period). Only in Tierra del Fuego...

Parrot
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15 hrs
In Patagonia (Tierra del Fuego) alone, different diet studies revealed that an 8 % of the children


Explanation:
between ages etc... You are right... :-) Good insight!

Pilar T. Bayle (X)
Local time: 14:22
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