Neil Ashby Aug 7, 2017:

What direction are you translating? The question is Sp > En but you give English context as if translating En > Sp.

" me suelen decir que es irrelevante" - que es irrelevante?
That's not exactly true, especially in patents. From example "consisting of" and "comprising": https://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/guidelines...

terransicili (asker) Aug 7, 2017:

1. One approach includes surface plasmon resonance (SPR) that can be used to evaluate....:
.....que puede usarse para evaluar/que se puede usar para evaluar..
2. High-throughput screening can be used to speed....:
....puede usarse/ se puede usar para

Lo que intento decir es que, yo pienso que muchas veces es irrelevante poner una u otra expresión-
Es una pregunta un poco general, por eso no expongo ejemplos muy concretos..simplemente me he fijado a la hora de traducir en ésto.

I think I am not expressing myself very well and frankly I dont know how to do it.

as ypu said I am translating enlgish into spanish, but It is not have to do with the example you have given. I thinks it is more difficult than that

neilmac Aug 7, 2017:

Version: "Type 14 acteylenic alcohols can be treated with/replaced by/substituted for..."

william hill Aug 7, 2017:

Hi Terransicili You might have something that is well worth discussing, but I don't think it is clear what you are talking about nor what you want. Please explain more clearly, and give good examples. Thanks.

terransicili (asker) Aug 7, 2017:

Por ejemplo:
Acetylenic alcohols of type 14 can be treated with

los alcoholes acetilénicos de tipo 14 se pueden tratar /pueden tratarse con...

MPGS Aug 6, 2017:

sin contexto no hay sentido ... ... casi nunca

(IMHO)

:-)