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obstaculo

English translation: barriers or impediments/unforeseen events (en este contexto)

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Spanish term or phrase:obstáculo
English translation:barriers or impediments/unforeseen events (en este contexto)
Entered by: Sp-EnTranslator

16:37 Jul 9, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Science (general) / informe
Spanish term or phrase: obstaculo
es para un encabezado de un texto, un informe de resultados (clínico)
obstaculo, impedimento, trabas, necesito un termino (o dos)en ingles... (unforeseen events?)


Many thanks
Sp-EnTranslator
United States
Local time: 20:52
barriers or impediments
Explanation:
unforeseen events es bueno tambien!
Selected response from:

Armando Diaz
Local time: 18:52
Grading comment
Muchas gracias!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4barriers or impediments
Armando Diaz
1inconvenientes
Sara Brown


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
barriers or impediments


Explanation:
unforeseen events es bueno tambien!

Armando Diaz
Local time: 18:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Muchas gracias!!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Usé como encabezado el siguiente txt>>Barriers and unforeseen events<<


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Becker
2 mins
  -> gracias
agree  transparx
2 mins
  -> gracias
agree  Henry Hinds: barriers
10 mins
  -> gracias
agree  Gabriela Rodriguez
1 hr
  -> gracias
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
inconvenientes


Explanation:
Si es un ensayo clínico sobre 'transient ischemic attack (TIA)' es posible que el encabezado tendría que ser 'inconvenientes' (durante el estudio).

El DRAE da como sinónimos de obstáculo: impedimento, difiultad, inconveniente.

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Note added at 5 horas (2006-07-09 21:44:47 GMT) Post-grading
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Pido disculpas por el error en la palabra dificultad en la nota anterior.

El DRAE da como sinónimos de obstáculo: impedimento, dificultad, inconveniente.



    Reference: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00238667
Sara Brown
Argentina
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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