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radiolocalizador

English translation: radio localizer or beeper

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Spanish term or phrase:radiolocalizador
English translation:radio localizer or beeper
Entered by: Ltemes

17:58 Jun 14, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications) / communications
Spanish term or phrase: radiolocalizador
It´s used by Medical Doctors the most of the times to be in touch with their patients, it´s similar to the cell phone but it´s just to receive messages.
lilymar
Local time: 01:06
radio localizer
Explanation:
al principio pensé que era un "pager" pero veo que se refiere a esto según Eurodicautom

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-06-14 18:03:43 GMT)
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EMA 2001 - RACE BRIEFING... Eighty professionals, consisting of firemen, pilots, doctors, used two airplanes ... emergency cases, each team obtains a transmitting radio localizer, the Beacon ...
www.ema.com.br/ingles/historico/2001_resumo.html - 19k - Cached - Similar pages


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Note added at 5 mins (2004-06-14 18:04:11 GMT)
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could it be PAGER???

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Note added at 9 mins (2004-06-14 18:08:57 GMT)
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or BEEPER?


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Note added at 12 mins (2004-06-14 18:11:38 GMT)
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Liliana,

Aunque la traducción de radiolocalizador es \"radio localizer\", ¿no será que se refiere a un \"pager o beeper\", que sería lo más común? Si nos das más contexto podremos averiguar a qué se refiere exactamente. La frase completa donde aparece sería ideal. gracias!
Selected response from:

Ltemes
United States
Local time: 00:06
Grading comment
I used both words in my translation radio localizer as a formal word and beeper as a usual one... Thanks!!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3beeper
Henry Hinds
4 +1pager
David Russi
4radio localizer
Ltemes


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
radio localizer


Explanation:
al principio pensé que era un "pager" pero veo que se refiere a esto según Eurodicautom

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-06-14 18:03:43 GMT)
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EMA 2001 - RACE BRIEFING... Eighty professionals, consisting of firemen, pilots, doctors, used two airplanes ... emergency cases, each team obtains a transmitting radio localizer, the Beacon ...
www.ema.com.br/ingles/historico/2001_resumo.html - 19k - Cached - Similar pages


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Note added at 5 mins (2004-06-14 18:04:11 GMT)
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could it be PAGER???

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Note added at 9 mins (2004-06-14 18:08:57 GMT)
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or BEEPER?


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Note added at 12 mins (2004-06-14 18:11:38 GMT)
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Liliana,

Aunque la traducción de radiolocalizador es \"radio localizer\", ¿no será que se refiere a un \"pager o beeper\", que sería lo más común? Si nos das más contexto podremos averiguar a qué se refiere exactamente. La frase completa donde aparece sería ideal. gracias!

Ltemes
United States
Local time: 00:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
I used both words in my translation radio localizer as a formal word and beeper as a usual one... Thanks!!!!
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
beeper


Explanation:
Also known as a beeper.

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Note added at 21 mins (2004-06-14 18:20:49 GMT)
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Simply a \"pager o beeper\", that\'s all.

Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 01:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 94

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mslang: beeper or pager...yes!
25 mins
  -> Gracias, Luigso.
agree  Ricardo Eid
29 mins
  -> Gracias, Ricardo.
agree  Lorenia Rincon
39 mins
  -> Gracias, Lorenia.
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pager


Explanation:
Common term

David Russi
United States
Local time: 01:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 80

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  consuelo buitrago
7 hrs
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