Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 9, 2006 05:21
17 yrs ago
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Danish term
Colombia
Over 27 years experience
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Danish to English, Swedish to Spanish, and 8 more.
rp.
Danish to English
Medical
Medical: Health Care
rp. som engang ordination xxxx
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | treatment/action |
Jeanette Waldvogel
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| 4 +1 | Rx. |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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Proposed translations
1 hr
Jeanette Waldvogel
United States
United States
Native in Danish
United States
AtSource Translations
Native in: Danish
Works in: English to Danish, Danish to English, Swedish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
Selected
treatment/action
rp. is treatment/action. Means that the medical doctor is either prescribing medicine or a procedure for the patient.
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Note added at 8 hrs (2006-09-09 14:20:56 GMT) Post-grading
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Although relatively new to this field - the translator field, not the medical field, I may not be fit to speak up at this early stage, however, I do believe that translators of medical texts have an ethical responsibility, not to be taken lightly. Pharmaceutical companies are trying to comprehend the adverse effects/events of potential new treatments, and diagnoses that may change in the hands of the translator, could be detrimental to the process.
This may be a topic for one of the forums, however, the there are two issues at stake here - acceptance of work for which we don't hold qualifications is only one part, it is also sad to learn that some translation companies seem to offer such delicate assignments to the lowest bidder.
My two cents -
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Note added at 8 hrs (2006-09-09 14:20:56 GMT) Post-grading
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Although relatively new to this field - the translator field, not the medical field, I may not be fit to speak up at this early stage, however, I do believe that translators of medical texts have an ethical responsibility, not to be taken lightly. Pharmaceutical companies are trying to comprehend the adverse effects/events of potential new treatments, and diagnoses that may change in the hands of the translator, could be detrimental to the process.
This may be a topic for one of the forums, however, the there are two issues at stake here - acceptance of work for which we don't hold qualifications is only one part, it is also sad to learn that some translation companies seem to offer such delicate assignments to the lowest bidder.
My two cents -
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
: You are absolutely right in your note post-grading. Mabel is asking questions in both Danish to Spanish and Danish to English because she does not understand Danish and thereby cheating the limits for questions posed in one language pair.
8 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This one fits. Thank you Jeanette"
+1
4 hrs
Rx.
as prescribed one time
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jeanette Waldvogel
: Thank you very much for giving me credit for this answer, however, I do believe that, strictly speaking, Blangsted's response is more accurate. Yet selecting that response would presuppose familiarity with medical/pharmaceutical terminology.
4 hrs
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