se entrevistó a (in this context)

English translation: the patients in the hospital were interviewed

16:26 Jul 1, 2009

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: se entrevistó a (in this context)

Durante los meses de octubre y noviembre de 2003 se identificaron durante 56 días las AA y **se entrevistó a ** los pacientes atendidos en los hospitales universitarios.
(Note: AA = acute exacebations (in English))

I am translating an abstract without the main article for reference

David Brown KudoZ activity Questions: 287 (none open) (12 closed without grading) Answers: 2720 Spain
Local time: 23:00

English translation:the patients in the hospital were interviewed

Explanation:
entiendo que es esto

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Patricia Wild
Local time: 18:00

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Thank you, this is what I wanted to be sure of
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5 +9

(patients) were interviewed

Mariana Solanet

3 +3

the patients in the hospital were interviewed

Patricia Wild

the patients were surveyed

Natalia Pedrosa (X)

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liz askew

Discussion entries: 5

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2 mins confidence:

the patients were surveyed

Explanation:
Questioning them about their symptoms, I guess.

Natalia Pedrosa (X)
Local time: 23:00
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

the patients in the hospital were interviewed

Explanation:
entiendo que es esto

Patricia Wild
Local time: 18:00
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you, this is what I wanted to be sure of

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

(patients) were interviewed

Explanation:
Es lo que corresponde para este contexto.

Mariana Solanet
Argentina
Local time: 18:00
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

Reference comments

17 mins

Reference

Reference information:
se entrevistó a

= one interviewed

impersonal use here

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Note added at 19 mins (2009-07-01 16:46:03 GMT)
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p.s.

how do you work out that AA = acute exacerbations

what do the AA stand for in Spanish?

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Note added at 36 mins (2009-07-01 17:02:57 GMT)
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Often in Spanish the reflexive form is used where in English we would use a passive form of a verb. Se cerró la puerta, the door was closed (a literal translation would be "the door closed itself."). Se perdieron los boletos, the tickets got lost.

liz askew
United Kingdom
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

Note to reference poster

Asker: sorry I should have said AA ="agudizaciones del asma" which translates as "asthma exacerbations"= AE

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