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00:54 Aug 17, 2020
English to Romanian translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Nutrition
Additional field(s): Food & Drink, Government / Politics, Nutrition, Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
English term or phrase: food insecurity
Definition from Cambridge Blog:
The state of not being able to afford to buy enough food to stay healthy.

Example sentence(s):
  • Racial and ethnic disparities exist related to food insecurity. In 2016, black non-Hispanic households were nearly 2 times more likely to be food insecure than the national average (22.5% versus 12.3%, respectively). Among Hispanic households, the prevalence of food insecurity was 18.5% compared to the national average (12.3%) Healthy People
  • The Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) created by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations provides a common measure of food insecurity that can be used to track and study food insecurity around the world. USDA ERS
  • Keep in mind that low body weight isn’t necessarily a tell-tale sign, as food insecurity is often linked to obesity. Inter-Mountain Healthcare
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5 +1insecuritate alimentară
Anca Moșescu and André Heliodoro
4 +1nesiguranța sau insecuritatea alimentară
Simona Iacob


  

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nesiguranța sau insecuritatea alimentară


Definition from EUR - Lex:
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Example sentence(s):
  • Având în vedere caracterul intermediar al acestui instrument între intervenţiile pe termen scurt (situaţii de criză) şi cele pe termen lung (dezvoltare), domeniul său de aplicare include crize prelungite, măsuri de reabilitare şi abordarea problemei *nesiguranţei alimentare* structurale ca un prim pas către reducerea durabilă a sărăciei. - EUR - Lex  

Explanation:
De asemenea, o alta traducere ar putea fi si "precaritate alimentara" sau "nesiguranta aprovizionarii cu produse alimentare".
Simona Iacob
Italy
Local time: 03:04
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in RomanianRomanian

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Yes  oanav: Consider "precaritate alimentară" cel mai potrivit, deoarece conceptul de “siguranță alimentară” este asociat cu "food safety" (referindu-se la calitatea alimentelor). În cazul de față, avem de-a face cu ideea de aport de hrană inadecvat (calitativ sau c
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insecuritate alimentară


Definition from 360 medical:
Insecuritatea alimentară, prin definiţie, reprezintă imposibilitatea de a dobândi mâncare adecvată din cauza lipsei resurselor.

Example sentence(s):
  • Raportul Reţelei globale de combatere a crizelor alimentare indică faptul că, la finele anului 2019, 135 de milioane de persoane din 55 de ţări şi teritorii s-au confruntat cu insecuritate alimentară acută* (minim Faza 3 conform IPC/CH). - UNICEF  

Explanation:
Se pare că s-a împământenit „insecuritate alimentară”.
Anca Moșescu and André Heliodoro
Romania
Local time: 04:04
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

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