genetics loads the gun, environment pulls the trigger

Spanish translation: La genética carga la pistola y el medio ambiente dispara

23:05 Apr 22, 2020
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Medical - Genetics / genetics, disseases
English term or phrase: genetics loads the gun, environment pulls the trigger
Estoy traduciendoun libro de alimentación y su correlación con enfermedades, en el que se menciona la frase "genetics loads the gun, the environment pulls the trigger".
¿Cuál es la mejor manera de traducir la frase al español?
nafercap
United States
Spanish translation:La genética carga la pistola y el medio ambiente dispara
Explanation:
Me parece una forma simpática y correcta de traducir la frase.
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5 +5La genética carga la pistola y el medio ambiente dispara
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La genética carga la pistola y el medio ambiente dispara


Explanation:
Me parece una forma simpática y correcta de traducir la frase.

maria rosso
Local time: 06:49
Native speaker of: Spanish
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agree  Tomasso: Si, otro ejemplo,https://gogoodgenetics.com/2018/05/el-deportista-nace-o-se-h... Hay una frase del Dr. Elliot Joslin que lo resume muy bien: “la genética carga la pistola pero el ambiente dispara el gatillo”.
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agree  Lydia De Jorge
6 hrs

agree  Chema Nieto Castañón: Carga el arma... O bien, menos literal pero (quizás) más natural, "La genética apunta y el medio ambiente dispara".
10 hrs

agree  Mónica Algazi: Con Chema
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agree  Andrea Cerdán Cabrera (X)
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