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Countermeasures

Spanish translation: contramedidas/medidas para contrarrestar

21:16 Oct 11, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
English term or phrase: Countermeasures
The Agency Uses Countermeasures
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Spanish translation:contramedidas/medidas para contrarrestar
Explanation:
:) Un poco más de contexto?

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http://www.integro-ce.com.ar/consultoria.htm

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http://www.microsoft.com/spain/technet/recursos/articulos/se...

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Como comenta Alejandro no aparece en la DRAE, pero haciendo busqueda se ve en muchas páginas de America Latina que usan este término. Será una adaptación del inglés.
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Robert Mavros
Spain
Local time: 16:40
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Summary of answers provided
3 +8contramedidas/medidas para contrarrestar
Robert Mavros
4 +1medidas correctivas
José J. Martínez
4medidas preventivas
Carmen J. Jiménez
4adopta medidas | toma / arbitra disposiciones | establece procedimientos || mitigadores/as
MPGS
4medidas de contingencia
Vicky Rengifo


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
countermeasures
medidas correctivas


Explanation:
Es lo que creo que mejor se adapta.

José J. Martínez
United States
Local time: 08:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daphne Consigliere, R.N.
19 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
countermeasures
contramedidas/medidas para contrarrestar


Explanation:
:) Un poco más de contexto?

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Note added at 5 mins (2009-10-11 21:21:47 GMT)
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http://www.integro-ce.com.ar/consultoria.htm

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Note added at 6 mins (2009-10-11 21:22:32 GMT)
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http://www.microsoft.com/spain/technet/recursos/articulos/se...

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Note added at 23 mins (2009-10-11 21:40:29 GMT)
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Como comenta Alejandro no aparece en la DRAE, pero haciendo busqueda se ve en muchas páginas de America Latina que usan este término. Será una adaptación del inglés.

Robert Mavros
Spain
Local time: 16:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alejandro Alcaraz Sintes: contramedidas (aunque no esté en el DRAE, por calco). Saludos. Alejandro / Yo también, cientos de veces.
15 mins
  -> Sí, yo también me he dado cuenta de esta extrañeza, pero yo lo he oido/visto usar. gracias :)
agree  Lydia De Jorge
21 mins
  -> gracias :)
agree  Richard Boulter
28 mins
  -> thanks :)
agree  Margarita Gonzalez
57 mins
  -> thanks :)
agree  Mónica Algazi: Sip.
1 hr
  -> gracias :)
agree  Soledad Caño
8 hrs
  -> thanks :)
agree  Bubo Coroman (X)
20 hrs
  -> thanks :)
agree  Walter Landesman
23 hrs
  -> gracias :)
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
countermeasures
medidas preventivas


Explanation:
La agencia usa medidas preventivas

Carmen J. Jiménez
United States
Local time: 11:40
Native speaker of: Spanish
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
countermeasures
adopta medidas | toma / arbitra disposiciones | establece procedimientos || mitigadores/as


Explanation:
el 'contra' es una importación espuria del inglés

mitigadoras: preventivas y/o correctivas. No sabemos cuáles


mitigador, ra.
1. adj. Que mitiga. U. t. c. s.

mitigar.
(Del lat. mitigāre).
1. tr. Moderar, aplacar, disminuir o suavizar algo riguroso o áspero. U. t. c. prnl.

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:)

MPGS
Local time: 17:40
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 day 2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
countermeasures
medidas de contingencia


Explanation:
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Vicky Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 10:40
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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