medizinisch belesen

English translation: well read when it comes to medical matters

17:12 Apr 23, 2020
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Linguistics
German term or phrase: medizinisch belesen
How can I translate this in English? Thank you for any suggestion!
Tamas Toth
Hungary
Local time: 16:06
English translation:well read when it comes to medical matters
Explanation:
This describes a person who has either studied medicine or has done extensive reading on medical or medically related matters.

Medically well read or medically erudite also possible but because of the reference to medical magazines I would simply say "well read when it comes to medical matters."
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Cillie Swart
South Africa
Local time: 17:06
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4well read when it comes to medical matters
Cillie Swart
4 +2literate in medical matters
Michele Fauble
3 +3an avid reader of medical literature/well-versed in medical literature
Ramey Rieger (X)
4 +1widely read in medicine
Michael Martin, MA
4 +1medically knowledgeable
Lancashireman
4health literate
Lirka
3medically astute
Chris Pr


Discussion entries: 3





  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
literate in medical matters


Explanation:
Depending on further context.

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 08:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Or medically literate. And in fact they've already said "Medizinzeitschriften", so to avoid repetition you could say "in this subject".
18 mins
  -> thanks - yes, several different ways of wording it.

neutral  Michael Martin, MA: To me, this suggests a person meets minimum standards, as in 'we want all Americans to become literate in science". But 'belesen' sets a higher bar, in my opinion.
34 mins
  -> Literate doesn’t mean minimally literate.

agree  Lirka: Yes, but I prefer medically literate or, as I suggested in my answer, health literate.
4 days
  -> thanks
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
an avid reader of medical literature/well-versed in medical literature


Explanation:
More likely

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 16:06
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cillie Swart: I Agree!!
1 hr
  -> Bravo!

agree  David Hollywood
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, David. Got your locks down?

agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator): all the best
20 hrs
  -> Same to you, my friend! Don't let your cabin catch a fever.

neutral  philgoddard: I don't agree with your first suggestion. I've read lots of roadside billboards, but that doesn't make me an avid reader :-)
20 hrs
  -> Well, good thing it doesn't say avid billboard reader :-)
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
widely read in medicine


Explanation:
Compare with this:
"He was widely read in medicine as well as philosophy and theology." https://books.google.com/books?id=b4wRDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA47&lpg=P...

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Note added at 46 mins (2020-04-23 17:58:40 GMT)
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See definition:
durch vieles Lesen reich an [literarischen] Kenntnissen
https://www.google.de/search?biw=1280&bih=704&ei=gNWhXqPQC--...

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 11:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dhananjay Rau: agree
15 hrs
  -> Thanks, Dhananjay! Shortest and most accurate, in my opinion.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
well read when it comes to medical matters


Explanation:
This describes a person who has either studied medicine or has done extensive reading on medical or medically related matters.

Medically well read or medically erudite also possible but because of the reference to medical magazines I would simply say "well read when it comes to medical matters."


    https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=medizinisch+belesen
Cillie Swart
South Africa
Local time: 17:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Veronika Neuhold: [...] Mr XXX was [...] and (was) thus (also) well read when it comes to [...]/Linguee als Quelle ist natürlich problematisch
1 hr
  -> Thank you for your support

agree  David Hollywood: well read
8 hrs
  -> Thank you for your vote

neutral  Dhananjay Rau: too long, I would say
14 hrs

agree  Chris Pr
1 day 19 hrs
  -> Thank you for your vote

agree  Klaus Beyer
10 days
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
medically knowledgeable


Explanation:
https://www.google.com/search?q="medically knowledgeable"&oq...

From your extra context

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Björn Vrooman: Agree you shouldn't take belesen too literally, so this is a good compromise. E.g., Sr. Medical Editor C. Dill, NY, "is extremely detail-oriented, medically knowledgeable, and timely in her work." https://www.linkedin.com/in/catharine-dill-2052b3112
2 days 22 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
medically astute


Explanation:
Given the clarification since added, it's clear that an 'editor of a medical publication' will be somewhat more than just 'well read' or 'well versed'....

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Note added at 2 days 21 hrs (2020-04-26 14:16:15 GMT)
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In other words, the term 'belesen' is used here in the form of understatement....

Chris Pr
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
health literate


Explanation:
Health literacy is an established term.

http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/...

Lirka
Austria
Local time: 16:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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