Jan 15, 2021 14:47
3 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United States
Tourism and education specialist
Native in: English 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
botiquín popular
Spanish to English
Other
Other
The context for this one is a survey from Peru. The term appears several times in a list of places where one could seek medical treatment or advice. A few of the other options on the list are clinic, pharmacy, traditional healer, friend or family, etc.
I know botiquín generally means first aid kid or medicine cabinet, but I'm not sure about it in this context. I guess it could be correct but it sounds strange to me to "seek advice or treatment" from a medicine cabinet.
I know botiquín generally means first aid kid or medicine cabinet, but I'm not sure about it in this context. I guess it could be correct but it sounds strange to me to "seek advice or treatment" from a medicine cabinet.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +5 | community dispensary / small drugstore |
Althea Draper
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| 1 | home remedies |
neilmac
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Proposed translations
+5
18 mins
Althea Draper
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Freelance Medical Translator, MA (Hons)
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
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community dispensary / small drugstore
According to these two websites
“We need a botiquín popular – a community dispensary.”
https://www.mhtf.org/2017/10/30/reflections-on-women-centere...
"Small drugstore (Botiquin popular)"
https://catalog.ihsn.org/index.php/catalog/2569/variable/F48...
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Note added at 23 mins (2021-01-15 15:10:46 GMT)
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Going by this http://manoamanoperou.org/resources/mainframe/presentacion_e...
I would lean towards community dispensary.
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Note added at 30 mins (2021-01-15 15:18:13 GMT)
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"botiquín popular: otorgan servicios de expendio de medicinas de urgencia y a precios populares, estan ubicados en zonas rurales donde no existan farmacias y atendidos por un empleado no especializado"
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=re-QRl6ZhrcC&pg=PA23-IA8...
“We need a botiquín popular – a community dispensary.”
https://www.mhtf.org/2017/10/30/reflections-on-women-centere...
"Small drugstore (Botiquin popular)"
https://catalog.ihsn.org/index.php/catalog/2569/variable/F48...
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Note added at 23 mins (2021-01-15 15:10:46 GMT)
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Going by this http://manoamanoperou.org/resources/mainframe/presentacion_e...
I would lean towards community dispensary.
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Note added at 30 mins (2021-01-15 15:18:13 GMT)
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"botiquín popular: otorgan servicios de expendio de medicinas de urgencia y a precios populares, estan ubicados en zonas rurales donde no existan farmacias y atendidos por un empleado no especializado"
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=re-QRl6ZhrcC&pg=PA23-IA8...
Reference:
http://www.mhtf.org/2017/10/30/reflections-on-women-centered-health-care-then-and-now/
http://catalog.ihsn.org/index.php/catalog/2569/variable/F48/V3316?name=h32o
Note from asker:
| Pretty sure that's exactly what this is referring to, the context is almost exactly the same. Thanks! Not sure how I didn't find that second link in my own searches. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
neilmac
: Could be... would need more info to be sure...
1 min
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Thanks Neilmac. I've added another reference that might be of help
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| agree |
Jane Martin
: DRAE 3. m. Habitación donde se encuentra el botiquín y se aplican los primeros auxilios.
18 mins
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Thanks Jane
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| agree |
Marie Wilson
47 mins
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Thanks Marie
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| agree |
Cláudia Pinheiro Pereira
1 hr
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Thanks Cláudia
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| agree |
Helen Unger Clark (X)
18 hrs
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Thanks Helen
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks again, those references were very helpful!"
19 mins
home remedies
Although "botiquín" does mean a medicine cabinet, I think it may be used figuratively here to mean something like home/folk remedies.
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Note added at 21 mins (2021-01-15 15:09:38 GMT)
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https://www.bienmesabe.org/noticia/2011/Enero/el-botiquin-de...
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Note added at 21 mins (2021-01-15 15:09:38 GMT)
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https://www.bienmesabe.org/noticia/2011/Enero/el-botiquin-de...
Example sentence:
... home remedies made with natural, easy-to-find ingredients....
Folk remedies are herbs, food products, or household items that are recommended by members of the lay community
Note from asker:
| Thanks, home remedies actually pop up elsewhere in the translation with a different term but I appreciate the response! |
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