Dec 18, 2007 13:30
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United States
18 years of experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish
una contractura muscular en el área cervical me dejó tiesa
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una contractura muscular en el área cervical me dejó tiesa
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7 mins
Silvia Brandon-Pérez
United States
United States
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English
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United States
Precise and on time; lawyer/writer.
Native in: English 
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Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to English, and 7 more.
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a muscle contraction in the cervical area left me stiff
Eso.
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-12-18 13:38:13 GMT)
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O puede ser muscular contraction.
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Note added at 7 mins (2007-12-18 13:38:13 GMT)
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O puede ser muscular contraction.
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Comment: "gracias silviantonia."
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Mercedes L.
Argentina
Argentina
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a muscle spasm in the cervical aera left me stiff
suerte!
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Roxanna Delgado
: "cervical aREa", or also "neck".
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Victoria Porter-Burns
: I was just going to point out the 'aREa' thing, too
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Aïda Garcia Pons
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Janine Libbey
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I've got cramps
pretty much says it all (as long as it's ok to use informal speech)
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Roxanna Delgado
: This is way too general. You get cramps also when you have your menstrual period. In this case "area cervical" means "neck", not "cervix of the uterus".
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woops, my bad- sorry
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a muscle contracture in the cervical area left me stiff
Otra opción.
Reference:
http://www.info.gov.hk/elderly/english/healthinfo/elderly/prevention_of_pressure_sores-e.htm
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Elizabeth Medina
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DipTransIoLET Sp>En
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a muscle contraction in my upper vertebrae left me with a stiff neck
In English you don't usually use these vague expressions so common in Spanish, as in "área cervical," one has to be more specific.
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Roxanna Delgado
: That's why I suggested using "neck", but within the informality of the document (Me dejó tiesa), I don't think they would use "upper vertebrae". I mean who normally talks like that?
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:) Point conceded. But a normal person hears "cervical" and they think: cervix.
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a muscle spasm left me with a stiff neck
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