Trade off

Spanish translation: un mejor ... a expensas de ...

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English term or phrase:trade off
Spanish translation:un mejor ... a expensas de ...
Entered by: Mónica Algazi

12:20 Dec 18, 2020
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Oftalmología
English term or phrase: Trade off
Hola, en un texto sobre cirugía de cataratas aparece:

Choosing Venturi pump is a trade off between holdability and intraoperative control.
Choosing the flow is a trade off between efficiency and stability.

No acabo de captar el matiz de "trade off" en este contexto. ¿Se trata de mantener un equilibrio o de que existe un conflicto de intereses entre una opción y otra?
Gracias por la ayuda.
MERod
Spain
Local time: 11:49
un mejor ... a expensas de ...
Explanation:
Al elegir ..., se logra un mejor ... a expensas del control intraquirúrgico/intraoperativo.
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Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 07:49
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Gracias
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4 +1balance
Maria Constanza Alderetes
3 +1un mejor ... a expensas de ...
Mónica Algazi
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José Patrício

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un mejor ... a expensas de ...


Explanation:
Al elegir ..., se logra un mejor ... a expensas del control intraquirúrgico/intraoperativo.

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 542
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Gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luis M. Sosa: Sí, creo que va por ahí. Trade-off es una expresión que siempre nos pone desafíos en cada caso.
2 days 8 hrs
  -> Cierto. Gracias y feliz Navidad, Luis.
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
balance


Explanation:
Elegir la bomba Venturi es obtener un balance entre capacidad de retención y control intraoperatorio.
Elegir el flujo es obtener un balance entre eficiencia y estabilidad.



    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade-off#synonyms
Maria Constanza Alderetes
Argentina
Local time: 07:49
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT: Estoy de acuerdo. En España, sería más natural «un equilibrio».
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Reference

Reference information:
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Holdable
18. trade off, to exchange something for or with another. - https://www.thefreedictionary.com/trade off
A trade-off (or tradeoff) is a situational decision that involves diminishing or losing one quality, quantity, or property of a set or design in return for gains in other aspects. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade-off

José Patrício
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Luis M. Sosa: La segundn.a opció
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