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setting

English translation: (available) option/location

21:19 Apr 12, 2021
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: setting
During times of crisis, or emergencies, you can choose any hospital or other setting for emergency care. The following emergency settings may be easier for you to use.


I do guess it might mean place. This is just to make sure.
Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani
Türkiye
Local time: 09:36
Selected answer:(available) option/location
Explanation:
in this particular context
Selected response from:

David Hollywood
Local time: 03:36
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +2establishment/facility/clinic
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
4 +2(available) option/location
David Hollywood
4 -1establecimientos/instalaciones
Veronica Allievi
Summary of reference entries provided
healthcare setting
Yvonne Gallagher

Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
establecimientos/instalaciones


Explanation:
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/englis...

Veronica Allievi
Local time: 03:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: English into English


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  AllegroTrans: Question is EN-EN
31 mins
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
establishment/facility/clinic


Explanation:
Something similar to a hospital, like a clinic or medical care facility.

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 01:36
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Are there any references for this? I couldn't find any dictionaries that define this word in this sense.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans: medical facility in two words
9 mins
neutral  David Hollywood: I think the English is broader in scope
1 hr
agree  philgoddard
2 hrs
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: there is a list of a broad range of options following this. So this is too narrow
2 days 11 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(available) option/location


Explanation:
in this particular context

David Hollywood
Local time: 03:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 116

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: 'setting' used like this just means 'the place where something takes place' — as in 'the setting for a film'; or of course the literal notion of 'the scenery' (play, show, etc.); or more figuratively, the background...
6 hrs
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: and with Tony's 'the place where something takes place' . Simply healthcare setting
19 hrs
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Reference comments


3 days 15 hrs
Reference: healthcare setting

Reference information:
examples here. (and I don't agree it's Pro as most natives would immediately understand the meaning)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK144006/

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 659
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