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consulta medica

English translation: Medical Consultation / Doctor's Appointment

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Portuguese term or phrase:consulta medica
English translation:Medical Consultation / Doctor's Appointment
Entered by: Sonia Gomes

08:29 Aug 5, 2003
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Medicine
Portuguese term or phrase: consulta medica
Would this statement mean On medical consultation

Thank you

Sonia
Sonia Gomes
Local time: 23:42
Medical Consultation / Doctor's Appointment
Explanation:
It is usually the act of consulting the practitioner, in my experience.
Selected response from:

Neil Bailey
Local time: 19:12
Grading comment
Thanks Nantwich and Michael
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +18Medical Consultation / Doctor's Appointment
Neil Bailey
5medical consultation hours, medical office hours
Michael Powers (PhD)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +18
Medical Consultation / Doctor's Appointment


Explanation:
It is usually the act of consulting the practitioner, in my experience.

Neil Bailey
Local time: 19:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Nantwich and Michael

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carla Griecco
10 mins
agree  Manuel Plaza: Medical consultation
13 mins
agree  Daniel Marcus: doctor's appoitnment / see the doctor. In English, we don't consult with a doctor, we see a doctor.
37 mins
agree  Sarah Ponting
42 mins
agree  sheena
49 mins
agree  Maria Luisa Duarte
50 mins
agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro
1 hr
agree  airmailrpl: Doctor's Appointment
1 hr
agree  Janis Carter
2 hrs
agree  Henrique Magalhaes
2 hrs
agree  Roberto Cavalcanti
4 hrs
agree  rhandler: Medical appointment
4 hrs
agree  Vera Rocha
5 hrs
agree  Manzoni (X)
5 hrs
  -> Thankyou everybody!
agree  Ana Rita Santiago
6 hrs
agree  Amy Duncan (X): Agree with Daniel
8 hrs
agree  Henrique Serra
8 hrs
agree  Brigith Guimarães: Agree with Daniel
14 hrs
agree  António Ribeiro: Doctor's Appointment
15 hrs
disagree  William Gallagher: The correct term in American English is "doctor's appointment". "Medical consultation" is far too literal a translation of the Portuguese. When one physician seeks the opinion of another physician, that, indeed is a "medical consultation".
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
medical consultation hours, medical office hours


Explanation:
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Note added at 3 mins (2003-08-05 08:32:52 GMT)
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27 years translating experience

Direct translation from Dicionário de termos médicos: inglês espanhol portugués (2001)

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 14:12
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 97
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