12-la Salud Flashcards

1
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Doctor / GP

A

El médico / la médica

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Nurse

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El enfermero / la enfermera

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3
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Dentist

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El / la dentista

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4
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Health (personal)

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La salud

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5
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Health (public)

A

La sanidad

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6
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Spanish NHS (National Health Service)

A

INSALUD

- el instituto nacional de la salud

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Ministry of health

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El ministerio de sanidad

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8
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(Local) health centre

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El ambulatorio / el centro de salud

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9
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Medicine (the subject)

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La medicina

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10
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Medical care

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La atención médica

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11
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Specialist

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El / la especialista

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12
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Surgeon

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El cirujano / la cirujana

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13
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Surgery (operation)

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La cirugía

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14
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Clinic

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La clínica

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15
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Clinic / consulting room / surgery

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El consultorio

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16
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Surgical

A

El consultorio

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17
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Surgical

A

Quirúrgico/a

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18
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Health infrastructure

A

La infraestructura sanitaria

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19
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Medical conditions and their symptoms

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Las condiciones médicas y sus síntomas

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20
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To be ill

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Estar enfermo/a

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21
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To fall ill (with) / go down with

A

Caer enfermo/a de

Enfermar de

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22
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Treatment

A

El tratamiento

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23
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Microbe / bug

A

El microbio

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24
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Virus

A

El virus

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25
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Epidemic

A

La epidemia

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26
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Pandemic

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La pandemia

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27
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Allergy

A

La alergia

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28
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Allergic

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Alérgico

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29
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To be allergic to

A

Tener alergia a

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30
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Total allergy syndrome

A

El síndrome de alergia total

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31
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Exhaustion

A

El agotamiento

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32
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Stress

A

El estrés / la tensión

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33
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To feel a wreck

A

Estar hecho/a polvo

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34
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To be at the end of ones tether

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No poder más

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35
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To be unable to sleep / to lie awake

A

Desvelarse

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36
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Physical and mental tiredness

A

El cansancio físico y mental

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37
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To reach for the medicine

A

Echar mano a un medicamento

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38
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To become infected (with) / to catch

A

Contagiarse (de)

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39
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To avoid infection

A

Evitar contagios

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40
Q

Upset / trouble

A

El trastorno

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41
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Incubation period

A

El período de incubación

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42
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To go unnoticed / undetected

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Pasar desapercibido/a

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43
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To suffer from an illness

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Padecer una dolencia

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44
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Disabled person

A

Em minusválido / la minusválida

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45
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Disability

A

La minusvália

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46
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To have a serious injury

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Tener una lesión grave

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47
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Coughs and colds / winter illnesses

A

Las enfermedades invernales

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48
Q

Diabetes

A

La diabetes

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49
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(To be) diabetic

A

(Ser) diabético/a

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50
Q

Pneumonia

A

La pulmonía

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51
Q

AIDS

A

El SIDA (síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida)

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52
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HIV

A

El VIH (virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana)

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53
Q

To be HIV positive

A

Ser seropositivo / a

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54
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Immune system

A

El sistema inmunológico

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55
Q

To transmit via body fluids

A

Transmitir por los fluidos corporales

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56
Q

Lung cancer

A

El cáncer del pulmón

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57
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Heart attack

A

El infarto

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58
Q

Heart disease

A

Las enfermedades cardíacas

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59
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Smallpox

A

La viruela

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60
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Malaria

A

El paludismo

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61
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Tonsillitis

A

La amigdalitis

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62
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Chronic bronchitis

A

La bronquitis crónica

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63
Q

Bird flu

A

La gripe aviar

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64
Q

Swine flu

A

La gripe A

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65
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Seasonal flu

A

La gripe estacional

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66
Q

To age

A

Envejecer

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67
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Mental health

A

La salud mental

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68
Q

Mental illness

A

La enfermedad mental

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69
Q

Depression

A

La depresión

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70
Q

To become depressed

A

Deprimirse

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71
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To have a complex

A

Estar acomplejado/a

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72
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To undergo psychiatric treatment

A

Recibir tratamiento psiquiátrico

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73
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Psychiatrist

A

El / la psiquiatra

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74
Q

Nervous breakdown

A

El colapso nervioso

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75
Q

To suffer from ones nerves

A

Padecer de los nervios

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76
Q

My nerves are at breaking point

A

Los nervios se me disparan

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77
Q

To be a nervous wreck

A

Tener los nervous destrozadles

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78
Q

To commit suicide

A

Suicidarse

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79
Q

Suicide (act)

A

El suicido

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80
Q

Suicide (person)

A

El / la suicida

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81
Q

Suicide attempt

A

La tentativa de suicido

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82
Q

(Menstrual) period

A

La regla

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83
Q

Treatment and remedies

A

El tratamiento y los remedios

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84
Q

Get well soon!

A

¡Que te mejores pronto!

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85
Q

Pharmacy / chemist shop

A

La farmacia

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86
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Pharmacist / chemist

A

El farmacéutico/ la farmacéutica

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87
Q

Medicine (which you take)

A

El medicamento

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88
Q

Prescription

A

La receta

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89
Q

Diagnosis

A

El diagnóstico

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90
Q

To cure / to treat

A

Curar

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91
Q

To recover / get better / be healed

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Curarse

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92
Q

To recover ?

A

Reponerse

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93
Q

Obtainable only on prescription

A

Se vende sólo con receta

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94
Q

To prescribe a drug

A

Recetar una droga

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95
Q

Side-effects

A

Los efectos secundarios

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96
Q

Sleeping tablet

A

El somnífero

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97
Q

Tranquilliser

A

El tranquilizante

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98
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Analgesic / painkiller

A

El analgésico

99
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To hospitalise / put in hospital

A

Hospitalizar

100
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To spend a while in hospital

A

Pasar un rato en el hospital

101
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Maternity hospital / ward

A

La casa / sala de maternidad

102
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Therapy

A

La terapia

103
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To follow a course of physio therapy

A

Seguir un curso de fisioterapia

104
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Physiotherapist

A

El / la fisioterapeuta

105
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To have an operation

A

Operarse

106
Q

I (she/he) had a foot operation

A

Me (le) operaron el pie

107
Q

Emergency medical team

A

El equipo médico de urgencia

108
Q

A nasal decongestant

A

Un descongestivo nasal

109
Q

To blow one’s nose

A

Sonarse las narices

110
Q

To wipe one’s nose

A

Limpiarse los mocos

111
Q

The most advanced surgical techniques

A

Las más avanzadas técnicas en cirugía

112
Q

Curative treatment

A

El tratamiento curativo

113
Q

General / local anaesthetic

A

La anestesia general / local

114
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To anaesthetise / give an anaesthetic to

A

Anestesiar

115
Q

Liver transplant

A

El transplante de hígado

116
Q

Organ / kidney donor

A

El / la donante de órganos / riñón

117
Q

To reject the transplant

A

Rechazar el órgano trasplantado

118
Q

To transplant

A

Transplantar

119
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To respond to treatment

A

Responder al tratamiento

120
Q

Hormone

A

La hormona

121
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Pill

A

La píldora

122
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Tablet

A

El comprimido

123
Q

Blood transfusion

A

La transfusión de sangre

124
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Preventive medicine

A

La medicina preventiva

125
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Health education

A

La educación sanitaria

126
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Prevention is better than cure

A

Más vale prevenir que curar

127
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To promote health

A

Promocionar la Salud

128
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To be in good physical shape

A

Estar en buena forma/ condición

129
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To keep fit

A

Mantenerse en forma física

130
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Hygiene

A

La higiene

131
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To lead a healthy life

A

Llevar un modo de vida sano

132
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The need for regular excercise

A

La necesidad del ejercicio regular

133
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Vital function

A

La función vital

134
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To worry about one’s health

A

Preocuparse por la salud

135
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To have a medical examination

A

Pasar una revisión médica

136
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Check-up

A

El chequeo

137
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(Medical) investigation / check-up

A

La exploración (médica)

138
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To take one’s (own) blood pressure

A

Tomarse la tensión arterial

139
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To detect in time

A

Detectar a tiempo

140
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To forestall the onset of disease

A

Atajar la aparición de enfermedades

141
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Early diagnosis of certian illnesses

A

Un diagnóstico precoz de determinadas dolencias

142
Q

To check one’s cholesterol level

A

Comprobarse el nivel del colesterol

143
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Vaccine

A

La vacuna

144
Q

To be vaccinated against

A

Vacunarse contra

145
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To diagnose

A

Diagnosticar

146
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Self-diagnosis

A

El auto diagnóstico

147
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To make a self-diagnosis

A

Autodiagnosticarse

148
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To bring to light

A

Poner de manifesto

149
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To be particularly susceptible to a specific complaint

A

Tener propensión especial a un determinado mal

150
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The clinical signs

A

Los signos clínicos

151
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To give oneself a break

A

Darse un respiro

152
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Biological rhythm

A

El ritmo biológico

153
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Life expectancy

A

La longevidad

154
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Birth rate

A

La natalidad

155
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Death rate

A

La mortalidad

156
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Diet (2)

A

El régimen

La dieta

157
Q

A healthy diet

A

Una dieta sana

158
Q

An obesity epidemic

A

Una epidemia de obesidad

159
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To be obese

A

Ser obeso/a

160
Q

Weight

A

El peso

161
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To be overweight

A

Pesar demasiado

162
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Body mass index

A

El índice de masa corporal

163
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To be a compulsive eater

A

Comer compulsivamente

164
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To put on weight

A

Engordar

165
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To put on eight kilos

A

Engordar ocho kilos

166
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To be 12 kilos overweight

A

Tener doce kilos de más

167
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That extra weight

A

Esos kilos de más

168
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‘Spare tyre’

A

Los ‘michelines’

169
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Fatty substance / fat

A

La materia grasa

170
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High-calorie ingredients

A

Los ingredientes calóricos

171
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A balanced intake / diet

A

Una nutrición equilibrada

172
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The right number of calories

A

El aporte justo de calorías

173
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To burn off fat

A

Quemar las materias grasas

174
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To have a slimming obsession

A

Tener una obsesión por adelgazar

175
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To lose five kilos

A

Adelgazar cinco kilos

176
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To take off two kilos

A

Quitarse dos kilos

177
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To watch one’s figure

A

Cuidarse la línea

178
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To feel hungry

A

Sentir hambre

179
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Anorexia nervosa

A

La anorexia nerviosa

180
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Whole meal bread

A

El pan integral

181
Q

Fibre

A

La fibra

182
Q

Energy

A

La energía

183
Q

A high-energy food

A

Un alimento muy energético

184
Q

Tobacco and alcohol

A

El tabaco y el alcohol

185
Q

To smoke a pipe (instead of cigarettes)

A

Fumar en pipa

186
Q

To smoke a pipe (pipeful)

A

Fumarse una pipa

187
Q

To give up smoking

A

Dejar de fumar

188
Q

To inhale

A

Inhalar

189
Q

Cigarettes with reduced nicotine and tar

A

Los cigarillos con menos nicotina y alquitrán

190
Q

Tobacco addiction / habit

A

El tabaquismo

191
Q

Anti-smoking law

A

La ley antitabaco

192
Q

In the event of you being unable to give up cigarettes

A

En caso de que te resulta imposible abandonar el cigarillo

193
Q

To seriously affect one’s health

A

Perjudicar seriamente la salud

194
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To wreck one’s lungs

A

Destrozarse los pulmones

195
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Excessive alcohol consumption

A

El excesivo consumo de alcohol

196
Q

To drink alcohol on an empty stomach

A

Beber alcohol en ayunas

197
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It affects the whole system

A

Afecta a todo el organismo

198
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Cardiovascular problems

A

Los trastornos cardiocirculatorios

199
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Acute intoxication

A

La intoxicación aguda

200
Q

Drunken state / binge

A

La borrachera

201
Q

Reflex capacity

A

La capacidad de reflejos

202
Q

Blood-alcohol level

A

El nivel de alcohol en la sangre

203
Q

To take in small doses

A

Ingerir en pequeñas dosis

204
Q

Hangover

A

La resaca

205
Q

To breathalyse

A

Someter a la prueba del alcoholímetro

206
Q

Drugs

A

La droga

207
Q

Narcotic

A

El estupefaciente

208
Q

Depressant

A

El depressor

209
Q

Barbiturates

A

Los barbitúricos

210
Q

Hard / soft drug

A

La droga dura / blanda

211
Q

Drug addict (2)

A

El drogadicto / la drogadicta

El toxicómano / la toxicómana

212
Q

Drug addiction

A

La drogadicción

213
Q

Accelerating drug addiction

A

La toxicomanía galopante

214
Q

Drug dependency

A

La drogodependencia

215
Q

Person who is dependent on drugs

A

El / la drogodependiente

216
Q

Cocaine

A

La cocaína

217
Q

Coke (cocaine not cola-cola)

A

La ‘coca’

218
Q

Cocaine addiction

A

El cocainómano

La cocainómana

219
Q

Heroin

A

La heroína

Drug

220
Q

Heroin addict

A

El heroinómano

La heroinómana

221
Q

Drugs traffic

A

El narcotráfico

222
Q

Drugs trafficker

A

El / la narotraficante

223
Q

Cannabis

A

La marijuana

224
Q

Cannabis ‘dope’

A

El chocolate

225
Q

Cannabis cigarette ‘joint’

A

El porro

226
Q

To make the consumption of drugs in public places illegal

A

Penalizar el consumo de drogas en lugares públicos

227
Q

The (partial) legislation of drugs

A

La legalización (parcial) de las drogas

228
Q

To legalise

A

Legalizar

229
Q

Junkie

A

El / la yonqui

230
Q

To sniff

A

Esnifar

231
Q

Solvent abuse

A

El esnifa miento de disolvente

232
Q

Syringe

A

La jeringuilla

233
Q

To inject (oneself)

A

Inyectarse

234
Q

To shoot up

A

Pincharse

235
Q

To get hooked

A

Engancharse

236
Q

To be hooked (2)

A

Estar enganchado/a
Estar colgado/a

E.g addicted to a drug

237
Q

To take drugs

A

Drogarse

238
Q

To take dope

A

Doparse

239
Q

To try out a drug

A

Probar una droga

240
Q

To be totally against drugs

A

Estar totalmente en contra de la droga

241
Q

A programme of social rehabilitation

A

Un programa de reinserción social

242
Q

A detoxification programme

A

Un programa de desintoxicación

243
Q

Withdrawal symptoms

A

El síndrome de abstinencia

244
Q

Fatal dose

A

La dosis fatal