...like a harmless way to lighten the stress from your...

Spanish translation: puede parecer una forma inofensiva de reducir/minimizar/aminorar el estrés diario, pero

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English term or phrase:...like a harmless way to lighten the stress from your...
Spanish translation:puede parecer una forma inofensiva de reducir/minimizar/aminorar el estrés diario, pero
Entered by: Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)

15:55 May 4, 2006
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English term or phrase: ...like a harmless way to lighten the stress from your...
What can you do about emotional abuse?
Avoid making jokes about your patients. It may seem like a harmless way to lighten the stress from your day, but what if the patient or family members hears you? It might be taken as emotional abuse.
Karina Feliz
Local time: 06:08
puede parecer una forma inofensiva de reducir/minimizar/aminorar el estrés diario, pero
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
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Local time: 11:08
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4 +5puede parecer una forma inofensiva de reducir/minimizar/aminorar el estrés diario, pero
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
3 +4puede ser una forma inofensiva de aliviar la tensión
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
4(parecer) una forma inocua de aliviar la tensi0n de...
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
puede ser una forma inofensiva de aliviar la tensión


Explanation:
Tal vez estrés se use cada vez más pero tensión queda bien.

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 05:08
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44

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agree  Refugio: me ganaste
1 min
  -> Gracias

agree  Egmont
7 mins
  -> Thanks

agree  Coral Getino
1 hr
  -> Gracias

agree  María López
5 hrs
  -> Gracias
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(parecer) una forma inocua de aliviar la tensi0n de...


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Refugio
Local time: 03:08
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 115
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
puede parecer una forma inofensiva de reducir/minimizar/aminorar el estrés diario, pero


Explanation:
Suerte

Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 11:08
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 402

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gustavo Catala Sverdrup: me parece que el verbo "parecer" en este contexto es necesario; "ser" no es lo que dice el texto ...
54 mins
  -> Gracias Gustavo... yo también lo veo así, saludos

agree  MikeGarcia: Dearie, you've alleviated my stress... Wunderbar, as usual.
1 hr
  -> Happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Micky, happy birthday to you.....

agree  Alejandra Tolj
2 hrs
  -> Gracias AleTolj

agree  Nora Escoms
11 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias Nora

agree  Marcelo González
12 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias marceloabq

neutral  Refugio: This is a slight change of meaning. Estrés diario implies that you have that much stress every day, whereas "the stress from your day" implies having an unusually bad day.
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