closet clinic

Spanish translation: clínica clandestina

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English term or phrase:closet clinic
Spanish translation:clínica clandestina
Entered by: Roxanna Delgado

18:46 Dec 3, 2009
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Medical: Health Care / Health coverage questionnaire
English term or phrase: closet clinic
This is one of the possible answers in a health care coverage questionnaire for low-income households.

Q. How do you plan to meet your children's health care needs?
1. I will apply to Medicaid
2. I will try to get private insurance
3. I will pay out-of-pocket
4. I will seek care at a 'closet clinic'
Esperanza Gallegos
Local time: 12:08
clínica clandestina
Explanation:
I don't think that is a typo, because you don't say in English "a closest clinic". In any case it'd be "the closest clinic". I think they refer to a "not-so-legal" healthcare facility. Hence the use of the word "closet". I think "clandestina" would be the word for that in Spanish.

26 Nov 2008 ... Una clínica clandestina donde se practicaban abortos fue desbaratada en una casaquinta de la localidad bonaerense de Longchamps, ...
www.diariodecuyo.com.ar/home/new_noticia.php?noticia_id

Descubierta una nueva clínica clandestina en Badalona - - BahVideo.com - Stop Counting Sheep. Get Connected!
www.bahvideo.com/video/?2048238553-Descubierta-una...cl...

27 Abr 2009 ... Las condiciones higiénicas y sanitarias en que se desarrollaba la actividad en esta clínica clandestina no eran las adecuadas, ...
ecodiario.eleconomista.es/.../Tres-detenidos-que-ejercian-de-dentistas-en-una-clinica-clandestina-de-Badalona.html -
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Roxanna Delgado
United States
Local time: 14:08
Grading comment
Thanks Roxanna and everyone else for providing your input. The client confirmed that she was referrring to "clandestine clnics."
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Summary of answers provided
2 +6clínica clandestina
Roxanna Delgado
4closest clinic
Ariel Saloum
4Acudir al centro médico más próximo
felicianomadrid


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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +6
clínica clandestina


Explanation:
I don't think that is a typo, because you don't say in English "a closest clinic". In any case it'd be "the closest clinic". I think they refer to a "not-so-legal" healthcare facility. Hence the use of the word "closet". I think "clandestina" would be the word for that in Spanish.

26 Nov 2008 ... Una clínica clandestina donde se practicaban abortos fue desbaratada en una casaquinta de la localidad bonaerense de Longchamps, ...
www.diariodecuyo.com.ar/home/new_noticia.php?noticia_id

Descubierta una nueva clínica clandestina en Badalona - - BahVideo.com - Stop Counting Sheep. Get Connected!
www.bahvideo.com/video/?2048238553-Descubierta-una...cl...

27 Abr 2009 ... Las condiciones higiénicas y sanitarias en que se desarrollaba la actividad en esta clínica clandestina no eran las adecuadas, ...
ecodiario.eleconomista.es/.../Tres-detenidos-que-ejercian-de-dentistas-en-una-clinica-clandestina-de-Badalona.html -

Roxanna Delgado
United States
Local time: 14:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Thanks Roxanna and everyone else for providing your input. The client confirmed that she was referrring to "clandestine clnics."

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Laureana Pavon: I agree. I think it has nothing to do with the distance to the clinic.
5 mins
  -> Gracias Laureana. Eso mismo pienso yo, ya que la ubicación de la clínica no tiene nada que ver con cómo van a pagar la cuenta que es lo que realmente están preguntando.

agree  Rafaela Graffos: Totalmente de acuerdo, Roxanna.
11 mins
  -> Muchas gracias Rafaela.

agree  Ariel Saloum: Coincido, estaba en el diccionario. Oxford Thesaurus: SECRET, covert, private; surreptitious, "clandestine", underground, furtive
22 mins
  -> Muchas gracias Ariel.

agree  Andrés Martínez: Saludos.
33 mins
  -> Gracias Andrés. Saludos para ti también.

agree  claudia16 (X)
6 hrs
  -> Gracias Claudia.

agree  Rafael Fontes: I'm happy you were able to add your input to this thread, because it was clearly going in the wrong direction.
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Thanks Rafael for your comment. Even a typo has to make sense in any given context, right?
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
closest clinic


Explanation:
I think it is a "typo"

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Note added at 51 minutos (2009-12-03 19:38:23 GMT)
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Tiene razón Roxanna, Closet: SECRET, covert, private; surreptitious, clandestine, underground, furtive (Oxford Thesaurus)

Ariel Saloum
Argentina
Local time: 15:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Diego Cruz, MD: Por el contexto creo que tienes toda la razón
4 mins

neutral  Roxanna Delgado: In English you would not say "a closest clinic".
27 mins
  -> es obvio que sería "the closest", he visto textos con errores así

disagree  Rafael Fontes: The text, as it is, is logical and linguistically current. There is no reason to assume a typo there, in my opinion.
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Yes Rafael, I agree with Roxanna as you can see above, you are a little late
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Acudir al centro médico más próximo


Explanation:
" closet " debe de ser una errata.

felicianomadrid
Spain
Local time: 20:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
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