surrogate

Spanish translation: substituto, suplente, reemplazante

22:20 Jun 30, 2010
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
English term or phrase: surrogate
[The document applies] to a patient’s legal or requested representative (**surrogate**) and/or the parents/guardians of minors.

Es parte de una autorización médica para hacer determinadas pruebas. ¿Vendría a ser el representante designado por un juez?

Idiomas: inglés de EE. UU. a español de EE. UU.
Claudia Alvis
Peru
Local time: 12:40
Spanish translation:substituto, suplente, reemplazante
Explanation:
substituto, suplente, reemplazante

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yo diría "reemplazante"


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reemplazante = la persona que ocupa el cargo de otra o realiza sus funciones. ...
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David Hollywood
Local time: 14:40
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2substituto, suplente, reemplazante
David Hollywood
5substituta
Alberto Odor
2 +1representante/curador/tutor
Christine Walsh


Discussion entries: 3





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
substituto, suplente, reemplazante


Explanation:
substituto, suplente, reemplazante

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Note added at 3 mins (2010-06-30 22:24:00 GMT)
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yo diría "reemplazante"


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Note added at 5 mins (2010-06-30 22:25:41 GMT)
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reemplazante = la persona que ocupa el cargo de otra o realiza sus funciones. ...
www.wordmagicsoft.com/diccionario/es-en/sustituto.php - Cached

David Hollywood
Local time: 14:40
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 75
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  M. C. Filgueira: Ninguno de estos términos me suena en este contexto específico. Saludos cordiales.
47 mins

agree  Gabriella Bertelmann: agree
2 hrs

agree  Henry Colindres
4 days
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
substituta


Explanation:
es el térino empleado para las madres substitutas (surrogate mothers)

Alberto Odor
United States
Local time: 10:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  M. C. Filgueira: En el caso de "madre sustuituta" me parece perfecto, pero no para designar un representante legal o na persona autorizada por el paciente. De todas maneras, no veo qué agrega tu respuesta a la de David. Saludos cordiales.
22 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
representante/curador/tutor


Explanation:
Maybe!

DRAE: Curador- m. y f. Persona elegida o nombrada para cuidar de los bienes o negocios de un menor, o de quien no estaba en estado de administrarlos por sí.

Tutor/a: 4. m. y f. Persona que ejerce las funciones señaladas por la legislación antigua al curador.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-07-01 00:21:39 GMT)
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Claro que tanto 'tutor' como 'curador' tiene varios significdos.

Christine Walsh
Local time: 14:40
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  abe(L)solano
4369 days
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