Feb 11, 2017 18:34
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Spanish term
concentración
Spanish to English
Science
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Hi there! I'm translating a pharmaceutical document from Mexico. I've been given a glossary, which says that the translation of "concentración" is "strength" (no other options given, although "concentrations" is given as part of the entry for "concentraciones plasmáticas," for example). However, considering how many more results I get in both general Google searches and Google books (which would of course have greater quality control) for "concentration" than "strength" in contexts similar to those below, I am feeling confused.
I have provided just a few instances from my document. Furthermore, if you think "concentración" should be "strength" in some of the passages and "concentración" in others, please let me know.
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Las soluciones son mezcladas a través del bypass de la jeringa antes de su administración parenteral. Esta presentación no aplica para la *concentración* de 5.0 mg/mL.
Dependiendo de la presentación del producto la *concentración* de cianocobalamina es:
a)1.0 mg/mL
b)5.0 mg/mL
c)10.0 mg/mL
d)25.0 mg/mL
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Debido a que la cianocobalamina en solución acuosa a una *concentración* de 5.0 mg/mL presenta pH de 5.5 a 6.4 y considerando la información disponible sobre la estabilidad del principio activo, se ajustó el pH de la solución a un rango de 6.8 a 7.2.
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En las reacciones fotolíticas de la cianocobalamina, la velocidad de reacción es directamente proporcional a la *concentración* de tiamina y piridoxina presentes. Este incremento en la velocidad de reacción dependiente de la *concentración* se observa principalmente en un rango de pH entre 1 a 4 debido a la susceptibilidad a la fotólisis de la forma protonada de la cianocobalamina.
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Para evaluar la compatibilidad química entre cianocobalamina y clorhidrato de tiamina, se fabricaron cinco soluciones con diferentes *concentraciones* de clorhidrato de tiamina y manteniendo constante la *concentración* de cianocobalamina y de clorhidrato de piridoxina.
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I hope these examples help. Thanks in advance for your time and attention!
I have provided just a few instances from my document. Furthermore, if you think "concentración" should be "strength" in some of the passages and "concentración" in others, please let me know.
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Las soluciones son mezcladas a través del bypass de la jeringa antes de su administración parenteral. Esta presentación no aplica para la *concentración* de 5.0 mg/mL.
Dependiendo de la presentación del producto la *concentración* de cianocobalamina es:
a)1.0 mg/mL
b)5.0 mg/mL
c)10.0 mg/mL
d)25.0 mg/mL
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Debido a que la cianocobalamina en solución acuosa a una *concentración* de 5.0 mg/mL presenta pH de 5.5 a 6.4 y considerando la información disponible sobre la estabilidad del principio activo, se ajustó el pH de la solución a un rango de 6.8 a 7.2.
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En las reacciones fotolíticas de la cianocobalamina, la velocidad de reacción es directamente proporcional a la *concentración* de tiamina y piridoxina presentes. Este incremento en la velocidad de reacción dependiente de la *concentración* se observa principalmente en un rango de pH entre 1 a 4 debido a la susceptibilidad a la fotólisis de la forma protonada de la cianocobalamina.
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Para evaluar la compatibilidad química entre cianocobalamina y clorhidrato de tiamina, se fabricaron cinco soluciones con diferentes *concentraciones* de clorhidrato de tiamina y manteniendo constante la *concentración* de cianocobalamina y de clorhidrato de piridoxina.
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I hope these examples help. Thanks in advance for your time and attention!
Proposed translations
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| 4 +5 | concentration |
neilmac
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| 4 +2 | concentration |
Robert Carter
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| 4 +1 | concentración |
Jennifer Levey
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| 3 | concentration or dose strength |
Anne Schulz
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concentration
As I mentioned in discussion section, IMHO "strength" is not precise enough for a written technical/scientific document.
In conversation, you might talk about the "strength" of a product or mixture, but if you have to write it up, "concentration" is the more formal choice.
In conversation, you might talk about the "strength" of a product or mixture, but if you have to write it up, "concentration" is the more formal choice.
Example sentence:
"The effect of cyanocobalamin concentration on 1-propanol production..."
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Peer comment(s):
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Robert Carter
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philgoddard
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Jane Martin
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Nataliya Berezyna
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Neil Ashby
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
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14 mins
Robert Carter
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Specializes in field
Mexico
Translating full-time since 1998
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English
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115
concentration
I think concentration would be used in all cases here, since it refers to the amount or presence of a substance in a solution.
The definitions here relate to acids, but I believe this would actually be the meaning of "strength" in this context anyway.
Concentration
Concentration refers the amount of acid or base present in a given amount of solution. A concentrated solution is one that contains a large amount of acid or base in a given volume. A dilute solution is one that contains a small amount of acid or base in a given volume.
Strength
Acid strength refers to the degree the acid is ionized in a solution to form hydronium ions. A strong acid is one that is completely ionized in an aqueous solution. A weak acid is one that does not completely ionize in an aqueous solution.
http://www.harpercollege.edu/tm-ps/chm/100/dgodambe/thedisk/...
In Chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture of two things - a solute and the solvent that it's dissolved in. Concentration is a measure of how much solute is dissolved within the solvent.
http://www.wikihow.com/Calculate-the-Concentration-of-a-Solu...
The definitions here relate to acids, but I believe this would actually be the meaning of "strength" in this context anyway.
Concentration
Concentration refers the amount of acid or base present in a given amount of solution. A concentrated solution is one that contains a large amount of acid or base in a given volume. A dilute solution is one that contains a small amount of acid or base in a given volume.
Strength
Acid strength refers to the degree the acid is ionized in a solution to form hydronium ions. A strong acid is one that is completely ionized in an aqueous solution. A weak acid is one that does not completely ionize in an aqueous solution.
http://www.harpercollege.edu/tm-ps/chm/100/dgodambe/thedisk/...
In Chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture of two things - a solute and the solvent that it's dissolved in. Concentration is a measure of how much solute is dissolved within the solvent.
http://www.wikihow.com/Calculate-the-Concentration-of-a-Solu...
Peer comment(s):
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neilmac
: Seriously? Boona/bhuna is a thick curry sauce very popular in the UK, but the expression is equivalent to "full monty" or 'the whole hog": http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Full Bhuna
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Thanks, Neil. Is that a curry? //Never heard the expression before, and I'm not entirely sure I've heard of a bhuna before. Been away from England too long, I fear :-)
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: I'm voting for your answer because you give good definitions.
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Kind of you, Muriel, thanks.
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concentration or dose strength
There is such a thing as a dose strength if a medicinal product comes in different defined concentrations (and the term is medical/technical/specific enough).
"Dose strength" could be used in your first example, the other ones would be "concentrations" for me.
"Dose strength" could be used in your first example, the other ones would be "concentrations" for me.
Peer comment(s):
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Neil Ashby
: /Not directly but you offered it as a translation of "concentración" and as an alternative to the English "concentration" - v strong suggestion of synonymy. "It is specified in g", so it can never be equiv. to conc. Dose strength is arbitary. See R Levey
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Did I say it's synonymous? Dose strength refers to stepwise increase of active agent in a series of drug formulations. It is specified in g, mg, etc. for tablets, and in mg/ml etc. for solutions; and this is what the asker's first example is about, IMO.
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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concentración
In general:
- "concentration" is quantitative; it refers to specific proportions of the constituients.
- "strength" is qualitative; it refers in a non-numerical manner to the impact it is intended to have when used.
All the quoted examples state numeric proportions, so they are all "concentración".
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Note added at 5 hrs (2017-02-12 00:02:40 GMT)
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Or, to put the answer term in English: "concentration"
- "concentration" is quantitative; it refers to specific proportions of the constituients.
- "strength" is qualitative; it refers in a non-numerical manner to the impact it is intended to have when used.
All the quoted examples state numeric proportions, so they are all "concentración".
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Note added at 5 hrs (2017-02-12 00:02:40 GMT)
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Or, to put the answer term in English: "concentration"
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