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en At the doctor   »   es En la consulta del doctor

57 [fifty-seven]

At the doctor

At the doctor

57 [cincuenta y siete]

En la consulta del doctor

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I have a doctor’s appointment. (Y---t-n-o ------ta c---el-d----r. (___ t____ u__ c___ c__ e_ d______ (-o- t-n-o u-a c-t- c-n e- d-c-o-. ---------------------------------- (Yo) tengo una cita con el doctor.
I have the appointment at ten o’clock. (Yo- tengo ---ci-- - l-- ---z--d- -a ---an--. (___ t____ l_ c___ a l__ d___ (__ l_ m_______ (-o- t-n-o l- c-t- a l-s d-e- (-e l- m-ñ-n-)- --------------------------------------------- (Yo) tengo la cita a las diez (de la mañana).
What is your name? ¿Có-o -s -- --mb--? ¿____ e_ s_ n______ ¿-ó-o e- s- n-m-r-? ------------------- ¿Cómo es su nombre?
Please take a seat in the waiting room. P-r--a-or -o---asi--t- ---l- ---a--e---per-. P__ f____ t___ a______ e_ l_ s___ d_ e______ P-r f-v-r t-m- a-i-n-o e- l- s-l- d- e-p-r-. -------------------------------------------- Por favor tome asiento en la sala de espera.
The doctor is on his way. Y- v-ene -l--oc--r. Y_ v____ e_ d______ Y- v-e-e e- d-c-o-. ------------------- Ya viene el doctor.
What insurance company do you belong to? ¿--qué co-p--í---- s-gu-os-p--t-n-c- (-sted)? ¿_ q__ c_______ d_ s______ p________ (_______ ¿- q-é c-m-a-í- d- s-g-r-s p-r-e-e-e (-s-e-)- --------------------------------------------- ¿A qué compañía de seguros pertenece (usted)?
What can I do for you? ¿E--qué-------a p--do-a--d-r? ¿__ q__ l_ / l_ p____ a______ ¿-n q-é l- / l- p-e-o a-u-a-? ----------------------------- ¿En qué lo / la puedo ayudar?
Do you have any pain? ¿--ene a-gún----or? ¿_____ a____ d_____ ¿-i-n- a-g-n d-l-r- ------------------- ¿Tiene algún dolor?
Where does it hurt? ¿-- dón---le--u-le? ¿__ d____ l_ d_____ ¿-n d-n-e l- d-e-e- ------------------- ¿En dónde le duele?
I always have back pain. Si-mp-e t---o d---r-d--espald-. S______ t____ d____ d_ e_______ S-e-p-e t-n-o d-l-r d- e-p-l-a- ------------------------------- Siempre tengo dolor de espalda.
I often have headaches. Ten-- -o--r -----be-a - m--u-o. T____ d____ d_ c_____ a m______ T-n-o d-l-r d- c-b-z- a m-n-d-. ------------------------------- Tengo dolor de cabeza a menudo.
I sometimes have stomach aches. A-v--e- -eng--d--or--- e----ago. A v____ t____ d____ d_ e________ A v-c-s t-n-o d-l-r d- e-t-m-g-. -------------------------------- A veces tengo dolor de estómago.
Remove your top! ¡Por ---o---e-a-roch---a --r-e su-er---! ¡___ f____ d_________ l_ p____ s________ ¡-o- f-v-r d-s-b-o-h- l- p-r-e s-p-r-o-! ---------------------------------------- ¡Por favor desabroche la parte superior!
Lie down on the examining table. ¡P-r-fa--r-ac-é--ese--- -a-ca-i-l-! ¡___ f____ a________ e_ l_ c_______ ¡-o- f-v-r a-u-s-e-e e- l- c-m-l-a- ----------------------------------- ¡Por favor acuéstese en la camilla!
Your blood pressure is okay. L- -r--i-- -r--r-a--es---e- --den. L_ p______ a_______ e___ e_ o_____ L- p-e-i-n a-t-r-a- e-t- e- o-d-n- ---------------------------------- La presión arterial está en orden.
I will give you an injection. Le-vo- a pr-s-ri-i----a---y--ci-n. L_ v__ a p_________ u__ i_________ L- v-y a p-e-c-i-i- u-a i-y-c-i-n- ---------------------------------- Le voy a prescribir una inyección.
I will give you some pills. L- prescribir- -nas ---t--las / t-b-e--- (--.). L_ p__________ u___ p________ / t_______ (_____ L- p-e-c-i-i-é u-a- p-s-i-l-s / t-b-e-a- (-m-)- ----------------------------------------------- Le prescribiré unas pastillas / tabletas (am.).
I am giving you a prescription for the pharmacy. L- --y -na-re-eta -édic--p-r- la--a-m-c--. L_ d__ u__ r_____ m_____ p___ l_ f________ L- d-y u-a r-c-t- m-d-c- p-r- l- f-r-a-i-. ------------------------------------------ Le doy una receta médica para la farmacia.

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Long words, short words

The length of a word is dependent upon its informative content. This has been shown by an American study. Researchers evaluated words from ten European languages. This was achieved with the help of a computer. The computer analyzed various words with a program. In the process, it used a formula to calculate the informative content. The results were clear. The shorter a word is, the less information it conveys. Interestingly, we use short words more often than long words. The reason for this could lie in the efficiency of speech. When we speak, we concentrate on the most important thing. Therefore, words without much information mustn't be too long. This guarantees we don't spend too much time on unimportant things. The correlation between length and content has another advantage. It ensures that the informative content always remains the same. That is to say, we always say the same amount in a certain period of time. For example, we can use a few long words. But we can also use many short words. It doesn't matter what we decide: The informative content remains the same. As a result, our speech has a consistent rhythm. This makes it easier for listeners to follow us. If the amount of information were always varied, it would be difficult. Our listeners couldn't adapt well to our speech. Comprehension would thus be made difficult. He who wants the best chance of being understood should use short words. Since short words are better comprehended than long ones. Therefore, the principle goes: Keep It Short and Simple! In short: KISS!