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Nov 6, 2019 13:08
4 yrs ago
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Spanish term

V. PUBLICA

Spanish to English Other Other FORM
In a medical form:
About the topography of a medical event, the options are:
Urban, Rural, V. Pública, Playa, Terracería, Carretera, Acuático.
I am unable to understand what V. Pública could stand for.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 public spaces
4 +2 street / public highway
4 Public Routes
Change log

Nov 6, 2019 16:22: philgoddard changed "Field" from "Medical" to "Other"

Discussion

Chema Nieto Castañón Nov 10, 2019:
Public highway Me temo que el original no utiliza términos claramente diferenciados sino que se superponen en muchos casos. Así, por ejemplo, tanto una playa como una carretera sería en realidad parte de la vía pública. Como traducción plantearía outdoor / open-air public space en este caso, aunque no tengo claro si public highway resulta igualmente inclusivo -y parece que sí lo es, tal y como refiere Neil en respuesta a comentario.

Proposed translations

+4
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public spaces

"V. Pública" = "Vía pública"

Please note that this may not be limited to streets, roads, highways, etc. By extension, it may include any public place: street, sidewalk, a park, plaza, market, etc.

https://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/tech-engineeri...

https://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/medical-genera...

https://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/law-general/29...

Hope it helps!
Peer comment(s):
agree Ana Vanoli
6 mins
¡Gracias, Ana! (¡Tantísimo tiempo!).
agree Cecilia Gowar : vía pública 1. f. Calle, plaza, camino u otro sitio por donde transita o circula el público.
13 mins
¡Gracias, Cecilia!
neutral Neil Ashby : "public highway" is the legal defintion and includes "street, sidewalk, a park, plaza, market, etc." ;@) / In that case, thinking about it, doesn't "public spaces" overlap with bascially everything?
2 hrs
Agreed, Neil, but the options in the source text above also include "carretera", so I thought I should avoid a potential overlap.
agree philgoddard
2 hrs
Thank you, Phil!
agree Andrea Sacchi
4 hrs
¡Gracias, Andrea!
neutral Chema Nieto Castañón : El problema con "public spaces" es que incluye cualquier espacio público "cerrado" (ayuntamiento, biblioteca, polideportivo municipal), mientras que vía pública alude necesariamente a un lugar al aire libre (open-air public space).
3 days 10 hrs
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+2
3 mins

street / public highway

"vía publica"

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Note added at 4 mins (2019-11-06 13:12:45 GMT)
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"thoroughfare" is another one used in the UK,
"road", etc....

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Note added at 3 hrs (2019-11-06 16:11:45 GMT)
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It is worth noting that a "public highway" covers all the areas mentioned by Daniel, squares, alleyways, footpaths, etc.:

Highway or Public Highway means any carriageway, lane, bridle path, footway, footpath, cycle track, walkway, bridge, square, court, alley, passage subway or other area which is a ‘highway maintainable at public expense’ in accordance with the Highways Act 1980 (or any subsequent enactment) and includes the whole extent of the Public Highway and the carriageways.
https://www.lawinsider.com/dictionary/highway-or-public-high...
Peer comment(s):
agree Robert Carter : "Public spaces" is too broad IMO, as it would presumably include beaches too, and even public libraries, which I don't think you could refer to as a "vía" in Spanish.
10 hrs
Thanks Robert
agree Chema Nieto Castañón : En castellano highway resuena automáticamente a "autopista", lo que hace que naturalmente rechacemos esta opción, pero realmente parece el equivalente más ajustado para vía pública // I suspected it but I wasn't 100% sure ¡Gracias por la confirmación!
3 days 11 hrs
Hi Chema, thanks, it's a legal term, and in English it also covers parks, squares, alleyways, etc. - it is any public area under the local council's responsibility.
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4 hrs

Public Routes

Via Publica, via meaning route
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