Glossary entry

Bulgarian term or phrase:

максимален

English translation:

maximum

Added to glossary by Denis Shepelev
Oct 7, 2015 13:37
8 yrs ago
Bulgarian term

максимален

Bulgarian to English Medical Other Medical questionnaire
I'm doing a back translation of a questionnaire that was originally written in English, and I would like the opinion of native Bulgarian speakers about whether these lines are reasonably colloquial. For pain, at least, I usually see descriptors like "най-силна" or "най-тежка." This is the first time I've seen "максималната болка" or "максималната сухота."

Максималната сухота, която можеш да си представиш.

Максималната болка, която можеш да си представиш
Proposed translations (English)
3 maximum
3 +1 breaking point of
Change log

Oct 7, 2015 13:39: Kalinka Hristova changed "Term asked" from "Максималната" to "максимален"

Oct 29, 2015 10:09: Denis Shepelev Created KOG entry

Discussion

James McVay (asker) Oct 7, 2015:
Thanks, Ekaterina and Denis … For your insightful remarks. I translated the term literally and added a comment that captured the essence of your remarks.

Proposed translations

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maximum

I think the translator translated the original English phrase "maximum pain" as "максимална болка" which can be used in a questionnaire, however, in my opinion, "най-силна болка" would be more appropriate.

See:
http://conf.uni-ruse.bg/bg/docs/cp13/8.1/8.1-20.pdf

Пациентите са помолени да маркират интензивността на болката си от 0 до 10, където 0 символизира липса на болка, а 10 – максимална болка.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Denis."
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breaking point of

Well I wouldn't say this is a good choice of words.

Най-силната болка
Най-острата сухота
would be more adapted.
Peer comment(s):

agree Petar Tsanev : "Максималната" definitely sounds a bit strange in the context of pain. It is okay for dryness, but "най-острата" is better.
10 mins
Thanks a lot!
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