¿Curita o Bandita? By Gloria M. Rivera As a Spanish translator and interpreter in the US I work with different variants of Spanish. That is why I enjoy collecting words from different countries. You never know when they may come in handy some day. This time, I decided to talk about a word that is […]
Cute Anatomy in English By Gloria M. Rivera “Spanish interpreters use so many fancy words,” a provider told me when I interpreted “collar bone” as “clavícula” (clavicle). “Oh, it is because most medical terminology comes from Greek and Latin, just like Spanish does,” I replied with a big smile on my face. Spanish speakers are
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Famous Cats in Medical Translation By Gloria M. Rivera Today, August 8th, is International Cat Day. This day was created in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to celebrate one of our most beloved and ancient pets.To celebrate this day, I created a list of my favorite CATS in medical translation. CAT
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¿Mande? Come Again? By Gloria M. Rivera In Spanish, according to the Diccionario de la lengua española (DLE), “mandar” means to order or to command (i.e. “Mi médico me mandó a ver a un especialista” [My doctor sent me to see a specialist]) or to send something (i.e. “Mis padres me mandaron un regalo por
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El paciente latino para cirujanos ortopédicos By Gloria M. Rivera ¿Te gustaría participar como panelista en una mesa redonda sobre la cultura latina? Cuando oí esa pregunta, no podía más de la emoción y dije sí sin pensarlo dos veces. El tener como “audiencia cautiva” a los cirujanos ortopédicos asistentes a la Conferencia Anual de
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Alternative Anatomy (in Spanish) By Gloria M. Rivera The first time I heard “me duele la paleta”, the Peruvian in me was very confused. In Perú, a “paleta” is a small wooden racket, like the one used for playing ping-pong. After growing up in Lima watching Mexican TV shows, I was aware and quite confident,
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