Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 22, 2023 22:19
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Spanish term
rebaba
Spanish to English
Medical
Medical (general)
Neurology
A 27-year-old Mexican patient who suffered a traumatic brain injury.
Sintomas:
LE CAYO UNA REBABA EN EL OJO IZQUIERDO Y EL TINITUS HA MEJORADO.
Sintomas:
LE CAYO UNA REBABA EN EL OJO IZQUIERDO Y EL TINITUS HA MEJORADO.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | foreign body |
liz askew
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| 5 +1 | debris |
Beth Farkas
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| 4 +1 | burr |
Wilsonn Perez Reyes
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| 5 | Foreign body |
Tiago Vieira
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| 3 | mote |
Muriel Vasconcellos
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Change log
Sep 29, 2023 08:31: liz askew Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Selected
foreign body
https://oftalmoruiz.com/tratamientos/retiro-rebaba-monterrey...
¿Que son las rebabas en el ojo?
Una de las lesiones más comunes relacionadas al trabajo son la incrustación de cuerpo extraño en la cornea, comúnmente conocidas como "rebabas", que son pequeñas piezas de metal u otro material, que salen disparadas cuando los trabajadores utilizan soldadura, taladro, martillo, cincel, trabajadores automotrices, corte de placas.
¿Que son las rebabas en el ojo?
Una de las lesiones más comunes relacionadas al trabajo son la incrustación de cuerpo extraño en la cornea, comúnmente conocidas como "rebabas", que son pequeñas piezas de metal u otro material, que salen disparadas cuando los trabajadores utilizan soldadura, taladro, martillo, cincel, trabajadores automotrices, corte de placas.
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Comment: "Thanks Liz!"
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Wilsonn Perez Reyes
El Salvador
El Salvador
Native in Spanish
Works in field
El Salvador
BA in Translation & BA in Law
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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burr
rebaba
1. f. Porción de materia sobrante que sobresale irregularmente en los bordes o en la superficie de un objeto cualquiera; como la argamasa que forma resalto en los ladrillos al sentarlos en obra.
https://dle.rae.es/rebaba
rebaba nf (materia sobrante)
leftovers npl
leftover material adj + n
burr n
https://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=reb...
1. f. Porción de materia sobrante que sobresale irregularmente en los bordes o en la superficie de un objeto cualquiera; como la argamasa que forma resalto en los ladrillos al sentarlos en obra.
https://dle.rae.es/rebaba
rebaba nf (materia sobrante)
leftovers npl
leftover material adj + n
burr n
https://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=reb...
Peer comment(s):
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Muriel Vasconcellos
: A burr is attached to something
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| agree |
Adrian MM.
: can be a loose burr https://iate.europa.eu/search/result/1695500662046/1
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Beth Farkas
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
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16
debris
In the context of a foreign body in the eye, debris is the usual term. Rebaba doesn't specify what kind of material it is, so the more literal "burr" is not commonly used in this context.
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
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mote
mote
/mōt/
noun
a tiny piece of a substance.
"the tiniest mote of dust"
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Mote_and_the_...
The analogy used is of **a small object in another's eye** as compared with a large beam of wood in one's own. The original Greek word translated as "mote" (κάρφος
https://medium.com › the-1000-day-mfa › on-a-mote-...
**On a Mote of Dust Suspended in a Sunbeam**. Write about your world today. Envy ... a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.” — Carl Sagan. That's a longer quote ...
Bible, King James Version
University of Michigan
https://quod.lib.umich.edu › cgi › kjv › kjv-idx
[4] Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out **the mote out of thine eye**; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? [5] Thou hypocrite, first cast out
/mōt/
noun
a tiny piece of a substance.
"the tiniest mote of dust"
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Mote_and_the_...
The analogy used is of **a small object in another's eye** as compared with a large beam of wood in one's own. The original Greek word translated as "mote" (κάρφος
https://medium.com › the-1000-day-mfa › on-a-mote-...
**On a Mote of Dust Suspended in a Sunbeam**. Write about your world today. Envy ... a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.” — Carl Sagan. That's a longer quote ...
Bible, King James Version
University of Michigan
https://quod.lib.umich.edu › cgi › kjv › kjv-idx
[4] Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out **the mote out of thine eye**; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? [5] Thou hypocrite, first cast out
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Tiago Vieira
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Professional Translator
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Russian to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 7 more.
Foreign body
As we can see "rebaba" is a foreign body in the eye. In the following website there is also some questions about the treatment: https://litfl.com/something-in-my-eye-doc/
Example sentence:
What methods may be used for removing corneal foreign bodies?
Peer comment(s):
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abe(L)solano
: liz proposed the same... 7 hours before (??!!)
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Yes, I know I just wanted to contribute with images.
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