Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
pasta (in this context)
English translation:
salve
Added to glossary by
Sandra Alboum
Aug 13, 2007 18:25
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
United States
Small World Language Services
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 4 more.
pasta (in this context)
Spanish to English
Medical
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
pasta
This is a text from a medical study in Colombia:
Yo le diría a XXXX (pharmaceutic company) que esas pastas son una bendeción de Dios.
Yo le diría a XXXX (pharmaceutic company) que esas pastas son una bendeción de Dios.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | salve |
Sandra Alboum
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| 5 +2 | paste |
Monica Colangelo
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| 5 | pill |
Marsha Wilkie
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Change log
Aug 14, 2007 02:08: Sandra Alboum Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+4
7 mins
Sandra Alboum
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Translation for mission-driven orgs
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English, English to Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
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salve
Without any idea of what this person is referring to, I'd just say "salve", which is a general pasty mixture of something which makes you feel better.
Good luck.
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Note added at 8 mins (2007-08-13 18:33:56 GMT)
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You may also say "ointment". Just a thought.
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Note added at 13 mins (2007-08-13 18:38:47 GMT)
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If it dissolves in water, then I'd just call it a TABLET.
Good luck.
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Note added at 8 mins (2007-08-13 18:33:56 GMT)
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You may also say "ointment". Just a thought.
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Note added at 13 mins (2007-08-13 18:38:47 GMT)
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If it dissolves in water, then I'd just call it a TABLET.
Peer comment(s):
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Alfredo Tanús
: Ointment
2 mins
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| agree |
dcanossa
6 mins
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| agree |
liz askew
: Ointment.
6 mins
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| agree |
Jessica M
: ointment
23 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Sandra,
I'm going with tablet, and since you were the first one to mention it, you get the points. Thanks for your help!"
1 hr
Marsha Wilkie
Colombia
Colombia
Native in Spanish
&
English
Colombia
True meaning, right feeling
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
pill
Pasta is the slangy generic name for pill, not the contraceptive, any type of pill: tablets, capsules, whatever capsules. The term is used mostly by the so-called lower classes'.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-08-13 23:38:36 GMT)
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It does not necessarily dissolve in water, but it would have to be swallowed with water.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-08-13 23:38:36 GMT)
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It does not necessarily dissolve in water, but it would have to be swallowed with water.
Note from asker:
| But does it dissolve in water? Would that be an appropriate term for this type of medicine? |
+2
10 mins
Monica Colangelo
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Argentina
45 yrs' experience in most every field
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, Uruguayan, Bolivian, Argentine, US, Rioplatense, Latin American, Puerto Rican, Dominican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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27
paste
Kimberlee: sería útil saber de qué producto se trata, para tener absoluta seguridad. Pero recuerdo que en uno de los laboratorios opoterápicos en que trabajé, se fabricaba pasta de hígado (como complemento vitamínico", que está definida en la USP (US Pharmacopoeia) como "liver paste".
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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-08-14 00:10:59 GMT)
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Hey, Kimberlee: if you had mentioned the name of the product, you would have had the right answer many hours ago. As a matter of fact, deferasirox comes in "TABLETS"
http://www.drugs.com/mtm/deferasirox.html
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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-08-14 00:10:59 GMT)
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Hey, Kimberlee: if you had mentioned the name of the product, you would have had the right answer many hours ago. As a matter of fact, deferasirox comes in "TABLETS"
http://www.drugs.com/mtm/deferasirox.html
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sarah Weston
35 mins
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Thanks, Sarah
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| agree |
Rachel Fell
: I'd say this may be right (but don't really know) - salves and ointments are for external applic'n.; yes, pity we didn't get more information in 1st place...
1 hr
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Thanks, Rachel. Though with the name of the product available, we now know pasta is some sort of slanginsh expression, as the product comes in tablets.
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Discussion
And, by the way, It seems to me that your last comment has to do with use of illegal drugs, possibly cocaine.
noun
: a soft plastic mixture or composition; especially : an external medicament that has a stiffer consistency than an ointment and is less greasy because of its higher percentage of powdered ingredients (Webster med. dict)