a terc mig

English translation: in/at/on the middle third

13:34 Jan 4, 2013
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
Catalan term or phrase: a terc mig
The whole phrase is "a terc mig distal de la cara anterior de la cama dreta".

It appears in a post mortem report.
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English translation:in/at/on the middle third
Explanation:
The exact preposition depends on what comes before the phrase, but this is what it refers to.
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Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
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4 +1in/at/on the middle third
Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
4 +1middle third
Montse Ballesteros


  

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in/at/on the middle third


Explanation:
The exact preposition depends on what comes before the phrase, but this is what it refers to.

Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
Spain
Local time: 15:15
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

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agree  liz askew
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middle third


Explanation:
It should be "terç" instead of "terc" = "third"

http://chestofbooks.com/health/anatomy/Human-Body-Constructi...

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Note added at 5 mins (2013-01-04 13:40:14 GMT)
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terç -a

1 ADJ Tercer.

2 M Cadascuna de les parts d'una cosa dividida en tres parts iguals. Un terç, 1/3. Dos terços, 2/3.

Castellà: tercio -cia, tercero -ra; M tercio

Anglès: third; M third

Francès: troisième; M tiers

Alemany: dritt|e, -er, -es; M Drittel N

www.grec.cat

Montse Ballesteros
Spain
Local time: 15:15
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in CatalanCatalan
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for the input Montse. I was aware of the typo, but I'm afraid I don't know how to get a cedilla on a c in a proz form. Control+comma+c is what I use in Word, but it doesn't seem to work here.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patrick Bones: Good eye on the typ-o.
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Patrick!
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