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bends at the waist

Spanish translation: se dobla a la altura de la cintura

15:07 Dec 7, 2022
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care
English term or phrase: bends at the waist
Which person uses proper lifting technique?
Jamie bends at the waist to lift an object and holds it away from their body.

Thank you in advance for your help!
Rocío Ruffini
Argentina
Local time: 19:22
Spanish translation:se dobla a la altura de la cintura
Explanation:
It's someone bending to grab/pick up something.

Usually like this.

Good luck!
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Josep Vives (X)
Spain
Local time: 00:22
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3se dobla a la altura de la cintura
Josep Vives (X)
5 +2se agacha doblando la cintura
Stuart and Aida Nelson
4se dobla por la cintura
patinba
3 -1Levanta con la cintura
Nicolas Saez


  

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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
se dobla a la altura de la cintura


Explanation:
It's someone bending to grab/pick up something.

Usually like this.

Good luck!

Josep Vives (X)
Spain
Local time: 00:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in CatalanCatalan, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cristina Bouzas, Bsc, MA: I agree with "a la altura de la cintura", but would use another verb such as "inclinar" or "flexionar" instead of doblar.
28 mins
agree  Mónica Hanlan
1 hr
agree  Emilio A. Diaz H.: I agree with Cristina, while doblar is a possible translation it may be better with "inclina" or "flexiona"
14 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
se agacha doblando la cintura


Explanation:

la persona se agacha doblando la cintura al levantar o bajar un objeto

https://studylib.es/doc/5699777/cómo-cargar-objetos-de-maner...

Evitar torcer la espalda mientras se agacha para alcanzar, levantar o cargar un objeto

https://elpitazo.net/salud/dolor-espalda-por-el-trabajo-lesi...

agachar = bend

https://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=aga...

Stuart and Aida Nelson
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Cristina Bouzas, Bsc, MA: "Agacharse" seems to convey that they kneel down, as in performing a squat-type movement. It backtranslates to "bend down", not just "bend", as in flexing part of your body. This seems to be an example of how NOT to lift objects.
7 mins
  -> Todo el tema de seguridad en el trabajo, etc. gira en torno a agacharse correctamente!
agree  Adoración Bodoque Martínez: "Agacharse" es la traducción correcta de 'bend down'. En mi opinión, esta es la mejor opción de todas las ofrecidas hasta ahora. Ver https://dle.rae.es/agachar y https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-spanish...
6 hrs
  -> Gracias, Adoración.
agree  François Tardif
9 hrs
  -> Gracias, François.
agree  abe(L)solano: Por supuesto que esto es lo que se dice o "inclinando la cintura"
17 hrs
  -> Gracias, Abe, saludos.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Levanta con la cintura


Explanation:
Another viable option.

"...levanta el objeto con la cintura manteniéndolo apartado de su cuerpo".


Nicolas Saez
Argentina
Local time: 19:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Juan Jacob: Si acaso, "por" la cintura.
3 hrs
  -> En Argentina decimos así cuando se usa la cintura y no las piernas, por ejemplo, para levantar algo. Quizás sea algo muy de este lado de Latinoamérica.
disagree  Cristina Bouzas, Bsc, MA: No, this seems like the person is performing a glute bridge (i.e., literally pushing the weight with their hips)
17 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
se dobla por la cintura


Explanation:
Cómo actuar en caso de atragantamiento - OCUhttps://www.ocu.org › salud › consejos
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Sin embargo, si la tos no está surtiendo el efecto deseado y la persona se debilita, puedes ayudarla a doblarse por la cintura e inclinarse mucho hacia ...

Embarazo y dolorhttps://www.dolor.com › otros-recursos
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Flexionar las rodillas para levantar cosas: no doblarse por la cintura. No levantar objetos pesados. Evitar aumentar mucho de peso. Usar calor o frío en la ...

Protegiendo Su Frágil Columna Vertebralhttps://huesosanos.org › wp-content › uploads › S...
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lavar los platos, trate de no doblarse por la cintura, sino más bien ... Aquí hay algunos consejos para levantar de un modo seguro, un objeto del piso:.

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Consejos para evitar el dolor de espalda - ClikiSalud.nethttps://www.clikisalud.net › consejos-...

... debe usar una técnica adecuada, es decir no doblarse por la cintura, mantener la espalda recta y doblar las rodillas, esto evita los dolores de espalda.

Lección 4: Inclinación. Anteversión pélvica. No doblarse por la ...https://www.youtube.com › watch
Mar 13, 2016 — Lección 4: Inclinación. Anteversión pélvica. No doblarse por la cintura. 180 apoyos por minuto. 4.7K views 6 years ago. Juan Romero Sebastiá.

patinba
Argentina
Local time: 19:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 80
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