Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
tripped and fell on wooden planks.
Spanish translation:
tropezó y cayó sobre tablones de madera
English term
United States
24 years of experience in many countries
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English to French, and 6 more.
Tripped on wooden planks.
Colleagues from Spain, feel free to send me your suggestions as well. It's the translation of a medical report. Is okay to translate it as tropezó en tablones de madera?
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How did the injury happened?
Tripped and fell on wooden planks. (For example "Tripped over a pipe and fell over the floor")
| 4 +4 | tropezó y cayó sobre tablones de madera |
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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| 5 | me tropecé con unos tablones de madera |
Elsa Caballero
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Mar 3, 2023 07:57: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Mar 3, 2023 08:06: abe(L)solano changed "Field" from "Medical" to "Other" , "Field (write-in)" from "Orthopedics" to "(none)"
Mar 10, 2023 11:37: Beatriz Ramírez de Haro Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
Spain
Golf, Literature and Religion Specialist
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
tropezó y cayó sobre tablones de madera
| Muchas gracias por vuestra ayuda Beatriz. |
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MollyRose
: According to the text included (not the term the asker posted, but rather this term as corrected), the person tripped over something and then fell upon the planks. That is what this translation conveys.
3 hrs
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My thoughts exactly. Saludos, Molly.
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nahuelhuapi
: Entiendo eso: capaz que a la persona se le despegó la suela del zapato, tropezó y se cayó sobre unos tablones. ¡Abrazo!
4 hrs
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En realidad podría haber tropezado contra cualquier cosa, incluso uno de los tablones. Saludos, colega.
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Beatriz Cabrera
: Opino igual. Tropezó con algo y cayó sobre los tablones.
2 days 23 hrs
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Cierto. Saludos tocaya.
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Veronica Cuevas
: Concuerdo totalmente con esto. Tropezó y cayó sobre tablones de madera.
26 days
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Gracias Verónica - Bea
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Australia
Passionate about quality
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Italian to Spanish
me tropecé con unos tablones de madera
| Thanks a lot. I was partially correct with my suggestion. |
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abe(L)solano
: no estoy tan seguro. "Wooden planks" pudiera ser parqué/suelo de madera. Así aparece para algunas marcas de "fllooring" americanas
27 mins
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Quizás, deberíamos tener una referencia visual para ver el tamaño de la pieza de madera :D
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MollyRose
: For the posted term, this could be--tripped over the planks. But the text provided says something different. The asker should clarify.
7 hrs
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Discussion
Thanks again.
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