Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

botes de patada

English translation:

pedal waste bin

Added to glossary by James Peel
Jul 7, 2015 19:38
8 yrs ago
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Spanish term

botes de patada

Spanish to English Medical Medical: Instruments
Right at the end of the long list of equipment each surgeon in a hospital has comes "3 botes de patada". I have no idea.

....2 sets for curettage, 2 sets for tubal ligation, 3 birth attenuation sets, 1 set for heart surgery, 1 microscope, 1 arthroscopy tower, 1 ligasure unit, 1 aspiration system, 5 oxygen outlets, 4 air outlets, 5 alternate current 127 BCVA contacts, 1 C-arch,***3 botes de patada***
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 pedal waste bin

Discussion

Carole Wolfe Jul 7, 2015:
Another way of putting it would be "waste receptacle with foot pedal, " but PueblaSol's translation is more concise. See http://www.rehabmart.com/category/Medical_Waste_Cans.htm
for photo.

Proposed translations

+2
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pedal waste bin

"bote de patada" is a trash bin with a pedal to open the lid.
Peer comment(s):

agree Carole Wolfe
44 mins
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agree Georgia ⠀ (X)
8 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much - I think my mind was fixed on some sort of medical equipment, so I didn't even think of gong down this route! Very much appreciated!"
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