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Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

lactante

English translation:

lactating (mother)

Added to glossary by jthompson
Apr 7, 2010 05:05
14 yrs ago
12 viewers *
Portuguese term

lactante

Portuguese to English Science Medical: Health Care
A influência da rede social da lactante no contexto da amamentação.
Proposed translations (English)
3 lactating (mother)
5 +4 nursing mother
4 breastfeeding mother

Proposed translations

56 mins
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lactating (mother)

I would use 'lactating' for 'lactante', since there is a later reference to breast-feeding ('amamentação').
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "tks"
9 mins

breastfeeding mother

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+4
1 hr

nursing mother

It is more common to say 'nursing mother', PLUS it frees up the word 'breasfeeding' to use later in the sentence where you need it most.

["nursing mother"] = 335,000 hits
["breastfeeding mother"] = 102,000 hits
Peer comment(s):
agree George C.
2 hrs
Thanks, George!
agree Charles R. Castleberry : ... more suitable in this case
4 hrs
Thanks, Charles!
agree Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães : :)
7 hrs
Thanks, Filippe!
agree Amy Duncan (X)
11 hrs
Thanks, Amy!
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