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aliciapc
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Help, please ...
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Hi all ! Me again with another translation, a cv for a doctor. I �d like to say that he �s been working in the surgery unit of a hospital but without pay : is "honorary" the correct word ? I thought of "pro bono" but it only applies to lawyers ...
Can anyone help me ? Thank you ! |
24 Jun 2010
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magneto
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Yes, "volunteer" sounds good to me, too...Or perhaps "for free"?. I �m not sure you can say that for someone �s work, though.
P.S.:I didn �t know "pro bono" only applied to lawyers...Guess you learn something every day, huh?
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24 Jun 2010
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aliciapc
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Yes, magneto, only to lawyers acc to the dictionary. Thank YOU and MANONSKI !! Always helpful !  |
24 Jun 2010
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yanogator
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Good suggestions, but if you use "free", please don �t say "for free", since the adjective "free" can �t be the object of the preposition "for". It is a very common mistake these days.
I, too, didn �t know about "pro bono". What a great place to learn!
Thanks,
Bruce |
24 Jun 2010
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aliciapc
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Thank YOU, too, Bruce. I didn �t know about "for free" ... VERY common mistake ( including myself ! .... ) |
25 Jun 2010
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MarianaC
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"Ad honorem" is a latin phrase that is understood both in English and in Spanish as the ttype of work you do without getting material benefits, but to gain experience, or simply to help others.
Volunteer is a good one too, although it is more connected with natural disasters.
Maybe non-remunerative could be a good choice as well.
Cheers |
25 Jun 2010
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aliciapc
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Hi Marina, thanks for your help, but according to Longman and Macmillan dictionaries, "non-remunerative" is not an English word .... "remunerative" is, though ... are you sure it �s ok ?
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25 Jun 2010
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pauguzman
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the web page wordreference.com always helps me with my translations I � d say "ad honorem"
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25 Jun 2010
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aliciapc
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Thank you Paula! Good help ! |
25 Jun 2010
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plemos
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Sorry Bruce but you got me puzzled!!! I started wondering what I would say if I wanted to say that I did something without expecting to be paied. So, I went to the OXFORD ADVANCED LEARNER �S DICTIONARY 7th edition page 617:
No payment - costing nothing: Admission is free. Free samples/tickets (...) You can �t expect people to work for free (=without payment)
I have heard this expression all my life, but I �m not a native speaker. Can anybody help a little further???  |
25 Jun 2010
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