Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
acronym buster
Spanish translation:
Glosario de acrónimos
Added to glossary by
Víctor Zamorano
Jun 9, 2023 17:33
12 mos ago
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English term
Argentina
Accurate and reliable translations
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Acronym Buster
English to Spanish
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
What's the meaning of "buster" in this example?
It's part of a User's Guide.
It's part of a User's Guide.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 +5 | Glosario de acrónimos |
Víctor Zamorano
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| 4 +3 | descifrador de acrónimos |
Jennifer Levey
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| 4 | buscador |
Jesica Frölich
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| 3 -2 | inexperienced/beginner |
Alberto de Antonio Rivera
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Change log
Jun 23, 2023 12:52: Víctor Zamorano Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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26 mins
Víctor Zamorano
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Spain
Ciencias sociales y mucho más
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: French to Spanish, English to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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28
Selected
Glosario de acrónimos
Parece que es común (yo no lo sabía) llamar así a un glosario o lista de acrónimos.
Peer comment(s):
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Juan Jacob
: Prefiero esta opción, sí.
3 hrs
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Gracias, Juan Jacob
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Jessica Noyes
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Gracias, Jessica
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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Gracias, Beatriz
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Pablo Cruz
: https://logistics-manual.redcross.org.uk/resources/acronym-b...
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Gracias, tupcf
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Richard VH
: Esta es la traducción más común y natural
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Gracias, Richard
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
19 mins
Jesica Frölich
Argentina
Argentina
Native in Spanish
Argentina
Audiovisual & technical translations
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Spanish
buscador
Buscador sería la traducción más plana, pero acronym junto a buster hace referencia a que encuentra las abreviaturas más raras o cualquiera que te puedas imaginar.
Buster: a person or thing that breaks, destroys, or incapacitates (a specified person or thing)
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/buster
Te dejo otros links de referencia:
https://www.nhsconfed.org/publications/acronym-buster
https://www.candi.nhs.uk/service-users-and-carers/acronym-bu...
Buster: a person or thing that breaks, destroys, or incapacitates (a specified person or thing)
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/buster
Te dejo otros links de referencia:
https://www.nhsconfed.org/publications/acronym-buster
https://www.candi.nhs.uk/service-users-and-carers/acronym-bu...
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27 mins
Alberto de Antonio Rivera
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Spain
Science, Eng., Mfg. Proc., Computers
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
inexperienced/beginner
As far as I know, "buster" is a noun, not an acronym. It has several meanings. The one given may fit best in the given context. Cheers.
Peer comment(s):
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Jennifer Levey
: You've completely misunderstood the question.
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Thanks, Jennifer..it's always nice to receive negative comments without an explanation
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Andrew Bramhall
: Agree with JL; you've completely missed the point
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+3
3 hrs
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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72
descifrador de acrónimos
By analogy with 'code breaker/buster' --> descifrador de código
Peer comment(s):
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Andrew Bramhall
: Yep, that's what it's about.
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Andy Watkinson
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Mónica Hanlan
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Discussion
What is acronym buster?
Our handy acronym buster has over a thousand commonly used healthcare https://www.candi.nhs.uk/service-users-and-carers/acronym-bu... abbreviations for you to access when you need them. Perhaps, for want of a better term an acronym buster is "decodifying" the abbreviations/acronyms.