the patient's condition is bad
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Hi all,
How would you translate this sentence into Spanish?
"the patient's condition is bad": "el estado del paciente está grave", or "el estado del paciente es or está malo"?
I reread Paralee's explanation about SER and ESTAR, but I wasn't able to decide what would be best in this case ... I think it's "está" here, but I cannot be sure! And I am not sure whether to use "grave" or "malo" either ........
Thanks,
Carole
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updated Nov 28, 2010
posted by CaroleAR
"Grave" is more formal and more serious (what a doctor would say); "malo" is a bit more informal and not so serious - LoaEtayo, Nov 28, 2010
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El estado del paciente es malo.
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El paciente está mal.
updated Nov 28, 2010
posted by Dakie
Thanks Dakie :-) - CaroleAR, Nov 28, 2010
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Este paciente va a morir muy pronto. :(
updated Nov 28, 2010
posted by lorenzo9
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El paciente está mál.
updated Nov 28, 2010
posted by Goyo
