how to say jet leg in spanish?

Question

Hola ,is anyone know how to say jet leg in spanish? Gracias!

We do have the compund noun "dead leg" I wonder what that is in Spanish. - ian-hill, May 12, 2011

Nice question! That really makes me think about the words I use everyday. - GuitarWarrior, May 12, 2011

wow....you used jet lag everyday....why? - FeciliaChen, May 13, 2011

Answer 1

Hi and welcome to the forum.

The term in English is "Jet lag" and I believe it's the same in Spanish.

Jet lag = afecta por el desfase horario

El jet lag, también conocido como descompensación horaria, disritmia circadiana o síndrome de los husos horarios, es un desequilibrio producido entre el reloj interno de una persona (que marca los períodos de sueño y vigilia) y el nuevo horario que se establece al viajar en avión a largas distancias, a través de varias regiones horarias.

wonder what the etymology is for that :)) -Where's Lazarus when one needs him? - ian-hill, May 12, 2011

thank you!!! - FeciliaChen, May 13, 2011

Answer 2

Welcome to the forum!

I believe you mean "jet lag".

The only reference I can find in the phrase book is a very long term. A native speaker should give the most accurate answer.

desbalance temporal causado por el viaje

thank you so much, i made a silly mistake....haha... (jet leg) - FeciliaChen, May 13, 2011

Answer 3

¿pierna de chorro?

just kidding, that would be a literal translation of "jet leg". And "jet lag" (descompensación horaria) would probably be left untranslated,

jajaaja..... i know i made a silly mistake.....jajajaja.....thank you for answering my questions - FeciliaChen, May 13, 2011

Answer 4

Clarification, please: Do you mean "jet leg" (and if so what does this mean to you), or do you mean "jet lag"? I ask because the two terms are often confused, and "jet leg" does not mean the same thing to everyone.

jaja....i made a silly mistake ......it's jet lag, thank you for answering my question - FeciliaChen, May 13, 2011