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hacer un escáner()
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. to scan
Me hicieron un escáner de tórax para ver el estado de mis pulmones.They scanned my chest to see what condition my lungs were in.
b. to do a scan
Tras hacer un escáner, los médicos descubrieron que tenía un cuerpo extraño en el estómago.After doing a scan, the doctors discovered that I had a foreign body in my stomach.
c. no direct translation
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Ana está un poco tensa porque mañana va a la clínica a que le hagan un escáner de cerebro.Ana is a bit edgy because she's going to the clinic for a brain scan tomorrow.
Mi médico me mandó a hacer un escáner.My doctor sent me to get imaging done.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
2. (medicine)
a. no direct translation
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Los médicos le hicieron un escáner al paciente para ver si tenía algún tumor.The doctors took a scan to see if the patient had any tumors.
Me hicieron un escáner y tengo bien el hígado.They scanned my liver, and it's fine.
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