no reanimar
/no ɾeanimaɾ/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the English medical term DNR is translated as no reanimar.
The phrase refers to a medical order stating that a patient should not be revived if their heart or breathing stops. While no reanimar is the core instruction, in clinical or legal contexts, you may encounter the noun phrase orden de no reanimación to refer to the formal DNR order itself. You can also use the infinitive form after the word order, as in orden de no reanimar.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of the negation no and the infinitive verb reanimar, which means to resuscitate or to revive.
How do you pronounce it?
/no ɾeanimaɾ/
Did you know?
- The verb reanimar shares a root with the English word 'animal'. Both come from the Latin anima, which means 'breath' or 'soul'.
- In many Spanish-speaking medical contexts, instead of a simple 'no', doctors might use the more formal term limitación del esfuerzo terapéutico to discuss the decision to stop life-prolonging treatments.
- The word reanimar is used in Spanish to describe both medical resuscitation and the act of reviving a tired person with a coffee or a snack.
Examples in context
- Por favor, no reanimar bajo ninguna circunstancia.Please do not resuscitate under any circumstances.
- En el caso de un paro cardíaco, se seguirán sus instrucciones de no resucitar.In the case of cardiac arrest, your instructions of not resuscitating will be followed.
- No quiero ser reanimado(a), por favor.I don't want to be resuscitated, please.
- Estoy de acuerdo con su deseo de no reanimar.I agree with your preference of not resuscitating.
- El paciente tiene la orden de no reanimar.The patient has a do not resuscitate order.
- Debemos respetar su voluntad de no reanimar.We must respect his wish not to be resuscitated.
Example conversation
A doctor is discussing end-of-life wishes with a family member.
- SofíaMateo, ¿está el paciente en no reanimar?Mateo, is the patient on DNR?
- MateoSí, Sofía, él firmó los papeles ayer.Yes, Sofia, he signed the papers yesterday.
- SofíaEntiendo, debemos respetar su voluntad.I understand, we must respect his wishes.
- MateoAsí es, el no reanimar es definitivo.That is correct, the DNR is final.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries no, reanimar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
