donante de órganos
/donante de oɾɡanos/from spelling rules
The English phrase "organ donor" is translated into Spanish as donante de órganos.
A donante de órganos refers to a person from whom an organ is removed.
Meaning: person from whom an organ is removed (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of donante (donor) and de órganos (of organs).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Latin America, you can use donante de órganos. In Spain, donante de vísceras is a common expression for an organ donor.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun donante is gender-neutral in its form. To specify a female organ donor, you use the same phrase and rely on the context or accompanying articles to indicate gender. To make the phrase plural, change donante to donantes while keeping órganos plural, resulting in donantes de órganos.
How do you pronounce it?
/donante de oɾɡanos/
Did you know?
- Unlike in the US or UK, people in Spain do not typically opt in to be a donante de órganos on their driver's license. Instead, Spain operates under a 'presumed consent' system where citizens are donors by default unless they specifically opt out.
- Spanish uses the same word donante for both a person who gives money to charity and an organ donor. To avoid confusion in a hospital, the phrase de órganos is essential.
- Spain is globally recognized as a leader in organ transplantation. Its success is largely attributed to the 'Spanish Model', a highly organized system for coordinating donantes de órganos across the country.
Examples in context
- Cuando renové mi licencia de conductor tuve que decidir si quería ser donante de órganos.When I got my driver's license renewed, I had to decide if I wanted to be an organ donor.This sentence is useful for illustrating how to express a decision about being a donante de órganos when renewing a driver's license.Tatoeba #1070873 by hayastan, translation #1241280 by CM
- Soy donante de órganosI am an organ donor
- Ella es una donante de órganosShe is an organ donor
- Ser un donante de órganos es un gesto muy noble.Being an organ donor is a very noble gesture.
- Ellos necesitan registrar a cada donante de órganos con cuidado.They need to register every organ donor carefully.
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are discussing a volunteer program at a hospital.
- LucíaDaniel, ¿ya decidiste si quieres ser donante de órganos?Daniel, have you already decided if you want to be an organ donor?
- DanielSí, Lucía, creo que quiero ayudar a otros.Yes, Lucía, I think I want to help others.
- LucíaEs una decisión muy importante para la sociedad.It is a very important decision for society.
- DanielTienes razón, me siento muy bien con la idea.You're right, I feel very good about the idea.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
