Einnahme

English translation: taking (one tablet)

12:02 Jun 2, 2020
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals
German term or phrase: Einnahme
My question is, can Einnahme (einer Tablette) be translated as intake (of a tablet) or is it totally wrong?
Tamas Toth
Hungary
Local time: 12:31
English translation:taking (one tablet)
Explanation:
is the default, as in "requires taking one tablet per day". Are deviations possible? Of course. But they're not likely to include "intake".
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Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 07:31
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3 +2taking (one tablet)
Michael Martin, MA
3here: .. in addition to taking 3 tablets a day ...
Marga Shaw


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taking (one tablet)


Explanation:
is the default, as in "requires taking one tablet per day". Are deviations possible? Of course. But they're not likely to include "intake".

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 07:31
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  philgoddard
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here: .. in addition to taking 3 tablets a day ...


Explanation:
or:

... if he is allowed to swallow to the 3 three tablets a day he is [already] taking an additonal forth one ...



Marga Shaw
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:31
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