fosas comúnes (o fosa común) - What is the English translation? English translators help medical English translators with the translation of fosas comúnes (o fosa común)

Conges terminology question

229 months ago

Brenda Galvan (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Spanish > English
Subject:	Medical
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	fosas comúnes (o fosa común)
Context:	...
Keywords:	-

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229 months ago

wrote:

common pit area, shared pit, common grave area, shared grave

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229 months ago

wrote:

mass grave

My comment:

Una "common grave" es para personas sin familia. Una "mass grave" es para soldados o prsioneros.

My references:

Harper Collins Unabridged Spanish/English Dictionary

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229 months ago

wrote:

I agree

229 months ago

wrote:

Hola y gracias, Claude.

229 months ago

wrote:

I agree

229 months ago

wrote:

common or communal grave

My comment:

I agree that sometimes pit is used

My references:

Wordreference Dictionary

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229 months ago

Clara Fernández wrote:

Common grave.

My comment:

Also known as "potter's field"

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229 months ago

Clara Fernández wrote:

It can also be called a "pit"

My comment:

Technically Common Grave is the correct word for fosa comun, however from time to time , some people use th word "pit" but this is only if you are referring more to an "hoyo"

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229 months ago

Clara Fernández wrote:

Fosa Comun is a "Common Grave"

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