Semestre

11:03 Apr 19, 2024

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Clinical Trials

Spanish term or phrase: Semestre

Could anyone help with the word 'semestre' in the following context:

INFORME DE AVANCE CCIS (Comisión Conjunta de Investigaciones en Salud [Health Research Joint Commission]) - Periodo 2o semestre 2023.

Translation:
CCIS (Comisión Conjunta de Investigaciones en Salud [Health Research Joint Commission]) Progress Report - Period: 2nd ... 2023.

We're talking about a clinical trial so I don't feel like the English 'semester' fits here. I've seen it translated as 'quarter' but I feel like this could either be referring to the latter (as you can be requested to send progress reports up to 4 times per year) or to a biannual submission, and therefore this is the second submission of that year. There's not enough context within the document for me to decipher this... If it is a biannual submission, I can't quite pinpoint the right term so any suggestions on this would be greatly appreciated.

Arabella Itani KudoZ activity Questions: 22 (2 open) (1 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 0 United Kingdom
Local time: 16:15

Summary of answers provided

5 +1

Six months/half of the year

Eileen Brophy

2nd half 2023 / 2nd semester 2023

Jefferson Azevedo

6-month trial phase

Adrian MM.

Answers

8 mins confidence:

2nd half 2023 / 2nd semester 2023

Explanation:
"Semester" doesn't sound out of place to me, but using "1st half" and "2nd half" for Spanish "semester" is quite common.

Here's a list of suggested synonyms:

https://www.powerthesaurus.org/second_half_of_the_year/synon...

https://www.powerthesaurus.org/second_half_of_the_year/synonyms

Jefferson Azevedo
Brazil
Local time: 12:15
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you! I'll await some more suggestions to be sure but this is a good start :)

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Six months/half of the year

Explanation:
The second six months or the second half of the year or 2023, both are used in English as well as semester

Eileen Brophy
Spain
Local time: 17:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you Eileen. I've been researching 'semester' within the context of clinical trials and everything that comes up is related to education (i.e. University courses etc.) - so I'm not sure I can use semester in this instance. I'll keep it in mind for now and await further suggestions before making the call. Thank you so much for your suggestion!

11 hrs confidence:

periodo semestre 6-month trial phase

Explanation:
> semester is 6 months or half a year. Trimester is a 3-month term, as in the UK.

Periodo 2o semestre 2023 : 6-month phase /the trial phase being the 2nd half of 2023

Non-pro voters ought to see how the 'term' fits into the translation.

Example sentence(s):

Phase 2 clinical trial to the first half of 2025.

Reference: http://www.proz.com/personal-glossaries/entry/12316385-semes...

Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

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