Un informe sobre la menopausia con datos de hombres
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La Agencia Europea de Seguridad Alimentaria (EFSA) va a corregir un informe sobre la menopausia. El informe es de la Agencia Española de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición (AESAN).
La Asociación Española de Mujeres Investigadoras y Tecnólogas (AMIT) criticó el informe. Después, AESAN admitió el problema. Ahora la EFSA dice que el informe se va a publicar otra vez con las correcciones necesarias. También recuerda que cada país es responsable de su contenido.
La ministra de Igualdad, Ana Redondo, pide que no se repita este error. Las investigadoras de AMIT dicen que el informe puede engañar a las mujeres. Ellas buscan recomendaciones de alimentación para la menopausia, pero los datos no son de mujeres.
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Watch out, English speaker
Spanish uses ir a + infinitive for the near future, just like English 'be going to'. But unlike English, the verb ir must be conjugated to match the subject, and the infinitive never changes. English speakers often forget to conjugate ir, saying va a corregir for 'I am going to correct' instead of voy a corregir.
Spanish often uses the passive se + third-person verb where English uses 'be + past participle' or 'one/they'. The verb agrees with the thing affected, not with the agent. English speakers may try to add a subject like por ellos or use ser + participle, which sounds unnatural in these general statements.
Spanish vocabulary can be deceptive: corregir means 'to correct', not 'to correspond'; admitir can mean 'to admit' but also 'to accept' or 'to acknowledge'; responsable looks like 'responsible' but in Spanish it often means 'in charge of'. False friends like error (not 'error' but 'mistake') and engañar (to deceive, not 'to engage') can trip you up.
Key vocabulary
corregirv.
to correct, to revise
“La EFSA va a corregir el informe.”— EFSA is going to revise the report.
Pattern corregir un error - to correct a mistake
Compare enmendar - to amend
Conjugation: corrijo, corriges, corrige...
💡 The root reg- is related to 'rule'; to correct means to make something conform to the rule.
menopausiaf.
menopause
“El informe es sobre la menopausia.”— The report is about menopause.
Pattern síntomas de la menopausia - menopause symptoms
Compare climaterio - menopause
Plural: menopausias
💡 From Greek menos (month) and pausis (cessation), referring to the cessation of menstruation.
datom.
data, fact
“Los datos son de estudios solo con hombres.”— The data come from studies with men only.
Pattern datos de estudios - study data
Compare información - information
Plural: datos
💡 Commonly used in the plural form datos to mean 'data'.
hierrom.
iron (element)
“Los datos sobre el hierro son de hombres.”— The data on iron are from men.
Pattern falta de hierro - iron deficiency
Compare Fe - iron (chemical symbol)
Plural: hierros
💡 Be careful to distinguish from hierba (grass); hierro has a double r pronounced as a trill.
vitaminaf.
vitamin
“La vitamina C es importante para la salud.”— Vitamin C is important for health.
Pattern vitamina C - vitamin C
Plural: vitaminas
💡 From Latin vita (life); vitamins are elements that sustain life.
criticarv.
to criticize
“AMIT criticó el informe.”— AMIT criticized the report.
Pattern criticar duramente - to criticize harshly
Compare censurar - to censure
Conjugation: critico, criticas, critica...
💡 The noun crítica (criticism) is more commonly used.
admitirv.
to admit, to accept
“AESAN admitió el problema.”— AESAN admitted the problem.
Pattern admitir un error - to admit a mistake
Compare reconocer - to acknowledge
Conjugation: admito, admites, admite...
💡 Be careful to distinguish from emitir (to emit); the prefix ad- means 'toward'.
publicarv.
to publish, to release
“El informe se va a publicar otra vez.”— The report will be published again.
Pattern publicar un informe - to publish a report
Compare editar - to publish
Conjugation: publico, publicas, publica...
💡 The noun publicación means publication.
responsableadj.
responsible, in charge
“Cada país es responsable de su contenido.”— Each country is responsible for its content.
Pattern ser responsable de - to be responsible for
Compare encargado - in charge
Plural: responsables
💡 The noun responsabilidad (responsibility) is also very common.
errorm.
mistake, error
“No se repita este error.”— May this mistake not be repeated.
Pattern cometer un error - to make a mistake
Compare fallo - mistake
Plural: errores
💡 Note the double r is pronounced as a trill; do not confuse with cero (zero).
engañarv.
to deceive, to mislead
“El informe puede engañar a las mujeres.”— The report can mislead women.
Pattern engañar a alguien - to deceive someone
Compare mentir - to lie
Conjugation: engaño, engañas, engaña...
💡 The noun engaño means deception.
recomendaciónf.
recommendation, advice
“Buscan recomendaciones para la menopausia.”— They are looking for recommendations for menopause.
Pattern recomendaciones de alimentación - dietary recommendations
Compare consejo - advice
Plural: recomendaciones
💡 The verb recomendar means to recommend.
Grammar spotlight
ir a + infinitive (future)
A1
This structure expresses an action or plan that is about to happen, equivalent to English 'be going to'. Only the verb ir needs to be conjugated in the present tense.
“La EFSA va a corregir un informe.”— EFSA is going to correct a report.
⚠️ Don't forget to conjugate ir, e.g., yo voy a, tú vas a.
Passive se + third-person verb
A2
This construction means 'is/are ...ed' or 'people ...'. The verb is in the third person singular or plural, agreeing with the subject.
“El informe se va a publicar otra vez.”— The report is going to be published again.
⚠️ Remember: if the subject is singular, use se + singular verb; if plural, use se + plural verb.
Sentence patterns to steal
La EFSA dice que el informe se va a publicar otra vez con las correcciones necesarias.
EFSA says that the report will be published again with the necessary corrections.
decir que + clauseYou can replace the subject and the content of the clause.
La ministra pide que no se repita este error.
The minister asks that this mistake not be repeated.
pedir que + subjunctiveYou can replace the subject of pedir and the verb in the clause.
Las investigadoras dicen que el informe puede engañar a las mujeres.
The researchers say that the report can mislead women.
decir que + clause (poder + infinitive)You can replace the subject of decir and the content of the clause.
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
The European Food Safety Authority is an independent scientific agency of the European Union responsible for assessing risks in the food chain and providing scientific advice for EU legislation. Its headquarters are in Parma, Italy. Member states also have similar agencies, such as AESAN in Spain.