NBCMI EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Ad Hoc - Answers -"for this"
Ad Hoc interpreter - Answers -Lacks the appropriate training but steps in as an
improvised language assistant to resolve a communication problem.
Translator - Answers -converts reading material from one language to another.
Interpreting modes - Answers -1. SIGHT TRANSLATION
2. SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETING
3. CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETING
LEP - Answers -Limited English Proficient. The patient
HCP - Answers -The Healthcare Provider
VRI - Answers -Video Remote Interpreting
Syntax - Answers -arrangement of a sentence and how people put words in a certain
order to convey their intended meaning.
two branches of linguistics that study meaning - Answers -1. Semantics focuses on the
literal meaning of words we can find in the dictionary.
2. Pragmatics focuses on meaning that can be inferred beyond the simple and logical
meaning of words.
Register - Answers -level of formality
Denotation vs. Connotation - Answers -Denotation refers to the standard definition of a
word you can find in a dictionary.
Connotation is concerned with the ideas or feelings a word can evoke.
Achaques - Answers -Aches and pains
Adormecido, dormido - Answers -Numb
Afligido - Answers -Very worried
Aliviarse o Componerse - Answers -To give birth
Almorranas - Answers -Hemorrhoids
,Amodorrado - Answers -Drowsy
Anginas - Answers -Tonsils
Basca - Answers -Nausea
Canilla - Answers -Shin (forearm)
Carnosidad - Answers -Fleshy growth
Chamorro, camote, batata - Answers -Calf
Chiches, chichis - Answers -Tits
Chichón - Answers -Lump
Cognates - Answers -Words that look and sound similar in English and Spanish and
mean the same thing.
Similes - Answers -type of figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things
or concepts by connecting them with the words "like" or "as." For example, "You are
tough as nails." or "I slept like a baby." An example in Spanish would be, "Quedé flaco
como un esqueleto."
Metaphors - Answers -similar to similes, but without connecting the two words directly
or explicitly. A metaphor describes something as being something else to help explain
an idea. For example, "Life is a rollercoaster"
Euphemisms - Answers -figure of speech that is used to replace expressions that are
normally considered rude, embarrassing, unpleasant, or taboo
Hyperboles - Answers -use exaggeration to intensify a message.
Idioms - Answers -common phrases or expressions that may not make a lot of sense if
the words in them are taken literally. i.e., Let's give it a shot!
Cogote - Answers -Neck
Comadrona, matrona, partera - Answers -Midwife
Corva - Answers -Back of the knee
Cuadril - Answers -Hip
Curandero - Answers -Folk healer
, Empachar - Answers -Get an upset stomach
Encarnado - Answers -Ingrown
Engarrotar - Answers -Get stiff
Escozor - Answers -Stinging
Gaznate - Answers -Throat
Greñas - Answers -Hair
Hormigueo - Answers -Tingling
procedure to see blood vessels - Answers -Angiogram
Injection applied within the skin - Answers -Intradermal
Bilis - Answers -Bilis is a condition caused by suppressed excessive anger or intense
and prolonged emotional upset
Caida de Mollera - Answers -La mollera (fontanel) is the soft spot on top of a baby's
head
Empacho - Answers -indigestion
Mal de Ojo - Answers -The symptoms of mal de ojo (evil eye) on a baby may be fever,
incessant crying, restlessness, and lack of appetite. The most common believed cause
of mal de ojo is when someone gazes or stares at someone else with admiration,
jealousy or envy.
When is a HSA needed? - Answers -When there is a high deductible health plan
Title VI - Answers -In 1964, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act was enacted. Title VI is a
federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in
programs and activities that receive financial assistance from the federal government.
remains today the legal basis for the language access movement in the United States.
Executive Order 13166 - Answers -extended language access requirements to
departments of the federal government, such as the Department of Education, the
Department of Labor, etc.
CLAS - Answers -intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help
eliminate health care disparities
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services - Answers -
Ad Hoc - Answers -"for this"
Ad Hoc interpreter - Answers -Lacks the appropriate training but steps in as an
improvised language assistant to resolve a communication problem.
Translator - Answers -converts reading material from one language to another.
Interpreting modes - Answers -1. SIGHT TRANSLATION
2. SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETING
3. CONSECUTIVE INTERPRETING
LEP - Answers -Limited English Proficient. The patient
HCP - Answers -The Healthcare Provider
VRI - Answers -Video Remote Interpreting
Syntax - Answers -arrangement of a sentence and how people put words in a certain
order to convey their intended meaning.
two branches of linguistics that study meaning - Answers -1. Semantics focuses on the
literal meaning of words we can find in the dictionary.
2. Pragmatics focuses on meaning that can be inferred beyond the simple and logical
meaning of words.
Register - Answers -level of formality
Denotation vs. Connotation - Answers -Denotation refers to the standard definition of a
word you can find in a dictionary.
Connotation is concerned with the ideas or feelings a word can evoke.
Achaques - Answers -Aches and pains
Adormecido, dormido - Answers -Numb
Afligido - Answers -Very worried
Aliviarse o Componerse - Answers -To give birth
Almorranas - Answers -Hemorrhoids
,Amodorrado - Answers -Drowsy
Anginas - Answers -Tonsils
Basca - Answers -Nausea
Canilla - Answers -Shin (forearm)
Carnosidad - Answers -Fleshy growth
Chamorro, camote, batata - Answers -Calf
Chiches, chichis - Answers -Tits
Chichón - Answers -Lump
Cognates - Answers -Words that look and sound similar in English and Spanish and
mean the same thing.
Similes - Answers -type of figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things
or concepts by connecting them with the words "like" or "as." For example, "You are
tough as nails." or "I slept like a baby." An example in Spanish would be, "Quedé flaco
como un esqueleto."
Metaphors - Answers -similar to similes, but without connecting the two words directly
or explicitly. A metaphor describes something as being something else to help explain
an idea. For example, "Life is a rollercoaster"
Euphemisms - Answers -figure of speech that is used to replace expressions that are
normally considered rude, embarrassing, unpleasant, or taboo
Hyperboles - Answers -use exaggeration to intensify a message.
Idioms - Answers -common phrases or expressions that may not make a lot of sense if
the words in them are taken literally. i.e., Let's give it a shot!
Cogote - Answers -Neck
Comadrona, matrona, partera - Answers -Midwife
Corva - Answers -Back of the knee
Cuadril - Answers -Hip
Curandero - Answers -Folk healer
, Empachar - Answers -Get an upset stomach
Encarnado - Answers -Ingrown
Engarrotar - Answers -Get stiff
Escozor - Answers -Stinging
Gaznate - Answers -Throat
Greñas - Answers -Hair
Hormigueo - Answers -Tingling
procedure to see blood vessels - Answers -Angiogram
Injection applied within the skin - Answers -Intradermal
Bilis - Answers -Bilis is a condition caused by suppressed excessive anger or intense
and prolonged emotional upset
Caida de Mollera - Answers -La mollera (fontanel) is the soft spot on top of a baby's
head
Empacho - Answers -indigestion
Mal de Ojo - Answers -The symptoms of mal de ojo (evil eye) on a baby may be fever,
incessant crying, restlessness, and lack of appetite. The most common believed cause
of mal de ojo is when someone gazes or stares at someone else with admiration,
jealousy or envy.
When is a HSA needed? - Answers -When there is a high deductible health plan
Title VI - Answers -In 1964, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act was enacted. Title VI is a
federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in
programs and activities that receive financial assistance from the federal government.
remains today the legal basis for the language access movement in the United States.
Executive Order 13166 - Answers -extended language access requirements to
departments of the federal government, such as the Department of Education, the
Department of Labor, etc.
CLAS - Answers -intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help
eliminate health care disparities
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services - Answers -
