Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
livewire
Spanish translation:
impredecible//lleno de sorpresas
English term
Traductora Pública de Inglés
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
livewire
He’s a livewire
We were in the
hospital or the doctor’s office every month with high fevers
because of ear infections.
He had an umbilical hernia that
never went away.
When xxxx was born he was in intensive care for 3 weeks.
He started off with lung problems and after that it was like he was always on breathing treatments.
He always had a runny nose and also had ear infections.
We found a really good doctor and she wanted to test for developmental delays.
She sent us to a geneticist but we didn’t really know what was wrong until we got the phone call stating that the boys had MPS II.
xxxx was 2 years old and xxxx was 14 months when they were diagnosed.
Buenas tardes, muchas gracias. No lo puedo encontrar.
Apr 19, 2020 06:17: Lydia De Jorge Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
United States
Don't just say it, say it right!
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
impredecible//lleno de sorpresas
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Note added at 29 mins (2020-04-05 21:04:26 GMT)
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con este niño hay que estar siempre en alerta pues es muy complicado
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Tomasso
: Literalmente, "live wire" refiere a un halonazo de la electricidad, como tocar un alambre vivo de la luz, pues dificil de controlar,
5 hrs
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Gracias, Tomasso. Me parece que el contexto es muy claro.
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María C Turri
11 hrs
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Gracias!
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Spain
Experienced, fast and reliable
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Italian to Spanish
puro nervio / culo inquieto
Noun 1. live wire - an alert and energetic personlive wire - an alert and energetic person
Mexico
Confianza, certeza, creatividad.
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 6 more.
hiperactivo/hipertenso
Tiene mucha energía y mucha tensión.
La descripción del MPS II es muy útil para entenderlo:
https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/ency/article/001203.htm
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Chema Nieto Castañón
: Pero qué tendrá que ver el Hunter con un cable pelón... Si bien es cierto; aquello que es irremediable merece ser amado.
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Spain
Psychologist & Emergency Physician
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish
Siempre le pasa algo [No da descanso / Es un rompenervios / Nos obliga a estar siempre alerta]
Pharmaceutical, fashion and electronics
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Puerto Rican, Mexican, Guatemalan, Costa Rican, Dominican, Salvadoran, Nicaraguan, Honduran, Chilean, Standard-Spain, Panamanian, Latin American, Colombian, US) 
, English (Variants: British, US, UK, Canadian, US South)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Valiente
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Lydia De Jorge
: Según el diccionario, sí. Según el contexto, no. Saludos.//Lorena, si bien es cierto que el niño puede ser valiente, el texto no menciona sus reacciones ante tanta adversidad.
10 hrs
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Hola Lydia, una niño que ha pasado por tanto podría considerarse valiente, no hay mas contexto que ayude a definir bien el término a utilizarse. Que término has sugerido tú?
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Discussion
he is a standing worry for his parents: then unending serious problem.