"Comprimidos blancos ovalados cuyas dimensiones son..."

English translation: with the following dimensions

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Spanish term or phrase:cuyas dimensiones son
English translation:with the following dimensions
Entered by: John Speese

12:41 May 9, 2012
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Patents / Descripción de formas farmacéuticas
Spanish term or phrase: "Comprimidos blancos ovalados cuyas dimensiones son..."
Encuentro la siguiente descripción, relacionada con fármacos, con frecuencia:

"White, oval tablets which dimensions are..."

Mi duda es acerca del uso de "which" en esta construcción. ¿Puede usarse "which" o debería ser "whose"?
Lo he visto escrito con "which" tantas veces que ya no sé si es un error o sería correcto así.

Muchas gracias.
acevedos
with the following dimensions
Explanation:
Yo diria: "oval white tablets with the following dimensions:"
En mi opinion "whose" se refiere unicamente a los seres humanos y no a cosas, tampoco diria "which dimensions" porque se trata de un error gramatical. Pero si puedes decir "oval white tablets, the dimensions of which are". Otra posibilidad seria sencillamente escribir las dimensiones sus mismas, cualesquiera se sean: --mm x -- mm oval white pills.
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John Speese
United States
Local time: 01:06
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with the following dimensions


Explanation:
Yo diria: "oval white tablets with the following dimensions:"
En mi opinion "whose" se refiere unicamente a los seres humanos y no a cosas, tampoco diria "which dimensions" porque se trata de un error gramatical. Pero si puedes decir "oval white tablets, the dimensions of which are". Otra posibilidad seria sencillamente escribir las dimensiones sus mismas, cualesquiera se sean: --mm x -- mm oval white pills.

John Speese
United States
Local time: 01:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
Grading comment
Muchas gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lisa McCarthy: Yep, or 'white, oval-shaped pills/tablets, 5mm x 8mm' for example
13 mins

agree  Neil Ashby: With Lisa, colours nearly always come first in a list of adjectives things...
29 mins

agree  franglish: With Lisa, and explanation given by Dr. Neil
1 hr

agree  Richard Hill
2 hrs
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