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personnes accidentées

English translation: accident victim

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French term or phrase:personne accidentée
English translation:accident victim
Entered by: CMJ_Trans (X)

10:39 Dec 1, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Management / safety at work
French term or phrase: personnes accidentées
La Direction ainsi que chaque salarié s'engagent à faciliter la réadaptation au travail des personnes accidentées.

No problem in understanding - just interested to see how others would handle the end of the sentence.
I was tempted by "injured" "injured parties" I don't want to say "people affected by or involved in accidents" because that is too general.But I cannot find the "right" phrase
CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 08:17
(the) victims of accidents
Explanation:
65,500 ghits, but of course the exact expression required might depend on the sorts of accidents 'contained' in the understanding of the text.

Are we talking "victims" in general, or specific "victims"?
Selected response from:

Bourth (X)
Local time: 08:17
Grading comment
I actually used accident victims suggested by someone else much later but you started the ball rolling so honour where honour is due!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4(the) victims of accidents
Bourth (X)
3 +1people who have suffered accidental injury
Chris Pott
4accident victims
Nikeeta Kulkarni


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
personnes accidentées
people who have suffered accidental injury


Explanation:
Wordy but clear

Chris Pott
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:17
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sylvia Smith
59 mins
  -> Thanks, Sylvia
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
personnes accidentées
(the) victims of accidents


Explanation:
65,500 ghits, but of course the exact expression required might depend on the sorts of accidents 'contained' in the understanding of the text.

Are we talking "victims" in general, or specific "victims"?

Bourth (X)
Local time: 08:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
I actually used accident victims suggested by someone else much later but you started the ball rolling so honour where honour is due!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cmwilliams (X)
4 mins
agree  Kate Hudson (X): In this case (and based on experience with Shell 'speak' this is correct
1 hr
agree  Enza Longo
1 hr
agree  Anne McKee
3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
personnes accidentées
accident victims


Explanation:
Just another option maybe...

Nikeeta Kulkarni
India
Local time: 11:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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