Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
un traumatisme du thorax
English translation:
thoracic trauma; chest trauma
Added to glossary by
Carol Gullidge
Jul 13, 2007 19:49
16 yrs ago
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French term
United States
Lawyer with over 20 years experience
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: French to English, English to French
un traumatisme du thorax
French to English
Medical
Medical (general)
medical affidavit
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | thoracic trauma |
Carol Gullidge
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| 4 -1 | a thorax traumatism |
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Change log
Jul 15, 2007 08:14: Carol Gullidge Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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2 mins
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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44
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thoracic trauma
THORACIC TRAUMAThe rate of thoracic trauma in the United States is 12 per million population per day - and 20-25% of deaths due to trauma are attributed to thoracic injury ...
www-cdu.dc.med.unipi.it/ECTC/ethora.htm - 36k - Cached - Similar pages
[PDF] Thoracic trauma*File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Thoracic trauma. 2004; 20: 144–148. respiratory distress syndrome not usually recognized ... Thoracic trauma forms about 10% of all trauma cases ...
medind.nic.in/ibq/t04/i3/ibqt04i3p144.pdf - Similar pages
eMedicine - Blunt Chest Trauma : Article by Michael AJ Sawyer, MDBlunt Chest Trauma - Chest trauma is a significant source of morbidity and mortality in the United States. This article focuses on chest trauma caused by ...
www.emedicine.com/med/topic3658.htm - 145k - Cached - Similar pages
TRAUMA.ORG: Thoracic TraumaDubinsky I, Low A. 'Non-life-threatening blunt chest trauma: appropriate investigation and treatment.' Am J Emerg Med 1997;15:240 ...
www.trauma.org/archive/thoracic/CHESTflail
www-cdu.dc.med.unipi.it/ECTC/ethora.htm - 36k - Cached - Similar pages
[PDF] Thoracic trauma*File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Thoracic trauma. 2004; 20: 144–148. respiratory distress syndrome not usually recognized ... Thoracic trauma forms about 10% of all trauma cases ...
medind.nic.in/ibq/t04/i3/ibqt04i3p144.pdf - Similar pages
eMedicine - Blunt Chest Trauma : Article by Michael AJ Sawyer, MDBlunt Chest Trauma - Chest trauma is a significant source of morbidity and mortality in the United States. This article focuses on chest trauma caused by ...
www.emedicine.com/med/topic3658.htm - 145k - Cached - Similar pages
TRAUMA.ORG: Thoracic TraumaDubinsky I, Low A. 'Non-life-threatening blunt chest trauma: appropriate investigation and treatment.' Am J Emerg Med 1997;15:240 ...
www.trauma.org/archive/thoracic/CHESTflail
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Comment: "Thanks you for your help! I chose the keep the more scientific term since it is contained in an official document but at least I understood right away with chest trauma!"
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a thorax traumatism
straightforward
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Note added at 17 hrs (2007-07-14 13:18:35 GMT) Post-grading
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"Thank you for your response but it is not accurate and has no research to back-it up." you're welcome and I am glad you got the precise, correct translation above.
"I chose the keep the more scientific term since it is contained in an official document" I was going to suggest you do that, unless there was some special reason why you should dumb down the audience.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2007-07-14 13:18:35 GMT) Post-grading
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"Thank you for your response but it is not accurate and has no research to back-it up." you're welcome and I am glad you got the precise, correct translation above.
"I chose the keep the more scientific term since it is contained in an official document" I was going to suggest you do that, unless there was some special reason why you should dumb down the audience.
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your response but it is not accurate and has no research to back-it up. |
Peer comment(s):
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swisstell
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Thank you, SwissTell.
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Richard Benham
: Not so straightforward, I'm afraid, VT. "Traumatisme" is more likely to refer to trauma than to traumatism.
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Thank you for your clarification.
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Dr Sue Levy (X)
: not idiomatic English
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Thank you for your clarification.
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| disagree |
Angela Dickson (X)
: no, not 'traumatism'.
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Thank you for your clarification.
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