compréhension

English translation: legibility

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French term or phrase:	compréhension
English translation:	legibility
Entered by:	jeantrans (X)

21:28 Feb 13, 2011

French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals

French term or phrase: compréhension

The text concerns packaging of pharamaceutical products.

compréhension

*Feuille d’aluminium

[….]

- Emplacement et compréhension: l’examen visuel par superposition avec le bon à tirer original
doit être conforme.

I would appreciate help with the whole sentence. Thanks.

jeantrans (X)

legibility

Explanation:
or readability

Selected response from:

SJLD
Local time: 16:19

Grading comment

Thank you to everyone.

Jean
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

legibility

SJLD

positioning and printing

Bashiqa

content

Tatyana Osyka

2 +1

understandibility (and placement) of label printed on pharmaceutical package

MatthewLaSon

Summary of reference entries provided

liz askew

readability

Nikki Scott-Despaigne

Discussion entries: 9

Answers

10 mins confidence:

content

Explanation:
.

Tatyana Osyka
Ukraine
Local time: 17:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Russian,

Ukrainian

18 mins confidence:

positioning and printing

Explanation:
p &p : visual examination by overlaying the original 'good for printing' must be conformant.

Bashiqa
France
Local time: 16:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 74

18 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

legibility

Explanation:
or readability

SJLD
Local time: 16:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 258

Grading comment

Thank you to everyone.

Jean

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

understandibility (and placement) of label printed on pharmaceutical package

Explanation:
Hello,

Just a guess...

During visual inspection, the second pharmaceutical label (put on the package) is "superimposed" over the original one ("ready to print" label), once it's confirmed that they match.

I hope this helps.

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"Understandibility" may work here because "compréhension" is quite a vague term. Perhaps in English we shouldn't be as specific as "readability", etc.

understandability [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

The quality of comprehensible language or thought

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

comprehensibility; understandability

Hypernyms ("understandability" is a kind of...):

quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "understandability"):

legibility; readability (writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read)

intelligibility (the quality of language that is comprehensible)

clarity; clearness; limpidity; lucidity; lucidness; pellucidity (free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression)

coherence; coherency (logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts)

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understandability [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

The quality of comprehensible language or thought

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

comprehensibility; understandability

Hypernyms ("understandability" is a kind of...):

quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "understandability"):

legibility; readability (writing (print or handwriting) that can be easily read)

intelligibility (the quality of language that is comprehensible)

clarity; clearness; limpidity; lucidity; lucidness; pellucidity (free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression)

coherence; coherency (logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts)

http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/understandability.htm

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http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/understandability.htm

MatthewLaSon
Local time: 10:19
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 41

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

Bashiqa: I don't think there is a second label Matthew. It's the 'bon à tirer' that is superimposed to check that all is correct.

6 hrs

-> Thank you, Bashiqa! Have a nice day.

neutral

SJLD: on the right track - readability, legibility, clarity maybe - "understandability" is important in marketing - one of the criteria for quality labelling - but I don't think it applies here / OMG Lionel agrees with me - and yet I can't understand French...

6 hrs

-> Thank you, SJLD! "Understandability" is a bit vague, but I something like "readability" in mind. Have a nice day.

agree

Lionel_M (X): readibility yes

9 hrs

-> Merci Lionel! Le bon mot était au bout de ma langue! Il fallait des autres pour le faire sortir (MDR). Bonne Journée.

Reference comments

11 hrs

Reference

Reference information:
http://dictionnaire.phpmyvisites.net/definition-BON-A-TIRER-...

BON A TIRER,

Définition du mot BON A TIRER, Approbation du client sur la dernière impression réalisée avant le tirage complet

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B.A.T. (bon à tirer) > final proof
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 465

13 hrs peer agreement (net): +1

Reference: readability

Reference information:
Bouncing off SJLD's comment to Matt's sugegstion, here's a source which may prove useful :
GUIDELINE ON THE READABILITY
OF THE LABELLING AND PACKAGE
LEAFLET OF MEDICINAL PRODUCTS
FOR HUMAN USE
Revision 1, 12 January 2009

Reference: http://ec.europa.eu/health/files/eudralex/vol-2/c/2009_01_12...

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 9

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