Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

tribune

English translation:

walking frame

Added to glossary by sktrans
Jun 16, 2011 01:50
12 yrs ago
French term

tribune

French to English Medical Medical (general) patient mobilization
This document comes from Belgium
Among the "materiel de mobilisation" such as: chaise roulante, béquilles, prothèse, etc., there is "tribune"

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Proposed translations

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walking frame

According to wikipedia, tribune would appear to be the Belgian term. The British predilection for denominating objects according to the dominant proprietary term would give you a "Zimmer frame"; "walker" sounds a more north American note in my British ear.
Peer comment(s):

agree SJLD
3 hrs
Thanks!
agree Gabrielle Leyden : a walker in the US
4 hrs
Thanks for confirming my instinct that this was US usage. The UK term is less ambiguous for international use.
agree liz askew
7 hrs
Thanks!
agree Angela Dickson (X) : walking frame sounds fine to me, and it's probably a good idea to avoid Zimmer
7 hrs
I agree, though it is a splendid word and often used colloquially.
agree Sam Cogdell : Agree with Gabrielle if for U.S. English
8 hrs
Thanks!
agree cc in nyc : agree with Gabrielle and Sam for US-English http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walker_(mobility) // Sorry. I don't understand your response. But I do see now that Proz drops the final "close paren" when launching the "walker" URL. :-/
10 hrs
Indeed this page is correctly linked as foreseen here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Thoughts_on_language_integrat... with the beneficial results described e.g. http://www.localizingjapan.com/blog/2011/02/21/using-wikiped...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thank you for confirming my guess"
4 hrs

rollator or rollator walker

Rollator. There are various reasons why a person may need a rollator to assist them with mobilizing. A rollator is a device that supports a person who is ...
www.rollator.org/ -
Peer comment(s):

neutral Angela Dickson (X) : a rollator is a specific type of walker/walking frame - as the name suggests, it has wheels, and other types don't necessarily have wheels.
5 hrs
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