Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
en couverture de garde
English translation:
on-call coverage
Added to glossary by
Wyley Powell
May 24, 2003 20:30
21 yrs ago
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French term
Canada
en couverture de garde
French to English
Medical
Context: orthopaedic practice in a particular region. Here's the sentence: "Il n'est plus pertinent de garder plus de 12 centres d'orthopédie en couverture de garde constante sur l'Île de XXX!" TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | on-call coverage |
Coquine
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| 4 +7 | emergency coverage |
Marian Greenfield
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| 4 | fully operational |
cjohnstone
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Proposed translations
17 hrs
Selected
on-call coverage
Services de garde
Vous trouverez dans cette rubrique toutes les informations utiles en cas d'urgence médicale.
Services de garde du 24 , 25, 29, 31 mai et 1er juin 2003
You would call an on-call physician, pharmacist, etc. in the event of an emergency. The health care professionals fulfill their on-call duty over a certain time period when regular services are not available, such as outside of office hours and over a holiday weekend (see website below for schedule).
Vous trouverez dans cette rubrique toutes les informations utiles en cas d'urgence médicale.
Services de garde du 24 , 25, 29, 31 mai et 1er juin 2003
You would call an on-call physician, pharmacist, etc. in the event of an emergency. The health care professionals fulfill their on-call duty over a certain time period when regular services are not available, such as outside of office hours and over a holiday weekend (see website below for schedule).
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all who answered."
+7
11 mins
Marian Greenfield
Native in English
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
1518
emergency coverage
just a guess.. but I assume it's like pharmacies that are available on-call for 24 hours for emergencies
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Gena Lumbroso
1 hr
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| agree |
Jean-Luc Dumont
: have (keep) more than 12 orthopedic centers provide 24/7 emergency coverage on XXXX Island
1 hr
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| agree |
chaplin
1 hr
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| agree |
Gayle Wallimann
: Yes, JLDSF translated it well.
2 hrs
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| agree |
Karina Pelech
3 hrs
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| agree |
RHELLER
: in France I think it's simply "de garde" (without the "couverture")
3 hrs
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| agree |
reliable
9 hrs
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12 hrs
cjohnstone
France
France
Native in French
&
English
France
Experience and feel
Native in: French 
, English (Variant: British)
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
1632
fully operational
je ne pense pas que de garde soit au sens pharmacie de garde ou urgence, je pense plutôt que couverture a son sens à savoir que 12 centres sont à même de fonctionner dans ce secteur, d'où operational
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