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salle de garde

English translation: On-call room

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French term or phrase:salle de garde
English translation:On-call room
Entered by: GaelleDC

22:46 Jan 14, 2013
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / UK English (preferably)
French term or phrase: salle de garde
C'est la salle où se tiennent les internes de garde dans un hôpital. Mais, ce qui est le terme équivalent en anglais???

Merci d'avance.
DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 00:59
On-call room
Explanation:
I think the room you described would be called an On-call room.
Selected response from:

GaelleDC
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:59
Grading comment
Thanks Gaelle. That's what it is and the synonym "doctor's mess" was perfect. I had a throwaway comment in a document re " hanky-panky in the doctor's mess" :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4On-call room
GaelleDC
4staff rooms
Drmanu49
4staff waiting room
Pierre Lefebvre
4 -1junior rotating intern
Pierre Lefebvre


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
staff rooms


Explanation:
www.guardian.co.uk › Media › Jimmy Savile
31 Oct 2012 – Jimmy Savile used staff bedrooms reserved for surgeons and ... the hospital – some suspected to be under 16 – into staff rooms in the early hours of the morning. .... £Competitive + Excellent Benefits - Greater London - BBC ...
Nurse staffroom used as chemotherapy ward - Daily Mirror
www.mirror.co.uk/.../kenny-dalglishs-wife-marina-dalglish-1...
20 hours ago – Nurse staffroom used as chemotherapy ward: Anger of Kenny ... has criticised a hospital over patients having to use a nurse staffroom for chemotherapy. ... The beautiful snowy scene as three London buses pass by St Paul's ...

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or staff waiting room

www.mediadico.com/dictionnaire/...anglais/salle - Translate this page
salle, retrouvez la traduction de salle en anglais, mais aussi la définition de salle dans le ... Salle de garde : guardroom (militaire).staff waiting room (médecine).


Drmanu49
France
Local time: 01:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 5346
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Drmanu49. Certainly an option.

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
staff waiting room


Explanation:
NA

Pierre Lefebvre
Brazil
Local time: 20:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Pierre. Also an option (and the junior rotating intern was also helpful).

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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
interne
junior rotating intern


Explanation:
L'imterne n'est pas encore docteur et vraiment pas pharmacien: il est étudiant en médecine, reçu au concours de l'internat qui seconde le chef de servce dans un hôpital.

Pierre Lefebvre
Brazil
Local time: 20:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  B D Finch: Not a translation of the term requested ("salle").
11 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
On-call room


Explanation:
I think the room you described would be called an On-call room.



    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On-call_room
GaelleDC
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:59
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Gaelle. That's what it is and the synonym "doctor's mess" was perfect. I had a throwaway comment in a document re " hanky-panky in the doctor's mess" :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sktrans: doctor's mess
1 hr
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
2 hrs
agree  Bertrand Leduc
6 hrs
agree  MatthewLaSon
15 hrs
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