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avis complémentaire

English translation: additional advisory opinion

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French term or phrase:avis complémentaire
English translation:additional advisory opinion
Entered by: STEVEN DEWITT

13:29 Oct 7, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals
French term or phrase: avis complémentaire
In past documents for my client, I have translated "demande d'avis" as "request for opinion" (context: request made to a regulatory agency to express an opinion concerning approval of a clinical trial for a drug). So how do I translate a follow-up request with regard to modifying some aspect of the study, or a "demande *d'avis complémentaire*"? A "request for further/follow-up/additional opinion"?
Thanks.
STEVEN DEWITT
Canada
Local time: 09:42
additional opinion
Explanation:
"Complémentaire" often used where English would be "additional" or "supplemental". I'd say that "additional" was most neutral; I wouldn't use "advice" in this context. "Second opinion" means from a second source, whereas you don't know how many have already been collected.
Anyway, that's my opinion!
Selected response from:

Gabrielle Leyden
Belgium
Local time: 14:42
Grading comment
After some additional research, I ended up using "additional [advisory] opinion. Thank you everyone, I appreciate the help!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3further advice or opinion
Demosthene
3 +1second opinion
RHELLER
3 +1additional opinion
Gabrielle Leyden


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
avis complémentaire
further advice or opinion


Explanation:
advice is even better than opinion

Demosthene
Local time: 14:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 2

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
1 min
agree  Lucie Fourneyron
13 mins
agree  Michele Fauble
7 hrs
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
avis complémentaire
second opinion


Explanation:
often used in the medical community

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 06:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shaila Kamath
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
additional opinion


Explanation:
"Complémentaire" often used where English would be "additional" or "supplemental". I'd say that "additional" was most neutral; I wouldn't use "advice" in this context. "Second opinion" means from a second source, whereas you don't know how many have already been collected.
Anyway, that's my opinion!

Gabrielle Leyden
Belgium
Local time: 14:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 18
Grading comment
After some additional research, I ended up using "additional [advisory] opinion. Thank you everyone, I appreciate the help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michele Fauble
4 hrs
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