Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
personne accidentée
English translation:
accident victim
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CMJ_Trans (X)
Dec 1, 2005 10:39
18 yrs ago
French term
CMJ_Trans (X)
personnes accidentées
French to English
Medical
Management
safety at work
La Direction ainsi que chaque salarié s'engagent à faciliter la réadaptation au travail des personnes accidentées.
No problem in understanding - just interested to see how others would handle the end of the sentence.
I was tempted by "injured" "injured parties" I don't want to say "people affected by or involved in accidents" because that is too general.But I cannot find the "right" phrase
No problem in understanding - just interested to see how others would handle the end of the sentence.
I was tempted by "injured" "injured parties" I don't want to say "people affected by or involved in accidents" because that is too general.But I cannot find the "right" phrase
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | (the) victims of accidents |
Bourth (X)
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| 3 +1 | people who have suffered accidental injury |
Chris Pott
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| 4 | accident victims |
Nikeeta Kulkarni
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Proposed translations
+4
10 mins
French term (edited):
personnes accident�es
Selected
(the) victims of accidents
65,500 ghits, but of course the exact expression required might depend on the sorts of accidents 'contained' in the understanding of the text.
Are we talking "victims" in general, or specific "victims"?
Are we talking "victims" in general, or specific "victims"?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
cmwilliams (X)
4 mins
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| agree |
Kate Hudson (X)
: In this case (and based on experience with Shell 'speak' this is correct
1 hr
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| agree |
Enza Longo
1 hr
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| agree |
Anne McKee
3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I actually used accident victims suggested by someone else much later but you started the ball rolling so honour where honour is due!"
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7 mins
Chris Pott
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
15 years working in continental Europe
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
French term (edited):
personnes accident�es
people who have suffered accidental injury
Wordy but clear
1 hr
Nikeeta Kulkarni
India
India
Native in English
Works in field
India
Your search stops here!
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English
French term (edited):
personnes accident�es
accident victims
Just another option maybe...
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