Mar 30, 2006 16:08
18 yrs ago
French term
pansement de fortune
French to English
Medical
Medical (general)
medical report
This is a medical report on a patient who has been beaten and tortured in Togo. The doctor states that when the patient came to him, he was covered with dried blood and wore a "pansement de fortune" on his head.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +9 | Makeshift Dressing |
John Peterson
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| 4 +7 | makeshift dressing |
Francis MARC
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| 3 +6 | improvised dressing |
Diane de Cicco
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| 3 +1 | makeshift bandage |
iol
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| 4 -1 | temporary dressing |
Alina Barrow
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Proposed translations
+9
5 mins
John Peterson
Native in English
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French, Turkish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
Makeshift Dressing
One suggestion
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
5 mins
makeshift bandage
"de fortune" means " made with what was handy...
+7
6 mins
makeshift dressing
a dressing hastily established with what was available
Unseen Link - [ Traduire cette page ]The diminutive housekeeper immediately removed the makeshift dressing and started to clean the wound. Ben didn't move. "Did he say anything, Hoss? ...
www.womenwritersblock.com/EPM7.htm - 88k - En cache - Pages similaires
Encounter - Jane - [ Traduire cette page ]... the remaining herbs against the wound to try to stanch the blood flow, and bound the piece of vine around Iolaus' chest, to hold the makeshift dressing in place ...
www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Location/6802/enc3.htm - 9k - Résultat complémentaire
Unseen Link - [ Traduire cette page ]The diminutive housekeeper immediately removed the makeshift dressing and started to clean the wound. Ben didn't move. "Did he say anything, Hoss? ...
www.womenwritersblock.com/EPM7.htm - 88k - En cache - Pages similaires
Encounter - Jane - [ Traduire cette page ]... the remaining herbs against the wound to try to stanch the blood flow, and bound the piece of vine around Iolaus' chest, to hold the makeshift dressing in place ...
www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Location/6802/enc3.htm - 9k - Résultat complémentaire
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
13 mins
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| agree |
sporran
15 mins
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| agree |
Diane de Cicco
32 mins
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| agree |
Jean-Claude Gouin
1 hr
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| agree |
MDI-IDM
2 hrs
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| agree |
Rosanna Palermo
21 hrs
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| agree |
Brigitte Albert (X)
3 days 8 hrs
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-1
9 mins
Alina Barrow
France
France
Specializes in field
France
M.Chem, 17 years of experience
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, French to English, and 1 more.
temporary dressing
this is a global term for a temporary dressing made from anything that comes to hand - ususally, a shirt or cloth to stem the flow of blood.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Tony M
: Personally, I don't think 'temporary' sufficiently conveys the 'makeshift' nature; a doctor might well apply a dressing of the most 'official' kind temporarily
11 mins
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hi tony, yes, makeshift is more exact. I thought temporary is good as the dressing must be c
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+6
39 mins
Diane de Cicco
France
France
Native in French
&
English
Specializes in field
France
Specialty: Biology, Chemistry, Medicine
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
100
improvised dressing
another possibility
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-03-30 21:04:11 GMT)
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I like "makeshift" too. It's 50:50 really.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-03-30 21:04:11 GMT)
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I like "makeshift" too. It's 50:50 really.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Alina Barrow
: This is good too!
1 min
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Thanks
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| agree |
Jean-Claude Gouin
: That's the first thing I thought of ... but I also like "makeshift dressing" ...
26 mins
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Thanks
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| agree |
MDI-IDM
1 hr
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Thanks
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| agree |
Tony M
: Possibly might be more suitable in this relatively 'formal' context
5 hrs
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Thanks
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| agree |
Carol Gullidge
: nothing wrong with "makeshift", but this sounds even better
18 hrs
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Thanks
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| agree |
Brigitte Albert (X)
3 days 20 hrs
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