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Open Heart Surgery

French translation: Opération à coeur ouvert

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English term or phrase:Open Heart Surgery
French translation:Opération à coeur ouvert
Entered by: Letspeak

13:23 Mar 26, 2001
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Medical
English term or phrase: Open Heart Surgery
I`m wrting to my friend in France to tell her that my four month old baby had to undergo Open Heart Surgery.

p.s. how much would it cost to translate the whole letter (180 words)
Amanda Gilmour
"Opération à coeur ouvert"
Explanation:
This would be the most common expression used. Please take note of the accent on "a" for the sentence to be grammatically correct.
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Letspeak
United States
Local time: 05:39
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Summary of answers provided
nachirurgie à coeur ouvert
Pauline Côté
naOperation a coeur ouvert
Katia Xenophontos (X)
na"Opération à coeur ouvert"
Letspeak


  

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7 mins
chirurgie à coeur ouvert


Explanation:
Dear Amanda,

To answer your question Open Heart Surgery is chirurgie à coeur
ouvert in French.

I hope sincerely that your baby is better now.

I wish you the best of luck.

Pauline


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Pauline Côté
Canada
Local time: 05:39
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 88

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Nancy Doxy
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53 mins
Operation a coeur ouvert


Explanation:
J'ai plus souvent entendu parler d'"operation" que de "chirurgie" a coeur ouvert...



Katia Xenophontos (X)
Belgium
Local time: 11:39
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 53

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Nancy Doxy
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1 hr
"Opération à coeur ouvert"


Explanation:
This would be the most common expression used. Please take note of the accent on "a" for the sentence to be grammatically correct.

Letspeak
United States
Local time: 05:39
Native speaker of: Haitian-Creole
PRO pts in pair: 19
Grading comment
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Nancy Doxy
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