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VM extérieure

English translation: ventes médicaments = sales of medicines

23:47 Aug 13, 2002
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
French term or phrase: VM extérieure
procedures / departments within a pharmaceutical company ventes of some sort??
Elizabeth Niklewska
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:14
English translation:ventes médicaments = sales of medicines
Explanation:
I would also suggest that 'extérieure' in this context could mean 'overseas' or 'abroad'. So the whole thing could be translated as 'medicines sold overseas'.

IMPORTANT - This is just a wild guess based on the limited information you have given, so please treat it with caution.
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BernieM
Canada
Local time: 12:14
Grading comment
sounds logical to me
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Summary of answers provided
5outside pharmaceutical representative
Yolanda Broad
1 -1ventes médicaments = sales of medicines
BernieM


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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): -1
ventes médicaments = sales of medicines


Explanation:
I would also suggest that 'extérieure' in this context could mean 'overseas' or 'abroad'. So the whole thing could be translated as 'medicines sold overseas'.

IMPORTANT - This is just a wild guess based on the limited information you have given, so please treat it with caution.

BernieM
Canada
Local time: 12:14
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 244
Grading comment
sounds logical to me

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): [pharmaceutical] drugs
8 hrs
  -> Why do you disagree? (Not that I'm particularly defending my wild guess, it could well be wrong!)
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12 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
outside pharmaceutical representative


Explanation:
Here's your answer, from "LE DICTIONNAIRE DE LA COMMUNICATION PUBLICITAIRE":

VISITEUR MÉDICAL

Représentant d'un laboratoire pharmaceutique présentant les médicaments aux médecins. Le visiteur médical est un élément
essentiel de la distribution des médicaments.
Abréviation : V.M.
http://www.ucad.fr/pub/virt/univers/dicopub/pageVdef.htm

Termium gives:

Occupational titles
Pharmacology
representative in pharmaceutical products
drug representative
visiteur médical
délégué médical
visiteur pharmaceutique
DEF - Personne chargée de visiter les médecins pour les informer sur les spécialités pharmaceutiques, leurs indications, leur polologie, leur efficacité et leurs effets secondaires. (Source: Manuila).
1996-04-17
Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada



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Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 15:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1551
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