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orienté

English translation: oriented


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French term or phrase:orienté
English translation:oriented
Entered by: cc in nyc
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03:02 Jan 14, 2012
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / mental functions
French term or phrase: orienté
From an in-take exam report:
Fonctions mentales: droitier, alerte, orienté, collaborant....pas de paraphasie.

This patient suffered from headaches, but mostly his mental abilities are unaffected. So 'biased' doesn't seem correct here.

Swiss French to be translated into US EN.
Joshua Wolfe
Local time: 07:31
oriented
Explanation:
As in "alert and oriented."
http://armymedical.tpub.com/MD0531/MD05310011.htm
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cc in nyc
Local time: 07:31
Grading comment
Lacuna in my mother tongue - I don't recall ever coming across this usage of 'oriented' in English. Thanks for the obvious
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7orientedcc in nyc
3 +1focussed
David Hollywood


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
oriented


Explanation:
As in "alert and oriented."
http://armymedical.tpub.com/MD0531/MD05310011.htm


cc in nyc
Local time: 07:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 111
Grading comment
Lacuna in my mother tongue - I don't recall ever coming across this usage of 'oriented' in English. Thanks for the obvious

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  hec2109
11 mins
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agree  Helen Genevier
4 hrs
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agree  Liliane Hatem
4 hrs
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agree  writeaway: in everyday French as well. not necessarily medical speak
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agree  AllegroTrans
8 hrs
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agree  sktrans
10 hrs
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agree  SJLD: yeah - sigh
13 hrs
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
focussed


Explanation:
I would say ...

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Note added at 36 mins (2012-01-14 03:38:41 GMT)
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as in: knows what's going on

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Note added at 47 mins (2012-01-14 03:49:34 GMT)
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is aware of his bearings

David Hollywood
Local time: 08:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans
8 hrs
neutral  SJLD: not in a medical report - see "oriented to person, place and time"
13 hrs
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PRO / non-PRO		Non-PRO (3): SJLD, Rob Grayson, Susanna Garcia


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Changes made by editors
Jan 20 - Changes made by cc in nyc:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Jan 14 - Changes made by Susanna Garcia:
LevelPRO => Non-PRO
Jan 14 - Changes made by writeaway:
FieldMedical => Other
Field (specific)Medical (general) => General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters


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