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plaquettes

English translation: strips

15:47 Feb 22, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / HRT
French term or phrase: plaquettes
"3 plaquettes de 28 comprimés"
Are these simply "strips"?
Jonathan MacKerron
English translation:strips
Explanation:
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mireille aboumrad
United States
Local time: 09:32
Grading comment
author preferred strips, thanks to all
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8(blister) packs
Anna Fitzgerald
4 +1strips
mireille aboumrad
3 -2platelet
Heather Socie


Discussion entries: 1





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
strips


Explanation:
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mireille aboumrad
United States
Local time: 09:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
author preferred strips, thanks to all

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: That would be one LONG strip! ;-) Oh, I like your new picture!
2 hrs
  -> feeling better, eh!;))
agree  Rachel Fell: compare:http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-167792.html and http://www.actualimages.com/voir.php?id=401 they are blister packs but plaquette refers to the foil strip thing, I think
4 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
platelet


Explanation:
It depends on the context, but without really knowing it, I would say platelet

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Note added at 8 mins (2006-02-22 15:56:26 GMT)
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Ok, strips does seem to work best in that context!

Heather Socie
United States
Local time: 08:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Michael Barnett: Wrong context.
31 mins
  -> I know, I didn't have the whole context to begin with.
disagree  Tony M: Wrong context, as MB says
2 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
(blister) packs


Explanation:
"Plaquette" generally refers to "plaquette alvéolée"


Anna Fitzgerald
France
Local time: 15:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anna Maria Augustine (X): This is it. Blister
1 min
  -> Thank you
agree  Michael Barnett: You are correct. "Pack" seems to be the term used by birth control pill manufacturers. I suspect that is what these pills are about, given the 28 day format. http://www.fwhc.org/birth-control/thepill.htm
25 mins
  -> Could be. Thanks
agree  Heather Socie
39 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Drmanu49
41 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  sktrans
1 hr
  -> Thank you
agree  Tony M
2 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Angela Dickson (X)
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Angela
agree  ACOZ (X)
6 hrs
  -> Thanks
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