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Dosage

English translation: determination/assay


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French term or phrase:Dosage
English translation:determination/assay
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16:48 Nov 11, 2011
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-11-15 10:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals
French term or phrase: Dosage
I am in the process of translating a series of validation protocols and reports for various assay methods and am getting somewhat muddled by the use of the word "dosage".

I'd really appreciate any suggestions as to how you'd translate "dosage" or "à doser" in the examples below because I am starting to doubt myself!

La limite la plus basse de la spécification pour le dosage de l’adrénaline en étude de stabilité correspond à 90 % du dosage de la formule.

Le tableau, donné ci-dessous, résume pour chaque formule la quantité maximale de sulfonate d’adrénaline formée pour un dosage d’adrénaline à 90 % de sa concentration théorique.

Du fait de mode opératoire choisi, les constituants des matrices REC-33 et REC-96 pourront être dilués de 0 à 6,5% par rapport à la formule initiale. Ce facteur de dilution, qui n’impacte pas la quantité de sulfonate d’adrenaline à doser, a été jugé acceptable dans le cadre du présent protocole.

Thanks in advance...
MAC_1980
Local time: 17:18
quantitative determination/assay
Explanation:
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:zXyo4btyIHcJ:www.r...

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Note added at 19 mins (2011-11-11 17:07:56 GMT)
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www.oxfordbiosystems.com/filestore/AdrenalineKIPL0100.pdf
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
I – Radioimmunoassay for the quantitative determination of Adrenaline in plasma and urine .... Standard F, 90 ng/ml (Adrenaline), 1 x 1 ml, ready for use ...

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Note added at 22 mins (2011-11-11 17:10:39 GMT)
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http://www.larousse.com/en/dictionnaires/francais/doser/2651...


doser
verbe transitif

Fixer ou mesurer la dose d'un médicament qui doit être administré au malade.
Préparer un mélange dans les proportions convenables en réglant la quantité de chaque élément : Doser les assaisonnements.
Mesurer quelque chose en quantité juste nécessaire, avec parcimonie : Doser les rations.
Proportionner quelque chose de façon convenable : Savoir doser ses forces.
Procéder au dosage d'une substance, d'un vin.


p.s.

I agree, this word is a nightmare to translate, it never seems to mean the same thing in English!
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:18
Grading comment
Thanks very much to everyone.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6quantitative determination/assayliz askew
5assay
Karen Tkaczyk
4measurement or dosageSarah AUDU
4 -1estimationxxxtabularasa


Discussion entries: 2





  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
measurement or dosage


Explanation:
Adrenaline in this context is a drug.
You can use "dosage" in English.
For "à doser" you can use " (to be) measured".


    Reference: http://www.druginfosys.com/Drug.aspx?drugCode=32&drugName=Ad...
Sarah AUDU
France
Local time: 18:18
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
quantitative determination/assay


Explanation:
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:zXyo4btyIHcJ:www.r...

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Note added at 19 mins (2011-11-11 17:07:56 GMT)
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www.oxfordbiosystems.com/filestore/AdrenalineKIPL0100.pdf
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View
I – Radioimmunoassay for the quantitative determination of Adrenaline in plasma and urine .... Standard F, 90 ng/ml (Adrenaline), 1 x 1 ml, ready for use ...

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Note added at 22 mins (2011-11-11 17:10:39 GMT)
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http://www.larousse.com/en/dictionnaires/francais/doser/2651...


doser
verbe transitif

Fixer ou mesurer la dose d'un médicament qui doit être administré au malade.
Préparer un mélange dans les proportions convenables en réglant la quantité de chaque élément : Doser les assaisonnements.
Mesurer quelque chose en quantité juste nécessaire, avec parcimonie : Doser les rations.
Proportionner quelque chose de façon convenable : Savoir doser ses forces.
Procéder au dosage d'une substance, d'un vin.


p.s.

I agree, this word is a nightmare to translate, it never seems to mean the same thing in English!

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:18
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 201
Grading comment
Thanks very much to everyone.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Karen Tkaczyk: Wasn't paying enough attention. Should just have agreed with your answer. To your Q, yes. Anything conveying measured/determined/assayed works fine. I wouldn't both with quantitative. That's implied.
20 mins
  -> Thank you! Will either one suffice?
agree  philgoddard: We've had this question many times before.
26 mins
  -> Thank you!/Indeed, but it is never straightforward. I find it one of those "difficult words" to translate, every time..
agree  Helen Genevier
55 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Drmanu49
1 hr
  -> Thank you!
agree  Gabriella Bertelmann: agree
7 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Cetacea: with Karen as well.
20 hrs
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
assay


Explanation:
I'm sure there must be lots of past KudoZ questions on 'dosage'. 'Determinations' works too sometimes.

Karen Tkaczyk
Local time: 09:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 134
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
estimation


Explanation:
This is how I would translate it

xxxtabularasa
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Cetacea: which would be wrong: "dosage" is very precise, nothing to do with estimation.
19 hrs
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