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Maladie Orpheline

English translation: orphan disease

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French term or phrase:Maladie Orpheline
English translation:orphan disease
Entered by: Frederic Lievre

15:48 May 13, 2009
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
French term or phrase: Maladie Orpheline
This is the synopsis for a movie...
"Des problèmes de santé lui font soudain voir la vie différemment. En effet, après plusieurs mois de traitement, elle apprend que sa maladie, dite orpheline, est incurable."

I know what "Orpheline" means but I can't match it with a disease...
Frederic Lievre
Ireland
Local time: 16:36
orphan disease
Explanation:
http://tinyurl.com/qqde2v
Selected response from:

Jean-Louis S.
United States
Local time: 11:36
Grading comment
Think I have to go with the masses... Weird that I never heard that term before...
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +13orphan disease
Jean-Louis S.
5 +12orphan disease
SJLD
5 +1rare/orphan disease
Ahmed Alami


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +13
orphan disease


Explanation:
http://tinyurl.com/qqde2v

Jean-Louis S.
United States
Local time: 11:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 207
Grading comment
Think I have to go with the masses... Weird that I never heard that term before...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helen Genevier
1 min
  -> Merci, Helen!
agree  Lionel_M (X)
1 min
  -> Merci, Lionel!
agree  SJLD: darn you beat me lol
2 mins
  -> Merci, SJLD. As far as I know we could be exactly tied. They should put a counter with seconds, it would "stimulate" the competition on the site!
agree  :::::::::: (X)
2 mins
  -> Merci, Dr Jones!
agree  Janet Ratziu
3 mins
  -> Merci, Janet!
agree  Dr. Johanna Schmitt
4 mins
  -> Merci, Dr. Schmitt!
agree  Colin Rowe
8 mins
  -> Merci, Colin!
agree  Diane de Cicco
14 mins
  -> Merci, Diane!
agree  Helen Shiner
29 mins
  -> Merci, Helen!
agree  marie-christine périé
1 hr
  -> Merci, Marie-Christine!
agree  Hazel O'Reilly (X)
18 hrs
  -> Merci, Hazel!
agree  cezara lucas
20 hrs
  -> Merci, Cezara!
agree  robin25
1 day 18 hrs
  -> Merci, Robin!
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +12
orphan disease


Explanation:
IOW rare - google it

SJLD
Local time: 17:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1923

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helen Genevier
0 min
agree  Lionel_M (X)
1 min
agree  :::::::::: (X)
2 mins
agree  Janet Ratziu
2 mins
agree  Dr. Johanna Schmitt
4 mins
agree  Debbie Tacium Ladry
5 mins
agree  Jean-Louis S.
10 mins
agree  Diane de Cicco
14 mins
agree  Helen Shiner
29 mins
agree  marie-christine périé
1 hr
agree  cezara lucas
20 hrs
agree  cmorin
21 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
rare/orphan disease


Explanation:
http://www.myobase.org/Record.htm?Record=1929937214691017554...
http://www.doctissimo.fr/html/sante/mag_2001/mag0126/dossier...


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Ahmed Alami
Morocco
Local time: 16:36
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helen Shiner: Since rare is also a possibility
27 mins
  -> Thank you :)
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