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édition précédente

English translation: Previous results


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French term or phrase:édition précédente
English translation:Previous results
Entered by: Claudia Vale
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10:03 Nov 29, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / blood test results
French term or phrase: édition précédente
This the at the top of laboratory test results for a blood sample. After "prélèvement du...(date)", "enregistré le...(date)" and "Références labo...(ref no)", it says "Edition précédente du" and "édition complète le...(date)".
Claudia Vale
Local time: 17:19
Previous results
Explanation:
Previous blood sample results
Selected response from:

xxx::::::::::
Iraq
Local time: 18:19
Grading comment
Thanks very much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2Previous resultsxxx::::::::::
4preliminary (previous) reportsktrans
2 +1revision
Jonathan MacKerron


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Edition précédente
revision


Explanation:
is one possible meaning here

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Note added at 28 mins (2009-11-29 10:31:39 GMT)
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or perhaps "version", as these test documents tend to be amended quite regularly

Jonathan MacKerron
Local time: 18:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 61

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Drmanu49: with version yes. It does not necessarily mean new results.
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Edition précédente
Previous results


Explanation:
Previous blood sample results

xxx::::::::::
Iraq
Local time: 18:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 296
Grading comment
Thanks very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheila Wilson: my latest test had this - it showed the previous results/levels, with date
4 hrs
  -> MERCI !

agree  SJLD
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  -> MERCI !
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
preliminary (previous) report


Explanation:
Since the wording of the original document opposes "édition précédente du" to "édition complète le" it brings to mind the "preliminary and final reports"

The testing laboratory retains an original test report or an exact copy, including preliminary, final, corrected, and reference laboratory reports, for the ...
www.jointcommission.org/NR/rdonlyres/.../RevisedChapter_LAB...


    Reference: http://www.jointcommission.org/NR/rdonlyres/.../RevisedChapt...
sktrans
Local time: 12:19
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 189

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Jonathan MacKerron: would also make good sense here
1 hr
  -> your comment and "neutral" don't match

neutral  liz askew: I think this makes sense too FWIW./Yes, because I would agree with "previous" but not "preliminary" :)
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  -> your comment and "neutral" don't match
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Nov 29, 2009 - Changes made by Stéphanie Soudais:
Term askedEdition précédente => édition précédente


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