Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Bref, de la monodose avant l'heure

English translation:

in short, the single/one-dose sachet before the idea caught on

Added to glossary by Stella Woods
Jul 22, 2003 13:55
20 yrs ago
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French term

Bref, de la monodose avant l'heure

French to English Other
Elle craque completement pour les petites pochettes contenant des mini sachets de creme, ou produits solaires... bref, de la monodose avant l'heure. (from Women's magazine article)

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in short, the single/one-dose sachet before the idea caught on

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3 mins

in short, a single dose before the hour.

own experience
Peer comment(s):

agree rosabehere
1 hr
disagree Nicholas Hogg : I might have agreed if I had understood what this meant
2 hrs
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1 hr

modoses before they were fashionable

"avant l'heure" shouldn't be translated literally. Idiomatically, it means before it existed / became fashionable..
Monodose was slightly more difficult, but the term does exist in English.
Peer comment(s):

agree roneill : Agree with "fashionable"
2 hrs
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2 hrs

unidose

Domaine(s) : - pharmacology


English


unidose
Équivalent(s) français monodose


GDT

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... Retinol (30 d.) and glycoceramide (30 d.) unidose capsules, -, 2 x 30 doses, in
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4 hrs

In short, the single dode before it became cool......

"sample size" may be an option for monodose also

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Note added at 4 hrs 45 mins (2003-07-22 18:40:35 GMT)
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dose not dode of course
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