acuité

English translation: sharp

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French term or phrase:acuité
English translation:sharp
Entered by: liz askew

18:41 Mar 4, 2020
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / x-ray report
French term or phrase: acuité
Hi,
This is a chest x-ray from a hospital in Belgium:

"Absence de foyer de condensation
Acuité des sinus costo-diaphragmatiques
Absence de décollement pleural..."

What does "acuité" mean in this context?

This is for the US market

Thanks

Joanna
joanna menda
Canada
Local time: 23:42
sharp
Explanation:
you will need to change the word order, as in the example provided

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Note added at 33 mins (2020-03-04 19:14:52 GMT)
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Chest X-ray Anatomy - Costophrenic recesses and angleswww.radiologymasterclass.co.uk › chest › chest_anatomy_page6
The costophrenic angles are formed by the points at which the chest wall and ... the costophrenic angles should form acute angles which are sharp to a point.

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Note added at 34 mins (2020-03-04 19:15:21 GMT)
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French to English translation results for 'acuité' designed for tablets and ... Translate "acuité" from French to English ... acuité → acuity; sharpness; poignancy;.
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:42
Grading comment
Both DrManu and Liz's answers worked in this case but I had to pick one and I chose Liz's.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1sharp
liz askew
4 +1well defined
Drmanu49
4 -1acuity
Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sharp


Explanation:
you will need to change the word order, as in the example provided

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Note added at 33 mins (2020-03-04 19:14:52 GMT)
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Chest X-ray Anatomy - Costophrenic recesses and angleswww.radiologymasterclass.co.uk › chest › chest_anatomy_page6
The costophrenic angles are formed by the points at which the chest wall and ... the costophrenic angles should form acute angles which are sharp to a point.

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Note added at 34 mins (2020-03-04 19:15:21 GMT)
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French to English translation results for 'acuité' designed for tablets and ... Translate "acuité" from French to English ... acuité → acuity; sharpness; poignancy;.

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3189
Grading comment
Both DrManu and Liz's answers worked in this case but I had to pick one and I chose Liz's.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Barnett
1 day 9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
well defined


Explanation:
IMO

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 05:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 5346

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Barnett: I like Liz's suggestion more, but this is also essentially correct.
1 day 7 hrs
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1 day 11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
acuity


Explanation:
Why not use the corresponding English term?

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8400568

https://en.mimi.hu/photography/acuity.html


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Note added at 1 Tag 12 Min. (2020-03-05 18:53:25 GMT)
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It's about acuity of an image…. not of the part itself

Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)
Germany
Local time: 05:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Michael Barnett: The term is not idiomatic in English in this context.
9 hrs
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