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pre-eliminate

French translation: éliminer avant même leur naissance, pré-éliminer

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English term or phrase:preeliminate
French translation:éliminer avant même leur naissance, pré-éliminer
Entered by: Suzanne Bernard

11:23 Nov 15, 2001
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Medical
English term or phrase: pre-eliminate
Should we use genetic forecasting to pre-eliminate "unfit" babies?
Suzanne Bernard
Local time: 04:57
pour éliminer avant-même leur naissance
Explanation:
to eliminate babies = after birth because they are unfit

to pre-eliminate = before birth because they are likely to be unfit (genetic screening)
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DPolice
Local time: 09:57
Grading comment
Thank you!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3pour éliminer avant-même leur naissance
DPolice
4supprimer
Henri Barreiro Domingo
4supprimer d'office, eliminer, exclure, rejeter
Lilla (X)
4rejeter/exclure/supprimer d'avance
yacine
4 -1éliminer d'emblée
Maya Jurt


  

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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
éliminer d'emblée


Explanation:
pré-éliminer
pré-supprimer

éliminer d'emblée has of course a slightly different meaning. It means "straight away".

Depends of the context. Maybe you could say "exclure d'emblée"

Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 09:57
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 491

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  sylver: As you say, it has a différent meaning and is a pretty rough term when talking of a human being.
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
pour éliminer avant-même leur naissance


Explanation:
to eliminate babies = after birth because they are unfit

to pre-eliminate = before birth because they are likely to be unfit (genetic screening)

DPolice
Local time: 09:57
PRO pts in pair: 779
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sylver: Correct
1 min
agree  Fernando Muela Sopeña
2 hrs
agree  Carole Spencer
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
supprimer


Explanation:
ok

Henri Barreiro Domingo
Spain
Local time: 09:57
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 40
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
supprimer d'office, eliminer, exclure, rejeter


Explanation:
that is what I think! I do not say that is perfect! Error humanum est!!

Lilla (X)
Local time: 09:57
PRO pts in pair: 12
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2 days 10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
rejeter/exclure/supprimer d'avance


Explanation:
hth
yacine


yacine
Local time: 09:57
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 157
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