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overlying

French translation: recouvrant

16:56 Sep 19, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / report prior to sinus surgery
English term or phrase: overlying
This is a patient who has previously had a tuberculous extradural abscess removed.
Context:
'... left sided cranioplasty from which he has external scars
xxx overlying xxx
the left temporal and frontal region.'
mportal
Local time: 18:29
French translation:recouvrant
Explanation:
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...les régions frontales et temporales

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Note added at 23 hrs (2007-09-20 16:01:35 GMT)
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overlie = recouvrir , rien n'indique qu'elles s'étendent....

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Note added at 1 day12 hrs (2007-09-21 05:12:59 GMT)
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Hello mportal, just to tell you I don't put all the disagrees I can as DRmanu said (want to say you should not take into account Gille's disagree, he has decided to give all the disagrees the can) since he was the first to put me disagree, I wanted to settle this problem, thanks....

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Of course not, we are here to help....
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 19:29
Grading comment
Thank you, Gilles.
It is also true that, in English, it would be more common to say the scars 'extend across' a particular area/surface. However, this doctor has used a rather unusual expression to emphasise the position of the scar and what is underneath it (rather than the area it covers). I have also looked 'recouvrir' up in the dictionary, and it does give one of the meanings as 'overlie', as well as 'cover' or 'coat'.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2cicatrices s'étendant sur ...
Catherine GUILLIAUMET
4cicatrices sur les régions frontales et temporales
Drmanu49
3 +1recouvrant
GILLES MEUNIER


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cicatrices sur les régions frontales et temporales


Explanation:
Je ne sais plus où j’en suis la ressemblance est frappante avec toi , si ce n’est une longue cicatrice courant de la pointe du sourcil pour se perdre dans ...
aubeclaire.canalblog.com/archives/2007/02/05/3909573.html - 20k -
Le lifting endoscopique fronto-temporal vise à traiter le vieillissement du tiers .... de trouble de la sensibilité de la région frontale peut-être perçue, ...
estheweb.com/doss_esthetique/lifting_endoscopique.asp - 44k -

Nous avons seulement déploré une cicatrice frontale au. niveau du lit de prise du lambeau. ... temporal superficiel au pied du lambeau. Les néovaisseaux ...
www.santetropicale.com/resume/24011.pdf -

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 19:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 5453

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  nolemy
7 hrs
  -> Thank you.
disagree  GILLES MEUNIER: overlie = recouvrir, OK tu reprends les disagree....c'est noté
20 hrs
  -> Tu peux lire la réponse de Catherine, elle est justifiée. Just want to say you should not take into account Gille's disagree, he has decided to give all the disagrees the can.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cicatrices s'étendant sur ...


Explanation:
Pour commencer, une cicatrice ne "recouvre" pas en bon FR médical, elle ne fait que "couvrir". En réalité on dit qu'elle "s'étend" sur telle ou telle surface (osseuse, cutanée, musculaire, etc).


Catherine GUILLIAUMET
Local time: 19:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 1169

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  nolemy
4 hrs
  -> Merci!
agree  Drmanu49: Thank you.
8 hrs
  -> Merci à vous !
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
recouvrant


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-09-19 17:58:44 GMT)
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...les régions frontales et temporales

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Note added at 23 hrs (2007-09-20 16:01:35 GMT)
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overlie = recouvrir , rien n'indique qu'elles s'étendent....

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Note added at 1 day12 hrs (2007-09-21 05:12:59 GMT)
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Hello mportal, just to tell you I don't put all the disagrees I can as DRmanu said (want to say you should not take into account Gille's disagree, he has decided to give all the disagrees the can) since he was the first to put me disagree, I wanted to settle this problem, thanks....

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Note added at 1 day15 hrs (2007-09-21 08:55:17 GMT)
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Of course not, we are here to help....

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 19:29
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 1689
Grading comment
Thank you, Gilles.
It is also true that, in English, it would be more common to say the scars 'extend across' a particular area/surface. However, this doctor has used a rather unusual expression to emphasise the position of the scar and what is underneath it (rather than the area it covers). I have also looked 'recouvrir' up in the dictionary, and it does give one of the meanings as 'overlie', as well as 'cover' or 'coat'.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohamed Mehenoun
6 mins
agree  Eric BILLY
44 mins
disagree  Drmanu49: D'accord avec Catherine une cicatrice ne recouvre pas.
15 hrs
  -> overlie = recouvrir
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