Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
maigreur
English translation:
underweight (status)
Added to glossary by
RHELLER
May 12, 2005 15:34
19 yrs ago
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maigreur
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I am looking for the correct term for the medical condition referred to in French as "maigreur". Is it underweight? Sounds strange to me, or maybe it's because we don't hear a lot about it these days.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +8 | underweight/emaciated (depends on the severity) |
RHELLER
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| 5 +1 | thinness, slenderness, leanness |
Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
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| 4 +1 | skinniness |
kelime
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| 3 +1 | loss of weight/(massive) weight loss |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 3 | thinness |
Hepburn
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Proposed translations
+8
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underweight/emaciated (depends on the severity)
Eating Disorders
... convinced that their emaciated state is normal and even attractive. ... on the Eating Disorder web site is intended to be used for medical diagnosis or ...
www.eating-disorder.com/Eating-Treatment/ Eating-Disorders/anorexia-nervosa.htm
AllRefer Health - Weight Management: Underweight
Weight Management information center covers Underweight . ... loss and the condition may not come to medical attention until the individual seeks help. ...
health.allrefer.com/health/weight-management-2.html -
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one of the related illnesses:
Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders
A non-profit organization that provides information about anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, compulsive exercising, and other less ...
www.anred.com/
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On parle de maigreur quand le déficit pondéral est égal ou supérieur à 20% ... Ma pharmacie naturelle s\'adresse surtout aux états de maigreur liés à un ...
www.01sante.com/version-1/malade/fiches/maigreur.htm
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... Terme anglais :, weight. Terme(s) associé(s) :, OBESITE , MAIGREUR ... Employer :, MAIGREUR. Terme anglais :, Underweight ...
www.toxibase.org/Thesaurus/tm_physio.asp
maigreur (underweight) est définie par un IMC compris entre 18,5 et 20 kg/m²et il ya. dénutrition (undernourished) lorsque l’IMC est < 18,5 kg/m² (66). ...
www.has-sante.fr/anaes/Publications.nsf/ nPDFFile/RA_LILF-5TQDUN/$File/Denutrition_rap.pdf?OpenElement
... convinced that their emaciated state is normal and even attractive. ... on the Eating Disorder web site is intended to be used for medical diagnosis or ...
www.eating-disorder.com/Eating-Treatment/ Eating-Disorders/anorexia-nervosa.htm
AllRefer Health - Weight Management: Underweight
Weight Management information center covers Underweight . ... loss and the condition may not come to medical attention until the individual seeks help. ...
health.allrefer.com/health/weight-management-2.html -
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one of the related illnesses:
Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders
A non-profit organization that provides information about anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, compulsive exercising, and other less ...
www.anred.com/
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On parle de maigreur quand le déficit pondéral est égal ou supérieur à 20% ... Ma pharmacie naturelle s\'adresse surtout aux états de maigreur liés à un ...
www.01sante.com/version-1/malade/fiches/maigreur.htm
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Note added at 3 hrs 39 mins (2005-05-12 19:14:23 GMT)
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... Terme anglais :, weight. Terme(s) associé(s) :, OBESITE , MAIGREUR ... Employer :, MAIGREUR. Terme anglais :, Underweight ...
www.toxibase.org/Thesaurus/tm_physio.asp
maigreur (underweight) est définie par un IMC compris entre 18,5 et 20 kg/m²et il ya. dénutrition (undernourished) lorsque l’IMC est < 18,5 kg/m² (66). ...
www.has-sante.fr/anaes/Publications.nsf/ nPDFFile/RA_LILF-5TQDUN/$File/Denutrition_rap.pdf?OpenElement
Peer comment(s):
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MurielP (X)
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merci Muriel :-)
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Aisha Maniar
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thanks Aisha :-)
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Can Altinbay
: Of course, we need a noun. Anorexia?
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emaciation is a noun but, as I asked previously, "to which extent". These terms vary by degree. Thanks Can :-)
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Iulia Matei
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merci Iulia :-)
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Dr Sue Levy (X)
: underweight is very commonly used as a noun
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Hi sis :-) (this is not a problem in my family :-))
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Catherine Christaki
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thanks Catherine :-)
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Helen Genevier
: underweight
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thanks Helen!
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carlie602
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Right I'm going with underweight.
Thanks for your help."
2 mins
thinness
This is what comes to my mind , but there may be better terms.
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http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/thinness.htm
Well, it seems to fit the bill.
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http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/thinness.htm
Well, it seems to fit the bill.
+1
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loss of weight/(massive) weight loss
in the end this is probably what one would say in English
Peer comment(s):
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Terry Gwenn
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| neutral |
Rachel Fell
: not to describe a (pre-existing and possibly long-standing) condition...
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+1
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skinniness
Quality of being skinny.
the bodily property of lacking flesh
the bodily property of lacking flesh
Peer comment(s):
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carlie602
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thanks Carlie
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Dr Sue Levy (X)
: unlikely to be used in a medical context :-)
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you might be right, although I found skinniness mentioned as a disease symptom in Chinese acupuncture
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Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
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12
thinness, slenderness, leanness
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