Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
ont permis de montrer
English translation:
have shown
Added to glossary by
Rowan Morrell
Jul 15, 2004 00:11
20 yrs ago
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French term
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
ont permis de montrer
French to English
Medical
Medical (general)
Back Pain
"Les travaux de X ***ont permis de montrer*** que la pression intradiscale augmente considérablement en position assise."
From a text about low back pain. Somehow, the "ont permis" bit doesn't quite seem to fit here. I'm actually leaning towards something like "have shown", because that makes more sense than "have allowed it to be shown/proven/demonstrated". Surely the works themselves have shown this fact than allowed it to be shown!
If I just said "have shown", would that be faithful to the source text? Otherwise, what would be a good solution here? TIA for your help.
From a text about low back pain. Somehow, the "ont permis" bit doesn't quite seem to fit here. I'm actually leaning towards something like "have shown", because that makes more sense than "have allowed it to be shown/proven/demonstrated". Surely the works themselves have shown this fact than allowed it to be shown!
If I just said "have shown", would that be faithful to the source text? Otherwise, what would be a good solution here? TIA for your help.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | showed/demonstrated |
Hervé du Verle
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| 5 | have demonstrated |
roody barthelemy
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| 4 | led to the realization that... |
Susana Galilea
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| 4 | X has reported |
sarahl (X)
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Proposed translations
+4
18 mins
Hervé du Verle
Native in French
Specializes in field
23 yrs in French medical edition
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian)
Works in: English to French, French to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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148
Selected
showed/demonstrated
equally simple (and usual)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
tnkw (X)
7 hrs
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| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
7 hrs
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| agree |
Helen Genevier
8 hrs
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| agree |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: have SHOWN "studies have shown'' not have showed, more common
17 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Hervé gets the points here mainly for his very helpful note, which enlightened me on the interesting French use of "permettre". Thanks also to the others who provided similar enlightenment, and to everyone who contributed in some way. Appreciate everyone's help."
8 mins
roody barthelemy
United States
United States
Specializes in field
United States
Experienced and court certified.
Native in: Haitian-Creole 
Works in: French to Haitian-Creole, English to Haitian-Creole, Spanish to Haitian-Creole, and 5 more.
have demonstrated
YOU're on the right track. Your attempt with "have allowed to prove"would be fine. OR you could simply as you sensed it, say: "have demonstrated that.
36 mins
Susana Galilea
United States
United States
Works in field
United States
Customized Translation Services ENG>SPA
Native in: Spanish (Variants: US, Latin American, Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
37
led to the realization that...
this is how I am reading this
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... amputation. Ongoing research led to the realization that motions at anatomical joints may occur in more than just one plane. Because ...
www.vard.org/jour/03/40/1/pdf/Twiste.pdf - Similar pages
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... amputation. Ongoing research led to the realization that motions at anatomical joints may occur in more than just one plane. Because ...
www.vard.org/jour/03/40/1/pdf/Twiste.pdf - Similar pages
1 day 2 hrs
X has reported
that French "permettre" is always a sticky one.
reporting ou X's contribution devrait te permettre :) de contourner le problème.
reporting ou X's contribution devrait te permettre :) de contourner le problème.
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