Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
en amont sur
English translation:
preventatively
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englandsfine (X)
Dec 17, 2009 20:08
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englandsfine (X)
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en amont sur
French to English
Medical
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Full Source Text reads:
"Nous allons reprendre en partie leurs activités et travailler sur le choléra en amont sur la prévention dans une zone..."
I am unsure if this means they will be working on existing cholera oubreaks upriver of where they will carry out cholera prevention work, or that they will be working on cholera outbreaks before then carrying out cholera prevention work.
Can anyone advise me please? Many thanks.
"Nous allons reprendre en partie leurs activités et travailler sur le choléra en amont sur la prévention dans une zone..."
I am unsure if this means they will be working on existing cholera oubreaks upriver of where they will carry out cholera prevention work, or that they will be working on cholera outbreaks before then carrying out cholera prevention work.
Can anyone advise me please? Many thanks.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | my interpretation and suggestion |
SJLD
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| 5 | Before/previously |
JustineM (X)
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| 3 | preventatively |
Johannes Gleim
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| 3 | upstream |
kashew
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Proposed translations
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my interpretation and suggestion
I think "en amont" is being used figuratively here. There should perhaps be a comma after "amont". If it meant "before" it would be "en amont DE la prévention".
we plan... to focus our work on dealing with cholera at its source, on preventive measures in an area...
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-12-17 21:33:38 GMT)
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I read the French as:
Nous allons reprendre en partie leurs activités et travailler sur le choléra en amont, c'est-à-dire/par exemple, sur la prévention dans une zone..."
we plan... to focus our work on dealing with cholera at its source, on preventive measures in an area...
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-12-17 21:33:38 GMT)
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I read the French as:
Nous allons reprendre en partie leurs activités et travailler sur le choléra en amont, c'est-à-dire/par exemple, sur la prévention dans une zone..."
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
marie-christine périé
: also the way I read it
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thanks Marie-Christine :-)
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Comment: "Ah, this makes sense - many thanks."
23 mins
Before/previously
it is usualy translated as UPSTREAM but in your context PREVIOUSLY or BEFORE is a good solution
42 mins
Johannes Gleim
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4
preventatively
prophylactically or preventatively
43 mins
upstream
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Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Anne-Marie Grant (X)
: Please explain
16 mins
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