mouchoir

English translation: You're right

23:47 May 23, 2002

French to English translations [PRO]
Medical

French term or phrase: mouchoir

This appears in a chart of radiotoxicological effects of uranium. The other items in the category are: urine immédiate, urine complémentaire, selles, plaies. My guess is that "mouchoirs" refers to nasal excretions. Is this right? Thanks!

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Local time: 15:27

English translation:You're right

Explanation:
I'm sorry that I don't know the translation, but this confirms your guess

edpage C-1

Ces prélèvements sont réalisés sur des "drapeaux" et des mouchoirs.

Analyse sur prélèvement de mucus nasal : recherche d'une contamination Alpha et/ou Béta en contrôle ou après un incident.

Analyse de mouchoir : recherche d'une contamination Alpha et/ou Beta, si le prélèvement nasal est positif.

Ces deux types d'analyses ne sont que des "indicateurs".

http://www-cad.cea.fr/labm/pn.htm

Tuberculose - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... 7. MESURES PREVENTIVES POUR LA TUBERCULOSE AU LABORATOIRE DE MICROBIOLOGIE. ... le nez
correctement au moyen d’un mouchoir en papier, pour capter les gouttelettes ...
www.health.fgov.be/CSH_HGR/Francais/ Brochures/TUBERCULOFR.html

un seul document - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Lorsqu’un laboratoire abrite des sources de rayonnements ionisants, des ... laver le
visage. Faire moucher (garder le mouchoir et le faire contrôler), et laver ...
www.sdv.fr/aimt67/dossier/risquebio2.htm - 36k -

Selected response from:

Claudia Iglesias
Chile
Local time: 15:27

Grading comment

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

"handkerchief"

CHENOUMI (X)

4 +2

You're right

Claudia Iglesias

3 +2

Could it be "mouchure"?

Anna Beria

moucher

Claudia Esteve

4 +1

No It cannot be "mouchure"

Thierry LOTTE

Nasal secretions ?

ccoulen

4 -1

handkerchief

Massimo Gaido

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

"handkerchief"

Explanation:
1) if it's in cotton
2) "tissue" or "Kleenex" if it's made of paper.

Voila!

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Note added at 2002-05-23 23:56:06 (GMT)
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Dans la marine, on utilise \"stern out-boat\".
Déf. :
Construction en bois; nom donné aux plus grands bordages qui se placent à la fesse du navire; ils vont en diminuant de largeur.

Référence: GDT

CHENOUMI (X)
Native speaker of:

Haitian-Creole,

French
PRO pts in pair: 43

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

handkerchief

Explanation:
I believe you are right. Therefore: handkerchief.

Ciao,
M.

Massimo Gaido
United States
Local time: 14:27
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in pair: 61

44 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Could it be "mouchure"?

Explanation:
Once again, I can only say that in a technical test such as this, you need specialist knowledge, not more or less well-informed guesses. I am slightly alarmed at the extent to which you seem to rely on help with this translation, simply because it seems to me that not enough experts are at hand to help!

I have done some searching but cannot find a single site where "handkerchiefs" appear together with the radiological effects of uranium exposure, which appear to be mostly kidney and lung problems.

Apologies to Massimo, again!, for chosing the wrong line: I meant, of course, neutral.

Anna Beria
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:27
PRO pts in pair: 67

45 mins confidence:

moucher

Explanation:
Sorry, but the idea of relating urine et selles to hankies doesn't make any sense to me. Could we be dealing with a typo? What i found that might help is definition number 2 of "moucher" in the Petit Robert, which is "Rejeter par le nez" as in Moucher du sang (saigner du nez or nosebleed) therefore, you would be right, it would be something as nasal discharge or excretions, but definitely not a handkerchief.
Hope it helps
Claudia

Le Petit Robert

Claudia Esteve
United States
Local time: 15:27
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 28

50 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

No It cannot be "mouchure"

Explanation:
I made a mistake handling my keyboard

Thierry LOTTE
Local time: 21:27
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in pair: 87

55 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

You're right

Claudia Iglesias
Chile
Local time: 15:27
Native speaker of:

French,

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 25

13 hrs confidence:

Nasal secretions ?

Explanation:
Direct translation of mouchoir is hankerchief/Kleenex/ nose whipe etc. But in the medical terms it may imply a nasal swab or secretions??

ccoulen
United States
Local time: 15:27
PRO pts in pair: 3

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