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probation

English translation: Probationary, trial, assessment period

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French term or phrase:probation
English translation:Probationary, trial, assessment period
Entered by: Karina Pelech

14:00 Jul 3, 2002
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Medical
French term or phrase: probation
Medical and Nursing Schools
Maria
Probationary, trial, assessment period
Explanation:
lack of context!
Selected response from:

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 12:33
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +11Probationary, trial, assessment period
GILLES MEUNIER
4probation(-ary period)
Marney Ogle
4provisionally
Michael Tovbin
4Probationary period
Pierre POUSSIN


Discussion entries: 1





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
Probationary, trial, assessment period


Explanation:
lack of context!

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 12:33
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 2506
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Florence Bremond: oui probablement mais effectivement manque de contexte
2 mins
agree  Piotr Kurek
18 mins
agree  Marney Ogle
1 hr
agree  Linda Jarosiewicz
1 hr
agree  Enza Longo
2 hrs
agree  spencer
5 hrs
agree  Guy Bray: I think the British call student nurses "Probationers"
5 hrs
agree  Paul Mably (X)
11 hrs
agree  Gwynneth Kably
1 day 16 hrs
agree  herve laurent
3 days 22 hrs
agree  Sue Crocker
9 days
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
probation(-ary period)


Explanation:
Hard to tell without more context. :)

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Note added at 2002-07-03 15:23:04 (GMT)
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Your answer wasn\'t up there yet when I submitted this one, Gilles. sounds good!

Marney Ogle
United States
Local time: 06:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 31
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
provisionally


Explanation:
whe talking of enrollment or hiring, for example.

en probation

Michael Tovbin
United States
Local time: 05:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in pair: 166
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Probationary period


Explanation:
Le mot "probation" s'emploie assez peu en Français-Français pour undiquer un "stage en situation", par exemple.

Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 12:33
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 400
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