a chi per loro

English translation: or their representatives

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Italian term or phrase:	a chi per loro
English translation:	or their representatives
Entered by:	Dawn Montague

03:30 Feb 24, 2006

Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: a chi per loro

I am having trouble with this construction in a document on a clinical trial:

Lo Sperimentatore richiederà preventivamente il consenso informato a tutti i pazienti, o a chi per loro, prima di iniziare la Sperimentazione.

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Local time: 14:24

or their representatives

Explanation:
... or each one's representative

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snatalieg
Local time: 14:24

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4 +9

or their representatives

snatalieg

4 +4

or to someone acting on their behalf

Denise DeVries

next of kin

Claire Titchmarsh (X)

or to whom for them (or to their companions)

Ironia Wellborn

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1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

or to someone acting on their behalf

Explanation:
there may be a shorter way to say this

Denise DeVries
United States
Local time: 14:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +9

or their representatives

Explanation:
... or each one's representative

snatalieg
Local time: 14:24
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you!

4 hrs confidence:

or to whom for them (or to their companions)

Explanation:
Companions can be parents, fellows, friends people, familiar/near to the patients that will be experimented.

Ironia Wellborn
Turkey
Local time: 21:24
Native speaker of:

Turkish

5 hrs confidence:

next of kin

Explanation:
another option

Claire Titchmarsh (X)
Local time: 20:24
Native speaker of:

English

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