Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

proper care

French translation:

entretien adéquat

Added to glossary by Lionel_M (X)
Oct 3, 2009 18:20
15 yrs ago
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English term

proper care

English to French Medical Medical: Instruments
Proper care and preventative maintenance should be performed and documented in order to ensure optimum performance.

Comment traduire ici "proper care" qui vont documentés ?
Merci
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Non-PRO (2): SJLD, marie-christine périé

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Discussion

Lionel_M (X) (asker) Oct 3, 2009:
Please note that category is "instruments"
Lionel_M (X) (asker) Oct 3, 2009:
Yes Tony This is an illuminator for fluorescence to install on a transmission microscope.
Indeed, I was not considering "soin" adapted as it sounds too much for "patient" and "entretien adéquat" is much appropriated to my modest opinion. Thanks a lot Tony.
Tony M Oct 3, 2009:
Context? First of all, please could you tell us just what is receiving this 'care'? It really can make all the difference to the meaning in EN...
SJLD Oct 3, 2009:
care = entretien in many instruction manuals.
http://www.google.lu/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=... for preventive maintenance...<br>http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maintenance_préventive
Lionel_M (X) (asker) Oct 3, 2009:
Je ne voudrais pas que cela apparaisse comme une critique, mais "soins appropriés" me semblait banal; n'y a-t-il pas d'autre formulation ?

Proposed translations

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entretien adéquat

it does, of course, all depend on who or what is receiving this 'care'?

It could be as simply as 'utilisation correcte', but the exact context makes a difference here.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2009-10-04 00:12:46 GMT)
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Yes, now we know just what sort of 'instrument' is involved, I would say the kind of 'care' given would indeed amount to 'entretien'.
Peer comment(s):

agree SJLD
10 hrs
Thanks, Doc!
agree Platary (X) : Variante : entretien approprié :)
12 hrs
Merci, Adrien !
agree marie-christine périé
17 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you Tony"
18 mins

mesures appropriées

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1 hr

les soins appropriés et l'entretien adéquat devraient être effectué et décrits

afin d'assurer des performances optimum

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-10-03 20:33:20 GMT)
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ou soins adaptés
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+3
12 hrs

un entretien correct et une maintenance préventive

Attention : "care and maintenance" signifie "entretien et maintenance" (voir les dictionnaires)
Peer comment(s):

agree SJLD
53 mins
Merci SJLD
agree Tony M : That sounds right to my albeit non-native ears!
3 hrs
Merci Tony
agree marie-christine périé
8 hrs
Merci Marie-Christine
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