Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Il y a un certain temps de cela
English translation:
some time ago
Added to glossary by
swanda
Oct 14, 2008 13:46
15 yrs ago
French term
Reliability, speed and experience
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, German to English
Il y a un certain de cela
French to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
This is the first sentence of a Patient Information Sheet:
Il y a un certain de cela, vous avez participé à l’étude clinique susmentionnée.
Is this an idiomatic expression that actually means something specific?
It doesn't really seem clear to me what the first part of the sentence is trying to say.
I know that this is a back-translation, so perhaps the phrasing isn't perfect...
Can anyone shed some light?
Il y a un certain de cela, vous avez participé à l’étude clinique susmentionnée.
Is this an idiomatic expression that actually means something specific?
It doesn't really seem clear to me what the first part of the sentence is trying to say.
I know that this is a back-translation, so perhaps the phrasing isn't perfect...
Can anyone shed some light?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | some time ago |
swanda
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| 4 +2 | Some time ago |
myrden
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Change log
Oct 27, 2008 23:09: swanda Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+5
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Selected
some time ago
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Peer comment(s):
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Anne Farina
: yes, il y a un certain temps de cela
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thans Anne
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Jean-Louis S.
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thanks jlsjr
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Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
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thanks Beatriz
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Fabio Barbieri
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thanks Fabio
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Catherine CHAUVIN
8 hrs
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thanks Catherine
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you! It seems so obvious now..."
+2
6 mins
Some time ago
The word "temps" is missing.
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