Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Un évènement non souhaité
English translation:
unintended event
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Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
Nov 30, 2007 05:58
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Un évènement non souhaité
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Incident :
///Un évènement non souhaité/// réduisant le plus souvent l’efficacité d’une opération. Très souvent, un accident est précédé de petits incidents et souvent aussi l’accident se produit lorsque le salarié tentant de régler une anomalie, est amené à modifier sa méthode de travail ou à réaliser des gestes exceptionnels. L’incident provoque des dégâts matériels alors que l’accident entraîne des dommages corporels.
L’incident est grave quand il entraîne la destruction du matériel rendant son utilisation impossible.
Labor law describing what the law means by incident.
Thanks for your suggestions.
///Un évènement non souhaité/// réduisant le plus souvent l’efficacité d’une opération. Très souvent, un accident est précédé de petits incidents et souvent aussi l’accident se produit lorsque le salarié tentant de régler une anomalie, est amené à modifier sa méthode de travail ou à réaliser des gestes exceptionnels. L’incident provoque des dégâts matériels alors que l’accident entraîne des dommages corporels.
L’incident est grave quand il entraîne la destruction du matériel rendant son utilisation impossible.
Labor law describing what the law means by incident.
Thanks for your suggestions.
Proposed translations
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unintended event
Offered with trepidation, in light of the 8 'agrees' to 'uindesirable event' so far. Even so...
An 'undesirable event' can be anything that happens that you find unpleasant and wish hadn't happened: the thunderstorm on your daughter's birthday, the Supreme Court's ratification of the alleged election of GW Bush, whatever... but these are occurence that you had no hand in.
An 'unintended event', on the other hand, is one that is the result of some act by you-- a result which you probably did not foresee and wish had not occurred. It is the unintended consequence of your act, the unintended result of something you do, as in the French text above. The Michigan Tech Operating Procedures Manual, for example, defines "Incident" as follows: "Incident: Any unintended event that causes injury or property damage or has the potential for causing serious injury or property damage" http://www.admin.mtu.edu/admin/procman/ch18/ch18p7.htm
There are hundreds of google hits on point.
An 'undesirable event' can be anything that happens that you find unpleasant and wish hadn't happened: the thunderstorm on your daughter's birthday, the Supreme Court's ratification of the alleged election of GW Bush, whatever... but these are occurence that you had no hand in.
An 'unintended event', on the other hand, is one that is the result of some act by you-- a result which you probably did not foresee and wish had not occurred. It is the unintended consequence of your act, the unintended result of something you do, as in the French text above. The Michigan Tech Operating Procedures Manual, for example, defines "Incident" as follows: "Incident: Any unintended event that causes injury or property damage or has the potential for causing serious injury or property damage" http://www.admin.mtu.edu/admin/procman/ch18/ch18p7.htm
There are hundreds of google hits on point.
Example sentence:
Incident: an unintended event that could or does result in harm or damage
Incident: An unintended event, no matter how trivial, that could have harmed or did harm a patient.
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adverse event
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undesirable event
Hello,
This is what I'd say.
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I hope it helps.
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You could also say "unintended event" as well" as pointed out by rufinus. I've seen both used before, back to back (undesirable and unintended event). So, you can say both, if you like. No matter what, "undesirable" clearly implies "unintended" and vice versa.
This is what I'd say.
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I hope it helps.
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You could also say "unintended event" as well" as pointed out by rufinus. I've seen both used before, back to back (undesirable and unintended event). So, you can say both, if you like. No matter what, "undesirable" clearly implies "unintended" and vice versa.
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