Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Astreintes opérationnelles
English translation:
On-call sessions
Added to glossary by
Rebecca Elliott
Oct 5, 2011 09:07
12 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
Astreintes opérationnelles
French to English
Medical
Medical: Health Care
This is from a list of duties that a surgeon performed over a given period at a particular hospital.
du X a X - 7 astreintes opérationnelles
- 11 permanences de soins (nuits, week-end, fériés)
- 4 déplacements.
Does it mean that the doctor was on-call to perform operations or is it more general than that?
Thank you.
du X a X - 7 astreintes opérationnelles
- 11 permanences de soins (nuits, week-end, fériés)
- 4 déplacements.
Does it mean that the doctor was on-call to perform operations or is it more general than that?
Thank you.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | On-call sessions |
B D Finch
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References
| 7 compelled opertionan persons |
José Patrício
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Proposed translations
+4
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Selected
On-call sessions
"Opérationnelles" does not mean that the person performed surgical operations; it means operational in the organisational sense of the word.
www.cphweb.info/spip.php?article166
"L'astreinte opérationnelle assure une activité de garde par un médecin ... L'indemnité pour astreinte opérationnelle = 36,60 € (18,30 € pour la ..."
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Note added at 28 mins (2011-10-05 09:36:17 GMT)
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"Many consultants work combined day and on-call sessions with junior staff increasingly working shift-based systems."
http://www.medicalcareers.nhs.uk/specialty_pages/intensive_c...
"9. To provide assistance to the Anaesthetist and Surgeon. 10.To undertake 'on call' sessions..."
www.careerjet.co.uk/search/jobs?s=surgeon&l=Swansea&lid.
www.cphweb.info/spip.php?article166
"L'astreinte opérationnelle assure une activité de garde par un médecin ... L'indemnité pour astreinte opérationnelle = 36,60 € (18,30 € pour la ..."
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Note added at 28 mins (2011-10-05 09:36:17 GMT)
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"Many consultants work combined day and on-call sessions with junior staff increasingly working shift-based systems."
http://www.medicalcareers.nhs.uk/specialty_pages/intensive_c...
"9. To provide assistance to the Anaesthetist and Surgeon. 10.To undertake 'on call' sessions..."
www.careerjet.co.uk/search/jobs?s=surgeon&l=Swansea&lid.
Peer comment(s):
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SJLD
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philgoddard
28 mins
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Thanks Phil
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Michael Lotz
4 hrs
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Thanks Michael
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blavatsky
: makes sense... the other two options active duty, and the other home visits
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Thanks. "Active duty" and "home visits" mean quite different things.
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Comment: "Thank you all for your help."
Reference comments
10 mins
Reference:
7 compelled opertionan persons
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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B D Finch
: That is not English! One can't blame linguee.com, as your suggested phrase doesn't appear there and you cobbled together your answer from various (generally correct but irrelevant) references.
9 mins
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philgoddard
: You should not rely on linguee.com - it's often very useful, but it's also full of really bad translations.
41 mins
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: I suppose you mean "operational". Your Linguee reference includes a wide range of contexts, and your suggestion is a word for word compilation signifying nothing in fine.
1 hr
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Angela Dickson (X)
: What on earth...?
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thanks
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Discussion
astreinte = doctor is not present at the hospital (usually at home waiting to be disturbed by pesky interns)