Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 30, 2011 08:56
13 yrs ago
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French term
craquages
French to English
Medical
Marketing
Diabetes medication
Privation constante & culpabilité lors des craquages qui sont fréquents.
We're talking about patients who have been diagnosed with diabetes and their efforts to follow rules about what to eat and when, and their frequent failures, abandon, giving up or whatever.
Any other ideas most welcome.
We're talking about patients who have been diagnosed with diabetes and their efforts to follow rules about what to eat and when, and their frequent failures, abandon, giving up or whatever.
Any other ideas most welcome.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | lapses |
Kiwiland Bear
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| 4 +4 | giving in to temptation |
B D Finch
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| 2 | moments of weakness |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Proposed translations
+3
2 hrs
Kiwiland Bear
New Zealand
New Zealand
Works in field
New Zealand
Translation with excellence
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, French to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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11
Selected
lapses
Just a possibility that comes to mind in the context.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
cc in nyc
17 mins
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Thank you
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Alison Sabedoria (X)
: A good one-word option.
7 hrs
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Thank you!
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| agree |
Michelle Desaintfuscien
8 hrs
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Thank you
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all contributors. I used more than one translation depending on the actual sentence but 'lapses' fitted the bill in most cases."
+4
19 mins
giving in to temptation
I can't think of a single word in English for this.
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Note added at 30 mins (2011-04-30 09:27:16 GMT)
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OK - how about "guilt at succumbing to temptation" or if you really need to be concise "weaknesses" but that removes the idea of temptations.
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Note added at 30 mins (2011-04-30 09:27:16 GMT)
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OK - how about "guilt at succumbing to temptation" or if you really need to be concise "weaknesses" but that removes the idea of temptations.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for this, now how do I fit it into the space on the ppt slide??? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Leslie Marcus
: Oops, our ideas crossed paths. I put mine into the discussion!
7 mins
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Thanks Leslie
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| agree |
Lara Barnett
10 mins
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Thanks Lara
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| agree |
joehlindsay
: or 'yielding'
6 hrs
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Thanks joe
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Alison Sabedoria (X)
: The single word is usually "cake"! =)
10 hrs
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Thanks. I tend to succumb to 70%+ plain chocolate.
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39 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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10
moments of weakness
another approach
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