Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

sans atteinte du système sensoriel

English translation:

spares the sensory system

Added to glossary by Johanne Benoit-Gallagher
Dec 7, 2007 00:08
16 yrs ago
French term

sans atteinte du système sensoriel

French to English Science Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
I have a sentence describing symptoms of botulism in humans:
"Le botulisme se caractérise par des paralysies flasques, symétriques, sans atteinte du système sensoriel"

This seems to mean "without affecting the senory system", but everything I've read about botulism seems to imply that this would be the case. Am I misinterpreting this?
Change log

Dec 21, 2007 04:21: Johanne Benoit-Gallagher Created KOG entry

Discussion

Nancy Burgess (X) (asker) Dec 7, 2007:
I meant of course the "sensory system". It is past midnight, darn it.

Proposed translations

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Selected

spares the sensory system

Confirmation below that it does not affect the sensory system. (spares, does not affect, etc.). Several Web sites seem to confirm this.

Il n'y a aucune atteinte sensitive, et aucune pénétration de la toxine dans le tissu cérébral, donc aucune atteinte directe des fonctions supérieures. Réf. : http://www.paris-nord-sftg.com/rev.pres.botulisme.0110.htm
Peer comment(s):

agree chaplin : I prefer does not affect
3 mins
Thank you!
agree Richard Benham : It doesn't really matter whether botulism affects the sensory system or not: the ST says it doesn't, and, unless you want to take the trouble of checking with the client, it's safest to translate what's there.
1 hr
Thank you.
agree Gina W
5 hrs
Thank you.
agree Drmanu49
8 hrs
Thank you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
2 hrs

without any impact on the sensory system

Hello,

sans atteinte - without affecting/no impact/no effect on

I hope this helps.
Peer comment(s):

agree Victoria Porter-Burns :
6 hrs
Thanks, Victoria!
agree Richard Benham
15 hrs
Thanks, Richard!
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+3
9 hrs

without affecting the sensory system

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Note added at 9 hrs (2007-12-07 09:41:24 GMT)
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I don't see what is wrong with your translation at all..
Peer comment(s):

agree ACOZ (X)
2 hrs
Yes, why complicate life when you don't have to...
agree suezen
4 hrs
Thank you! I am just confirming the original translator's attempt =)
agree Richard Benham
7 hrs
Thank you!
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13 hrs

with no damage to the sensory system

another option...
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