Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
ventre dur
English translation:
hard abdomen
Added to glossary by
Wyley Powell
Feb 6, 2007 01:30
17 yrs ago
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French term
Canada
ventre dur
French to English
Marketing
Medical: Health Care
Sales literature for natural health products
This is a brochure about constipation. After describing the symptoms and habits leading to this condition, the brochure says: "En avez-vous assez de cette situation de gonflement et de ***ventre dur*** ? Si oui, voici une série de petis conseils qui pourraient bien faire une différence."
TIA
TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +8 | hard abdomen |
Raymonde Gagnier
|
| 4 +3 | hard tummy |
Diane de Cicco
|
| 4 +2 | hard belly |
swisstell
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| 4 | abdominal hardness |
Deborah Workman
|
Proposed translations
+8
19 mins
Raymonde Gagnier
Canada
Canada
Native in French
&
English
Canada
Also a narrator/je suis aussi narratrice
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian) 
, English
Works in: English to French
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
hard abdomen
Commonly used.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
+2
5 mins
hard belly
happens particularly during pregnancies, although this context
does not point in that direction
does not point in that direction
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Kim Metzger
: "Belly" is the wrong register for a medical text about constipation: When context results in a commonly recognisable style to be produced, the resulting style is called a register (e.g. an informal register, a medical register, a scientific register).
47 mins
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| agree |
Michael Barnett
: I have no problem with the register. This is a sales brochure directed at the consumer, not a professional.
1 hr
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| neutral |
Tony M
: Have to agree with Kim, in the UK at least this would be quite wrong
7 hrs
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| agree |
Drmanu49
: OK for the States.
8 hrs
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+3
5 hrs
Diane de Cicco
France
France
Native in French
&
English
Specializes in field
France
Specialty: Biology, Chemistry, Medicine
Native in: English , French
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
31
hard tummy
at least in England...
"Swollen, hard tummy (abdomen); Very liquid diarrhoea that you can’t control at all (overflow diarrhoea); Loss of appetite; Feeling and being sick; Headache ..."
"Swollen, hard tummy (abdomen); Very liquid diarrhoea that you can’t control at all (overflow diarrhoea); Loss of appetite; Feeling and being sick; Headache ..."
23 hrs
Deborah Workman
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Telecom/new media tech, law, bus, mktg
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, French to English, and 1 more.
abdominal hardness
Healing People Network L.P.Description:, Constipation is a lack of regular evacuation of the bowels or a ... may include bloating, abdominal pain, abdominal hardness, and bad breath. ...
www.healingpeople.com/index.php?option=com_nutref&Itemid=17... - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
AJN - Fulltext: Volume 97(3) March 1997 p 16F-16J When Your ...(If constipation is causing discomfort, encourage your patient to have ... if she feels any menstrual-like cramps, low back pain, or abdominal hardness. ...
www.ajnonline.com/pt/re/ajn/fulltext.00000446-199703000-000... - Similar pages
www.healingpeople.com/index.php?option=com_nutref&Itemid=17... - 22k - Cached - Similar pages
AJN - Fulltext: Volume 97(3) March 1997 p 16F-16J When Your ...(If constipation is causing discomfort, encourage your patient to have ... if she feels any menstrual-like cramps, low back pain, or abdominal hardness. ...
www.ajnonline.com/pt/re/ajn/fulltext.00000446-199703000-000... - Similar pages
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