Dec 9, 2013 17:51
10 yrs ago
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English term

account for

English to French Medical Medical (general) étude clinique/anticanc�
However, the Manning criteria did not account for the frequency or duration of symptoms.
tenaient/prenaient en compte ?

Proposed translations

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ne tenaient pas compte

ne tenaient pas compte, ne prenaient pas en compte, ou peut-être n'incluaient pas
Peer comment(s):

agree Lorraine Dubuc : l'entrée est cependant à l'affirmative
1 min
agree GILLES MEUNIER
15 mins
agree Bertrand Leduc
29 mins
agree Daryo
1 hr
agree Gleyse
17 hrs
agree PLR TRADUZIO (X)
17 hrs
agree Petrofotia
2 days 12 hrs
agree Sandrine Guyennet
4 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Merci à tous"
2 mins

ne comptait pas

je pense
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+1
2 mins

tenaient en compte

ou "ne tenaient pas compte"
Peer comment(s):

agree Lorraine Dubuc : pour équivaloir l'expression d'entrée cela est juste
2 mins
neutral GILLES MEUNIER : tenaient en compte = ce n'est pas correct en fr
16 mins
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+2
16 mins

ne prenaient pas en compte la fréquence et la durée des symptômes

formulation usuelle

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Note added at 18 minutes (2013-12-09 18:09:31 GMT)
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ou n'incluaient pas...
Peer comment(s):

agree Platary (X)
52 mins
Thank you Adrien.
agree PLR TRADUZIO (X)
17 hrs
Thank you.
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20 hrs

n'était pas responsable

ATTENTION AU SENS ET AU CONTEXTE!
Si le contexte le justifie, "n'était pas responsable" me semble être la traduction qui s'impose. Cf english definitions below:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/account for

Phrasal Verb:
account for
1. To constitute the governing or primary factor in: Bad weather accounted for the long delay.
2. To provide an explanation or justification for: The suspect couldn't account for his time that night.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/account-t...
account (to sb) for sth
— phrasal verb with account /əˈkaʊnt/ verb [T + obj + noun/adj ] formal
C2 to explain the reason for something or the cause of something: Can you account for your absence last Friday? She was unable to account for over $5,000 (= she could not explain where the money was). He has to account to his manager for (= tell his manager about and explain) all his movements.

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/accoun...
1. 1
account for something to be the reason why something exists or happens
A number of factors account for the differences between the two scores.
The increase in carbon dioxide emissions may account for changes in the climate.
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