Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
en désespoir de cause
English translation:
as a last resort
Added to glossary by
Jason Willis-Lee
Sep 5, 2008 09:05
15 yrs ago
French term
Spain
Med-Pharm French and Spanish to English
Native in: English
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en désespoir de cause
Non-PRO
French to English
Medical
Medical: Health Care
Slow and fast insulin release analogues for type 2 diabetes...TIA, Jason.
baisse de la glycemie correct, meme mieux (à voir par moi meme ). Prix plus bas, durée d'utilisation moins longue.
**en désespoir de cause**
pour le diabète de type 2 l'insulinothérapie reste un pis-aller
baisse de la glycemie correct, meme mieux (à voir par moi meme ). Prix plus bas, durée d'utilisation moins longue.
**en désespoir de cause**
pour le diabète de type 2 l'insulinothérapie reste un pis-aller
Proposed translations
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| 3 +8 | as a last resort |
Sandra Petch
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| 4 | as a last resort |
Invalides (X)
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| 4 | if there is no other alternative |
Drmanu49
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References
| Regarding confusion between "resort" and... |
SJLD
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Proposed translations
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as a last resort
"En désespoir de cause" means if no other solution is available.
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Note added at 11 mins (2008-09-05 09:16:37 GMT)
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Pis-aller (great word!) has a similar meaning:
http://lemotdujour.over-blog.com/article-16662.html
Le mot du jour est pis-aller
n.m. inv.
Solution à laquelle il faut recourir, faute de mieux.
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Note added at 20 hrs (2008-09-06 05:38:45 GMT)
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Is this a transcript of a patient's comments? If it is how about "If I've no other choice" which leaves you free to use "a last resort" for pis-aller.
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Note added at 11 mins (2008-09-05 09:16:37 GMT)
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Pis-aller (great word!) has a similar meaning:
http://lemotdujour.over-blog.com/article-16662.html
Le mot du jour est pis-aller
n.m. inv.
Solution à laquelle il faut recourir, faute de mieux.
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Note added at 20 hrs (2008-09-06 05:38:45 GMT)
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Is this a transcript of a patient's comments? If it is how about "If I've no other choice" which leaves you free to use "a last resort" for pis-aller.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Sandra..."
3 hrs
as a last resort
one cannot use the word "despair" in a medical document - and the inner meaning is "as a last resort".
15 mins
if there is no other alternative
IMO
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Note added at 16 mins (2008-09-05 09:21:54 GMT)
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8 Nov 2007 ... Some alternative biologic forms of treatment have been used and are .... therapy as the last alternative before amputation were healed, ...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/563656
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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-09-05 13:41:53 GMT)
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SJLD supported my initial answer which included "as a last resource" as the second option.
Alcohol-Drug-Treatment provides alcohol and drug treatment referrals to private ... recommend outpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation as a last resource. ...
www.alcohol-drug-treatment.com/ - 14k
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Note added at 16 mins (2008-09-05 09:21:54 GMT)
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8 Nov 2007 ... Some alternative biologic forms of treatment have been used and are .... therapy as the last alternative before amputation were healed, ...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/563656
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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-09-05 13:41:53 GMT)
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SJLD supported my initial answer which included "as a last resource" as the second option.
Alcohol-Drug-Treatment provides alcohol and drug treatment referrals to private ... recommend outpatient drug and alcohol rehabilitation as a last resource. ...
www.alcohol-drug-treatment.com/ - 14k
Peer comment(s):
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Sandra Petch
: We should always have the courage of our convictions! I had never seen "resource" used this way and it seems it is correct so my apologies.
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No problem Sandra!
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Reference comments
9 mins
Reference:
Regarding confusion between "resort" and "resource":
http://books.google.com/books?id=Z4HI0RQIDK0C&pg=RA2-PA499&l...
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Note added at 21 mins (2008-09-05 09:26:32 GMT)
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in the last resort
as a last resource
http://books.google.com/books?id=Z4HI0RQIDK0C&pg=RA2-PA499&l...
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Note added at 21 mins (2008-09-05 09:26:32 GMT)
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in the last resort
as a last resource
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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writeaway
: seems the reason for your explanation has been hidden and replaced by a new answer without the English language error
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in fact Manu had written "as a last resource", which is correct
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Sandra Petch
: My Merriam-Websters gives "as a last resort" and "as a last resource." / Possibly although I am GB and have always said and heard "as a last resort" - "resource" is new to me in this context and seemingly equally correct.
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I guess that's American then - exactly, everyone says "as a last resort" but "as a last resource" is not only not wrong, it's more correct - or was once upon a time (Fowler's was once my bible for medical paper writing - shows how last century I am ;-))
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Angela Dickson (X)
: interesting, thanks - not sure that usage is as 'modern' as all that, though.
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poor old Fowler ;-)
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Drmanu49
: Thank you for claryfying that!
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my pleasure :-)
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