Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

aveugle

English translation:

blinded

Added to glossary by mportal
Jun 12, 2008 15:58
15 yrs ago
French term

aveugle

French to English Medical Medical (general) cosmetic testing
Context:
'..réponses érythémales sur chaque sujet en aveugle..'
Would this be 'in double blind tests' in English?
Change log

Jun 17, 2008 07:44: mportal Created KOG entry

Discussion

B D Finch Jun 12, 2008:
More information is probably needed: you can't assume that it is a double blind test.

Proposed translations

+6
7 mins
Selected

blinded

as far as the given context allows any such translation to begin with...
Peer comment(s):

agree Helen Genevier
8 mins
agree Michael Lotz
36 mins
agree transdoctor (X) : or with blinding - presumably of the person assessing the response
56 mins
agree marie-christine périé
1 hr
agree Joan Berglund : this is better, you would say "trial" or "study", depending on the original not "test"
7 hrs
agree Isabelle Berquin
9 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks very much, Jonathan. I think this makes it clear, rather than just saying a 'blind' test."
+6
4 mins

blind test

blind test
Peer comment(s):

agree Laurel Clausen : double blind testing is usually "en double aveugle"
6 mins
Thanks Laurel; this isn't rocket science stuff, just cosmetics; blind test's enough...
agree B D Finch
27 mins
Thanks BDF sounds like Banque de France !!:)
agree swanda
1 hr
merci swanda
agree Assimina Vavoula
2 hrs
MERCI
agree Jean-Claude Gouin
3 hrs
merci :)
agree Diego Metzadour : I think blind test is correct, though a bit of context would´ve been more helpful
3 hrs
Merci
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6 mins

at random

is Just on t he off chance
Peer comment(s):

neutral Joan Berglund : random and blind are separte concepts in trials
7 hrs
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1 hr

blindfold

as in chess!
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1 hr

randomized

sure as I can be without more context!
Peer comment(s):

neutral Joan Berglund : see comment above, "randomized" in French is "distribution aléatoire"
6 hrs
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