Oct 29, 2017 20:08
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cet arrêt de travail a été contesté
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I'm translating a psychiatric assessment from French to English. I need some help with the phrase "Cet arrêt de travail a été contesté". I guess it means "This leave of absence was disputed". The trouble is that I don't really understand what that means.
The context is that the patient underwent genetic screening and discovered she has a high risk for breast cancer. She became anxious so her geneticist recommended a leave of absence. She took four weeks off work, which was eventually extended to eight weeks.
Here's the paragraph from the report:
"Madame m'explique que son anxiété a été exacerbée par des tests génétiques. [...] Le test de dépistage a été positif ce qui se traduit par un risque à vie de développer une néoplasie du sein ou des ovaires d'environ 70 %. L’anxiété qu’elle a alors présentée a conduit son médecin généticien à recommander un arrêt de travail de quatre semaines, qui s’est prolongé d’une autre période de quatre semaines. Cet arrêt de travail a été contesté. "
The context is that the patient underwent genetic screening and discovered she has a high risk for breast cancer. She became anxious so her geneticist recommended a leave of absence. She took four weeks off work, which was eventually extended to eight weeks.
Here's the paragraph from the report:
"Madame m'explique que son anxiété a été exacerbée par des tests génétiques. [...] Le test de dépistage a été positif ce qui se traduit par un risque à vie de développer une néoplasie du sein ou des ovaires d'environ 70 %. L’anxiété qu’elle a alors présentée a conduit son médecin généticien à recommander un arrêt de travail de quatre semaines, qui s’est prolongé d’une autre période de quatre semaines. Cet arrêt de travail a été contesté. "
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| 3 +5 | this sick leave was contested |
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this sick leave was contested
It all rather depends on the exact context!
First of all, 'arrêt de travail' specifically means 'sick leave' — not simply 'leave of absence', which could be for any number of other reasons.
Secondly, we don't know if 'arrêt' here refers to the 'sick note' — the actual piece of paper — or more abstractly to the doctor's decision; it may not make a great deal of difference to the actual translaiton, but it's as well to be aware of the issue, i case it affects the rest.
Thirdly, we don't know by whom it was contested — is it a second medical opinion, for example, or by the employer, say? Or even the Scoail Security office? All these factors might influence the exact way you'll need to translate this.
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Note added at 11 minutes (2017-10-29 20:20:25 GMT)
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Note too that 'a été contesté' could mean 'was contested' (perfect > simple past is very common in FR > EN); BUT it could literally be 'has been contested'; again, context should enable you to determine which it is — or if it matters!
First of all, 'arrêt de travail' specifically means 'sick leave' — not simply 'leave of absence', which could be for any number of other reasons.
Secondly, we don't know if 'arrêt' here refers to the 'sick note' — the actual piece of paper — or more abstractly to the doctor's decision; it may not make a great deal of difference to the actual translaiton, but it's as well to be aware of the issue, i case it affects the rest.
Thirdly, we don't know by whom it was contested — is it a second medical opinion, for example, or by the employer, say? Or even the Scoail Security office? All these factors might influence the exact way you'll need to translate this.
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Note added at 11 minutes (2017-10-29 20:20:25 GMT)
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Note too that 'a été contesté' could mean 'was contested' (perfect > simple past is very common in FR > EN); BUT it could literally be 'has been contested'; again, context should enable you to determine which it is — or if it matters!
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