Mar 17, 2020 17:23
4 yrs ago
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French term
alimentation plaisir
French to English
Medical
Medical: Health Care
Palliative care
Context:
alimentation plaisir per os en texture lisse.
My take on this:
oral pleasure feeding of smooth texture.
Is there another way of saying this?
TIA Chris.
alimentation plaisir per os en texture lisse.
My take on this:
oral pleasure feeding of smooth texture.
Is there another way of saying this?
TIA Chris.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | comfort feeding |
Emily Gilby
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| 4 +1 | tasty food |
Dumaz & Cowling
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| 3 | mouth pleasure |
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
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| 3 | food ad libitum |
Danielle Coleman
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Proposed translations
+2
18 mins
Emily Gilby
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Medical translator, 9 years' experience
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, UK, Wales / Welsh, British) 
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
comfort feeding
This could be one interpretation.
https://blog.santelog.com/2014/12/14/alimentation-plaisir-le...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2872797/
http://brochures.mater.org.au/brochures/mater-hospital-brisb...
https://blog.santelog.com/2014/12/14/alimentation-plaisir-le...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2872797/
http://brochures.mater.org.au/brochures/mater-hospital-brisb...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
6 mins
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Thanks Tony!
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| agree |
philgoddard
: Yes, definitely.
50 mins
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Thanks Phil!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you fits perfectly."
53 mins
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Mexico
Works in field
Mexico
Confianza, certeza, creatividad.
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Mexican)
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
mouth pleasure
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Tony M
: Sounds very awkward in EN; in œnology, we do speak of 'mouth feel', but that's rather different; I don't think it sits well in terms of food.
31 mins
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1 hr
Danielle Coleman
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Accredited and highly experienced
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Latvian to English, and 2 more.
food ad libitum
I have a feeling this is likely in the medical context given. So the whole phrase would be translated as something like 'smooth-textured food ad libitum by mouth'. The link to La Langue Française, given below, explains the etymology of the Latin phrase used in medicine 'Du latin ad (« à ») et libitum (« plaisir »)'. Commonly rendered in French as 'à volonté' but I imagine 'plaisir' here might be short for 'jusqu'au plaisir', with the same meaning.
+1
4 days
Dumaz & Cowling
France
France
Native in French
&
English
France
16 years of translation experience
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English
tasty food
More context would be helpful (and I am not sure of the meaning of per os here) but in French alimentation plaisir usually means food whose taste is pleasant and enjoyable so tasty seems a good choice here.
Note from asker:
| per os - by mouth |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Tony M
: Not really: 'tasy' would oppose 'tasteless' / 'bland' ('fade'? as distinct from 'savoureux'), but is getting away from the source context; is also not really in the right register here.
48 mins
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| agree |
Yolanda Broad
12 hrs
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