Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
ne peuvent par eux-mêmes confirmer...
English translation:
cannot by themselves confirm/a diagnosis cannot be confirmed on the basis of them alone
Added to glossary by
Rachel Fell
Aug 9, 2006 13:09
17 yrs ago
French term
United Kingdom
Works in: English to German
ne peuvent par eux-mêmes confirmer...
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French to English
Medical
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
L'imagerie par resonance magentique et le tomodensitometre cranien sont utiles pour eliminer la presence d'autres maladies neurodegeneratives, mais ne peuvent pr eux eu-memes confirmer le diagnostic...
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | cannot by themselves confirm - or rephrase |
Rachel Fell
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| 4 +3 | can not themselves confirm... |
Terry Richards
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Proposed translations
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6 mins
Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Thorough, knowledgeable and resourceful
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 4 more.
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French term (edited):
ne peuvent par eux-memes confirmer...
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cannot by themselves confirm - or rephrase
I'd tend to go more for e.g.
a diagnosis cannot be confirmed on the basis of these alone
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-08-09 13:17:43 GMT)
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or of them
a diagnosis cannot be confirmed on the basis of these alone
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-08-09 13:17:43 GMT)
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or of them
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Comment: "Thanks a lot for this answer. Will go for your second choice"
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3 mins
Terry Richards
France
France
Native in English
France
30 years in IT, Engineering degree.
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US, British) 
Works in: French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
French term (edited):
ne peuvent par eux-memes confirmer...
can not themselves confirm...
The tests are useful to exclude other illnesses but can not themselves confirm the diagnosis.
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-08-09 13:15:52 GMT)
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Oops - dropped a word! can not BY themselves confirm...
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-08-09 13:15:52 GMT)
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Oops - dropped a word! can not BY themselves confirm...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ford Prefect
1 min
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| agree |
Shaila Kamath
2 mins
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| agree |
Dr Sue Levy (X)
: cannot by themselves
11 mins
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