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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

salle de garde

English translation:

On-call room

Added to glossary by GaelleDC
Jan 14, 2013 22:46
11 yrs ago
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French term

salle de garde

French to English Medical Medical (general) UK English (preferably)
C'est la salle où se tiennent les internes de garde dans un hôpital. Mais, ce qui est le terme équivalent en anglais???

Merci d'avance.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 On-call room
4 staff rooms
4 staff waiting room
4 -1 junior rotating intern
Change log

Jan 17, 2013 00:19: GaelleDC Created KOG entry

Discussion

philgoddard Jan 14, 2013:
It sounds like a very French institution, and I'm not sure whether "staff room" covers it - you haven't given any context.
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salle_de_garde
DLyons (asker) Jan 14, 2013:
Médecin, pharmacien, etc., de garde. Personne qui assure une permanence aux services des malades pendant la nuit ou pendant les jours fériés.
philgoddard Jan 14, 2013:
What is an interne de garde?

Proposed translations

+4
2 hrs
Selected

On-call room

I think the room you described would be called an On-call room.
Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On-call_room

Peer comment(s):
agree sktrans : doctor's mess
1 hr
agree GILLES MEUNIER
2 hrs
agree Bertrand Leduc
6 hrs
agree MatthewLaSon
15 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Gaelle. That's what it is and the synonym "doctor's mess" was perfect. I had a throwaway comment in a document re " hanky-panky in the doctor's mess" :-)"
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staff rooms

www.guardian.co.uk › Media › Jimmy Savile
31 Oct 2012 – Jimmy Savile used staff bedrooms reserved for surgeons and ... the hospital – some suspected to be under 16 – into staff rooms in the early hours of the morning. .... £Competitive + Excellent Benefits - Greater London - BBC ...
Nurse staffroom used as chemotherapy ward - Daily Mirror
www.mirror.co.uk/.../kenny-dalglishs-wife-marina-dalglish-1...
20 hours ago – Nurse staffroom used as chemotherapy ward: Anger of Kenny ... has criticised a hospital over patients having to use a nurse staffroom for chemotherapy. ... The beautiful snowy scene as three London buses pass by St Paul's ...

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or staff waiting room

www.mediadico.com/dictionnaire/...anglais/salle - Translate this page
salle, retrouvez la traduction de salle en anglais, mais aussi la définition de salle dans le ... Salle de garde : guardroom (militaire).staff waiting room (médecine).
Note from asker:
Thanks Drmanu49. Certainly an option.
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21 mins

staff waiting room

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Note from asker:
Thanks Pierre. Also an option (and the junior rotating intern was also helpful).
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-1
53 mins
French term (edited): interne

junior rotating intern

L'imterne n'est pas encore docteur et vraiment pas pharmacien: il est étudiant en médecine, reçu au concours de l'internat qui seconde le chef de servce dans un hôpital.
Peer comment(s):
disagree B D Finch : Not a translation of the term requested ("salle").
11 hrs
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