Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

débarcadère (here)

English translation:

drop-off area

Added to glossary by Joanne Archambault
Sep 8, 2016 11:40
7 yrs ago
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French term

débarcadère (here)

French to English Other Transport / Transportation / Shipping
This is from a Canadian document detailing procedures for disposing of defective/waste/expired study drugs. I cannot find any definition of the word except for the obvious pier/landing stage etc.

Une fois ramassés dans les pharmacies, les sacs sont transportés jusqu'au débarcadère par le personnel du département d'hygiène et de salubrité du CHUS. Au débarcadère, les sacs sont placés dans un réfrigérateur barré...

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Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 drop-off area
Change log

Sep 8, 2016 16:23: Yolanda Broad changed "Field" from "Medical" to "Other"

Sep 23, 2016 16:13: Joanne Archambault Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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drop-off area

One of the terms listed in the Canadian TERMIUM that fits this context IMO.
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agree B D Finch : Looks right to me.
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agree Nicola-Jane Alexandra Stevenson
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