Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
bandagisterie
English translation:
medical equipment supplier
Added to glossary by
liz askew
Aug 7, 2008 18:26
15 yrs ago
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French term
Engg. Grad. with > 12 yrs. in IT firm
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
bandagisterie
French to English
Medical
Medical (general)
Medical supplies
Hi,
I am translating a website for a medical service company in Belgium and I am stuck with this word - it is not available in any of my dictionaries.
Société familiale de bandagisterie héritière d’une longue tradition de services à la clientèle
Thanks for your help.
Uma
I am translating a website for a medical service company in Belgium and I am stuck with this word - it is not available in any of my dictionaries.
Société familiale de bandagisterie héritière d’une longue tradition de services à la clientèle
Thanks for your help.
Uma
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | [miscellaneous] medical equipment supplier |
liz askew
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| 5 | jockstrappers |
kashew
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| 3 | bandagisterie |
ammayle
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| 2 | truss makers |
Noni Gilbert Riley
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Proposed translations
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37 mins
Selected
[miscellaneous] medical equipment supplier
There does not seem to be the exact equivalent in the UK...
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:bY_PqI8gu84J:www.klav.b...
Les prestations suivantes ne peuvent pas être exécuter par un bandagiste agrée pour la petite bandagisterie:
* bandages pour hernie
* ceintures abdominales
* lombostats
* prothèses mammaires
* voiturettes d'invalide
semelles orthopédiques
e la vente de bandagisterie, en ce compris les fournitures de la petite bandagisterie I.N.A.M.I. (appareils pour urinal ambulatoire, anus artificiel et canule trachéale)
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# Visite au bandagiste agréé
Muni de la prescription, le patient se rend chez un bandagiste agréé qui lui conseillera l’aide la plus adaptée à ses besoins.
Pour la voiturette standard, le tricycle orthopédique et le cadre de marche, cette première étape est suffisante pour demander une intervention de l’assurance soins de santé.
Pour une voiturette manuelle modulaire, une voiturette de maintien et de soins, un système d’assise ou tricycle cumulé avec une voiturette, la prescription devra être accompagnée d’un rapport de motivation rédigé par le bandagiste, responsable du choix de l’aide à la mobilité.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&as_q=miscellaneous medi...
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:bY_PqI8gu84J:www.klav.b...
Les prestations suivantes ne peuvent pas être exécuter par un bandagiste agrée pour la petite bandagisterie:
* bandages pour hernie
* ceintures abdominales
* lombostats
* prothèses mammaires
* voiturettes d'invalide
semelles orthopédiques
e la vente de bandagisterie, en ce compris les fournitures de la petite bandagisterie I.N.A.M.I. (appareils pour urinal ambulatoire, anus artificiel et canule trachéale)
#
# Visite au bandagiste agréé
Muni de la prescription, le patient se rend chez un bandagiste agréé qui lui conseillera l’aide la plus adaptée à ses besoins.
Pour la voiturette standard, le tricycle orthopédique et le cadre de marche, cette première étape est suffisante pour demander une intervention de l’assurance soins de santé.
Pour une voiturette manuelle modulaire, une voiturette de maintien et de soins, un système d’assise ou tricycle cumulé avec une voiturette, la prescription devra être accompagnée d’un rapport de motivation rédigé par le bandagiste, responsable du choix de l’aide à la mobilité.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&as_q=miscellaneous medi...
Note from asker:
| Thanks, though I am retaining the French as well since this is definitely specific to Belgium. However, there was a list of bandagistes agrées within this company which showed that bandagiste is different from bandagisterie. A finer search led me to orthopaedic technician but I couldn't understand what they had to do with incontinence supplies! So I have bandagisterie - medical equipment supplier and bandagiste - orthopaedic technician and I am not at all sure about the latter. I would invite mediamatrix to comment on this since he has lived in Belgium. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jennifer Levey
: Yes, a 'bandagisterie' in Belgium sells all sorts of medical appliances from bedpans through lumbar supports to wheelchairs.
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Thank you!
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| agree |
Noni Gilbert Riley
: Ah, mediamatrix confirms in situ - yes, medical supplies sounds a lot safer!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
14 mins
Noni Gilbert Riley
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
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Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to Spanish, English, and 1 more.
truss makers
" orthopaedic technician/surgical truss maker (`mécanicien orthopésiste/bandagiste'), " www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1996/Uksi_19962374_en_10.htm - may well be a useful site for you with lots of Eureopan equivalents
Have given a low rating because the term sounds so hopelessly old fashioned. I'm sure another Prozian will provide the modern/PC version!
Have given a low rating because the term sounds so hopelessly old fashioned. I'm sure another Prozian will provide the modern/PC version!
19 mins
jockstrappers
For a laugh! It's been a long day!
Note from asker:
| I can't but help laughing at your answer. It has been a pretty long day too for me and it is already the next day here. |
| Sorry for that pathetic English there, I am too sleepy now. What I meant was I can't help but laugh :-) |
18 mins
bandagisterie
bandage manufacturing. that's the closest translation i can come up with, and i did a few searches to back that up.
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Note added at 27 mins (2008-08-07 18:54:42 GMT)
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i think this might be a dutch word (or primarily used in the dutch part of belgium) that is also used in belgian french as well given that dutch is also one of the official languages there. the majority of the websites that i found to use this word were either belgian (primarily in dutch) or dutch (from the netherlands). this might be why it has been so difficult to track the meaning of the word.
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Note added at 27 mins (2008-08-07 18:54:42 GMT)
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i think this might be a dutch word (or primarily used in the dutch part of belgium) that is also used in belgian french as well given that dutch is also one of the official languages there. the majority of the websites that i found to use this word were either belgian (primarily in dutch) or dutch (from the netherlands). this might be why it has been so difficult to track the meaning of the word.
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