Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
afferire
English translation:
seek help from
Added to glossary by
Lindsay Watts
Jul 21, 2006 16:11
17 yrs ago
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Italian term
United States
Scientist / Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Portuguese to English, and 2 more.
afferire
Italian to English
Medical
Medical: Health Care
clinical trials protocol
In paese vengono diagnosticati circa 50.00 nuovi casi di tumore mammario all’anno: 7-8.000 in età inferiore ai 40 anni, 16,000 tra i 60 e 70 anni e altri 10-18.000 nelle età più avanzate (1) e circa 34.000 donne ***afferiscono*** ai Centri diagnostici...
"are referred to"? participate in? frequent?
I am trying to find the best translation and welcome your ideas.
MTIA!
"are referred to"? participate in? frequent?
I am trying to find the best translation and welcome your ideas.
MTIA!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | seek help from |
Lindsay Watts
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| 4 +2 | are referred to/self-refer to |
Linda 969
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| 4 | ask for help |
Rita Bilancio
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Change log
Jul 22, 2006 15:15: gianfranco changed "Term asked" from "afferire (in this context)" to "afferire"
Proposed translations
2 hrs
Italian term (edited):
afferire (in this context)
Selected
seek help from
another way of expressing it
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Comment: "Thank you all, Linda, Rita and confirmers; I chose this because I felt self-referral to be a bit awkward. I liked this plain English phrasing, thank you lindsay35. "
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Rita Bilancio
Native in Italian
Specializes in field
Dire quasi la stessa cosa
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, German to Italian, French to Italian
Italian term (edited):
afferire (in this context)
ask for help
rivolgersi
+2
2 hrs
Italian term (edited):
afferire (in this context)
are referred to/self-refer to
Hi Elizabeth -
one or the other according to context
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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2006-07-22 19:10:34 GMT)
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On second thought - if yr context doesn't clarify whether it's referral or self-referral we're talking about, you could say *are seen at*
one or the other according to context
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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2006-07-22 19:10:34 GMT)
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On second thought - if yr context doesn't clarify whether it's referral or self-referral we're talking about, you could say *are seen at*
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rosanna Palermo
: the sense is that these women register for diagnosis, look for a diagnosis..go to the diagnostic centers for help
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thanks rfmoon
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| agree |
Alessandra Del Basso
: I agree the Gè usually refers to a specialist
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thanks, zihron
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