Jun 6, 2008 10:34
15 yrs ago
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French term

mettre de côté son corps

French to English Medical Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Elle dit mettre de côté son corps meme s'il est ressenti comme embarrassant. De toute facon, elle a du mal a accepter ce corps-la.

Commentary of a nutritionist discussing the case of a clinically obese woman with psychological issues. I can't come up with a suitable translation for this first sentence...

Proposed translations

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7 mins
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put her body issues/weight problems aside

I think this is the sense.
Peer comment(s):

agree CMJ_Trans (X) : her body is not an issue for her
3 mins
agree Carol Gullidge
2 hrs
agree Alison Walls : it seems to me she is talking about a positive step.
4 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you - all the answers were good, but I liked this one the best :-)"
+1
32 mins

forget about her body/leave it aside for now

as well.
Peer comment(s):

agree Carol Gullidge : this also works!
2 hrs
Thanks a lot Caro.
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+2
1 hr

ignore her body

Proposition.
Peer comment(s):

agree kashew
1 hr
agree Dirgis (X) : or pay no attention to her body
2 hrs
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19 hrs

neglect her body

dah
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1 day 13 hrs

she says that she is careless about her weight/body

i believe that the emphasis is more on her weight than her actual body.
hope it helps!
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