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General Don'ts

French translation: contre-indications

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English term or phrase:general don'ts
French translation:contre-indications
Entered by: Cyril Tollari

20:48 May 21, 2021
English to French translations [PRO]
Cosmetics, Beauty / Beauty ingredient
English term or phrase: General Don'ts
Comment traduire ce titre SVP; "General Don'ts. Voici ce qui suit "Don’t use retinol when pregnant or breastfeeding".
AKAH OKWEN ARNOLD FLORENT
Cameroon
Local time: 16:09
contre-indications
Explanation:
une suggestion
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Cyril Tollari
France
Local time: 17:09
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3contre-indications
Cyril Tollari
4mauvaises pratiques
Samuel Clarisse
4Avertissement
polyglot45
3 +1A éviter
ormiston
4A ne pas faire en général
Francois Boye
3Choses à ne pas faire
logosarada


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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
general don'ts
contre-indications


Explanation:
une suggestion


Cyril Tollari
France
Local time: 17:09
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christian Fournier
14 hrs
  -> merci
neutral  Francois Boye: Contre-indication est un concept médical//une contr-indication = la circonstance dans laquelle il ne faut pas prendre un medicament
17 hrs
  -> La compétence de l'ANSM s'étend aux produits cosmétiques. Un produit cosmétique peut être contre-indiqué pour les femmes enceintes, c'est bien un concept de santé // Ce n'est pas une définition réglementaire. Il faut utiliser la réglementation.
agree  Bruno Carlier: Pas de doute; mais tellement "exotique"... in a way
3 days 11 hrs
  -> merci
agree  Germaine
13 days
  -> merci
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
general don'ts
mauvaises pratiques


Explanation:
En opposition aux "bonnes pratiques" souvent énoncées

Samuel Clarisse
France
Local time: 17:09
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
general don'ts
Avertissement


Explanation:
souvent vu sur documents rédigés en français

polyglot45
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
general don'ts
A éviter


Explanation:
This could cover substances and practices deemed 'déconseillés'

https://www.lexpress.fr/styles/enfant/cosmetiques-les-ingred...

ormiston
Local time: 17:09
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Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 21

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helene Carrasco-Nabih
2 days 1 hr
  -> Merci, je pense que ça marcherait dans ce contexte
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
general don'ts
A ne pas faire en général


Explanation:
En général = dans la plupart des cas

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 11:09
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
general don'ts
Choses à ne pas faire


Explanation:
"General don't" renvoie à l'énumération des "Don't" qui va suivre.
En français, vous allez traduire ces "don't" par "ne pas". D'où ici la reprise de "ne pas" dans le titre

Autre possibilité : "À ne pas faire" essentiels

logosarada
France
Local time: 17:09
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