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cet arrêt de travail a été contesté

English translation: this sick leave was contested

20:08 Oct 29, 2017
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
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French term or phrase: cet arrêt de travail a été contesté
I'm translating a psychiatric assessment from French to English. I need some help with the phrase "Cet arrêt de travail a été contesté". I guess it means "This leave of absence was disputed". The trouble is that I don't really understand what that means.

The context is that the patient underwent genetic screening and discovered she has a high risk for breast cancer. She became anxious so her geneticist recommended a leave of absence. She took four weeks off work, which was eventually extended to eight weeks.

Here's the paragraph from the report:

"Madame m'explique que son anxiété a été exacerbée par des tests génétiques. [...] Le test de dépistage a été positif ce qui se traduit par un risque à vie de développer une néoplasie du sein ou des ovaires d'environ 70 %. L’anxiété qu’elle a alors présentée a conduit son médecin généticien à recommander un arrêt de travail de quatre semaines, qui s’est prolongé d’une autre période de quatre semaines. Cet arrêt de travail a été contesté. "
Paul Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:14
English translation:this sick leave was contested
Explanation:
It all rather depends on the exact context!

First of all, 'arrêt de travail' specifically means 'sick leave' — not simply 'leave of absence', which could be for any number of other reasons.

Secondly, we don't know if 'arrêt' here refers to the 'sick note' — the actual piece of paper — or more abstractly to the doctor's decision; it may not make a great deal of difference to the actual translaiton, but it's as well to be aware of the issue, i case it affects the rest.

Thirdly, we don't know by whom it was contested — is it a second medical opinion, for example, or by the employer, say? Or even the Scoail Security office? All these factors might influence the exact way you'll need to translate this.


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Note added at 11 minutes (2017-10-29 20:20:25 GMT)
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Note too that 'a été contesté' could mean 'was contested' (perfect > simple past is very common in FR > EN); BUT it could literally be 'has been contested'; again, context should enable you to determine which it is — or if it matters!
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Tony M
France
Local time: 09:14
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
this sick leave was contested


Explanation:
It all rather depends on the exact context!

First of all, 'arrêt de travail' specifically means 'sick leave' — not simply 'leave of absence', which could be for any number of other reasons.

Secondly, we don't know if 'arrêt' here refers to the 'sick note' — the actual piece of paper — or more abstractly to the doctor's decision; it may not make a great deal of difference to the actual translaiton, but it's as well to be aware of the issue, i case it affects the rest.

Thirdly, we don't know by whom it was contested — is it a second medical opinion, for example, or by the employer, say? Or even the Scoail Security office? All these factors might influence the exact way you'll need to translate this.


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Note added at 11 minutes (2017-10-29 20:20:25 GMT)
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Note too that 'a été contesté' could mean 'was contested' (perfect > simple past is very common in FR > EN); BUT it could literally be 'has been contested'; again, context should enable you to determine which it is — or if it matters!

Tony M
France
Local time: 09:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 103

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thomas T. Frost
4 mins
  -> Thanks, Thomas!
agree  Daryo: exactly that
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Daryo!
agree  katsy: could have been contested by SS' Médecin conseil who checks that certain "prestations" are justified... amongst which sick leave if there's a suspicion of malingering
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Katsy! Precisely!
agree  Anne Bohy: Exactement. C'est l'organisme qui paie les indemnités de maladie qui peut contester la réalité de la maladie.
17 hrs
  -> Merci, Bohy !
agree  Michele Fauble
21 hrs
  -> Merci, Michele !
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