Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
3ème geste
English translation:
third-born
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Elizeth Labega
Jul 17, 2008 18:11
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Guinean birth certificate
This birth-certificate extract from Guinea lists the usual things like parents' information and child's date and place of birth. Then it says:
Rang de Naissance: 3ème GESTE
I was assuming that the client was the third child born in Conakry that day, but what is the "GESTE" part?
Rang de Naissance: 3ème GESTE
I was assuming that the client was the third child born in Conakry that day, but what is the "GESTE" part?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | third-born |
Jennifer Levey
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| 2 +5 | 3rd Birth |
Jack Dunwell
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| 5 -3 | 3rd trimester |
Speakering (X)
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third-born
I'm not familiar with the situation in Guinea, but I have come across a few other cases where 'geste' is recorded to identify the order of births within a family.
The usual English expression would be first-born, second-born, third-born, etc.
The purpose of this information depends on the country (it can affect inheritances, etc.); some countries include still-births in the sequence, others do not.
http://www.nber.org/natality/1998/docs/Nat1998doc.pdf
The usual English expression would be first-born, second-born, third-born, etc.
The purpose of this information depends on the country (it can affect inheritances, etc.); some countries include still-births in the sequence, others do not.
http://www.nber.org/natality/1998/docs/Nat1998doc.pdf
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks, especially the mention of inheritances; makes sense."
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6 mins
3rd Birth
Gest-ation
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L.J.Wessel van Leeuwen
: Et bien ca alors... bien trouve, il faut le faire.
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LJWvL!What courage!
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myrden
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Thank you Tarascon!
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Irene McClure
: Spearkering's link above confirms yr translation! "La gestité est définie comme le nombre de grossesse d'une femme. Une primigeste est une femme enceinte pour la première fois, une 2ème geste pour une seconde fois, une 3ème geste pour la 3ème fois, etc."
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Good Lord Irene! Thank you. I've never done it myself, of course and changed from Biology to Latin at 13. So ignorance reigns supreme. Yes I follow yr note, but it actually says "rang de naissance"
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Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
: Hi, how's the heat up where you live? MCRLF/ HOT AND HEAVY!!!
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Thank you Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche!It's really great. Cool, bright, not oppressive.Is summer here? And Down There, M?
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Mohamed Mehenoun
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Thank you Mohamed!
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3rd trimester
http://www.one.be/banque/sp.htm
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-07-17 20:29:54 GMT)
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good, here is the proof:
On compte également une importante proportion de "3ème geste et plus" ainsi que des mères qui ont déjà accouché deux fois ou plus d'un enfant viable.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-07-17 20:29:54 GMT)
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good, here is the proof:
On compte également une importante proportion de "3ème geste et plus" ainsi que des mères qui ont déjà accouché deux fois ou plus d'un enfant viable.
Peer comment(s):
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Irene McClure
: Your own link clearly states that "3ème geste" refers to the woman's third pregnancy, not the third trimester of her pregnancy!
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kashew
: Wrong guess
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Jennifer Levey
: The duration of the pregnancy is totally irrelevant in the context of a birth certificate. And I believe you are mis-interpreting your own 'proof' - "3ème geste et plus" refers to women who have delivered 3 or more (live) children.
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