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prizdirek

tuğba bozkurt — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:12:00 +0300

Language Pair: Turkish>English
Specialization: Engineering
Answers: 3

Context:
Vites kutusu pirizdirek durumunda iken gaz pedalı bırakıldığı zaman mevcut hızı sağlamak için sarf edilen gücün takriben üçte biri kadar bir frenleme gücü oluşur.

CPF

Chris Yeomans — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:07:00 +0300

Language Pair: French - France>English
Specialization: Engineering
Answers: 3

This is the start of a report on safety measures in industry, the first sentence reads, L’étude a comme objectif principal la création d’une étude de dangers des installations du CPF, des puits d’extraction et des zones de stockage de carburant. Any ideas what CPF might stand for?

Context:
Industry

sigue una distribución exponencial

Gustavo Martínez Ursi — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:02:00 +0300

Language Pair: Spanish>English
Specialization: Telecommunications
Answers: 3

I was thinking of translating this as "the mot follows an exponential distribution" but it sounds too literal so I´m just looking for second opinions

Context:
el tmo sigue una distribución exponencial... el tmo es el tiempo medio de operación

filtron tubes

Sylvie Wampfler — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:20:00 +0300

Language Pair: English - Canada>French - Canada
Specialization: Environmental Science
Answers: 0

Bonjour, Contexte: decontamintion d'un site militaire. Ce terme fait partie d'une liste de "matieres dangereuses" presentes sur le site. Toutes mes recherches semblent montrer que "Filtron" est le nom d'une marque. Est-ce que je me trompe ? Merci beaucoup,

"no irish need apply"

Flavia Pal — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:57:00 +0300

Language Pair: English>Romanian
Specialization: Ethnic and Cultural Studies
Answers: 2

Context:
sloganul anti-irlandez din birourile de recrutare

stood on edge

Helena Ramos — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:59:00 +0300

Language Pair: English>Portuguese
Specialization: Biology
Answers: 3

Beds must be completely dismantled and stood on edge

Context:
pest terminators

herb like

Helena Ramos — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:58:00 +0300

Language Pair: English>Portuguese
Specialization: Biology
Answers: 2

An herb like odor in heavily infested residences

Context:
pest terminators

box springs

Helena Ramos — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:57:00 +0300

Language Pair: English>Portuguese
Specialization: Biology
Answers: 2

box springs, bed frames and headboards

Context:
Pest terminators

cervices

Helena Ramos — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:56:00 +0300

Language Pair: English>Portuguese
Specialization: Biology
Answers: 2

in tiny cervices of mattresses

Context:
Pest terminator

was all but eradicated

Helena Ramos — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:55:00 +0300

Language Pair: English>Portuguese
Specialization: Biology
Answers: 2

the bed bug was all but eradicated through improved hygiene and pest control practices

Context:
Pest terminator

Brannsche Puppenspiele

Carolina Figini — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:44:00 +0300

Language Pair: German>Italian
Specialization: Literature
Answers: 0

Als Marionettenspiel uebernehmen es die "Brannschen Puppenspiele" fuer die Oktoberwiese in Muenchen.

Context:
credo si parli di tradizioni locali tedesche, le conoscete?

vogal

Anna Porter — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:41:00 +0300

Language Pair: Portuguese>English - United Kingdom
Specialization: General
Answers: 2

In a research centre of a university (Economics Faculty): A Direcção (Board of Directors - translation given by the client) é composta por um Coordenador - Científico e dois vogais.

Context:
statutes of a research centre at a university

acquisicao/perda

Anna Porter — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:33:00 +0300

Language Pair: Portuguese>English - United Kingdom
Specialization: General
Answers: 2

In the statutes of a university research centre, there are various articles concerning: - aquisicao da qualidade de investigador integrado / investigador convidado / investigador doutorado etc. - perda da qualidade de investigador integrado / investigador convidado / investigador doutorado etc. .... I am looking for a suitable translation, because I do not really like: award/grant/granting of the status of research associate... or loss of the status of research associate etc.

Context:
statutes of a university research centre

portfolio

Addie Russell — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:04:00 +0300

Language Pair: English>Arabic
Specialization: Business General
Answers: 8

Context:
The company has a growing product portfolio within the region.

recession-resistant products

Addie Russell — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:02:00 +0300

Language Pair: English>Arabic
Specialization: Business General
Answers: 5

Context:
The company put up a solid quarter in the context of a rapidly deteriorating economic environment, highlighted by ongoing strength in the core portfolio. We remain positive on the franchise quality here, as we expect fundamentals to continue to hold up better than low expectations. With more recession-resistant products, we think the company is a good name to own in a more challenging economic environment...

franchise quality

Addie Russell — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:00:00 +0300

Language Pair: English>Arabic
Specialization: Business General
Answers: 3

Context:
The company put up a solid quarter in the context of a rapidly deteriorating economic environment, highlighted by ongoing strength in the core portfolio. We remain positive on the franchise quality here, as we expect fundamentals to continue to hold up better than low expectations.

solid quarter

Addie Russell — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:59:00 +0300

Language Pair: English>Arabic
Specialization: Business General
Answers: 1

Context:
The company put up a solid quarter in the context of a rapidly deteriorating economic environment, highlighted by ongoing strength in the core portfolio

antecedent cue regulation

Carolyne Belzile — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:46:00 +0300

Language Pair: English>French
Specialization: Education
Answers: 1

Article encyclopédique portant sur les stratégies en matière d'autonomisation des personnes handicapées.

Context:
Engage youth and adults in self-directed learning and self-management strategies. There is a host of research documenting that learning and using self-management and self-regulated learning strategies—such as antecedent cue regulation strategies, self-instruction, self-monitoring, self-evaluation, and self-reinforcement—can enable greater independence in tasks across multiple domains, including employment, and enhances self-determination.

brand imagine

Addie Russell — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:24:00 +0300

Language Pair: English>Arabic
Specialization: Business Marketing
Answers: 6

Context:
The company will continue to invest in the growth segments expanding its product offering to help our customer improve efficiency, product quality, brand imagine, and health and safety in their enterprise.

Food proofing

Heide Frank — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:40:00 +0300

Language Pair: English - United States>German - Germany
Specialization: Chemical Technology and Related Industries
Answers: 7

The properties of Polyester can be customized for durability, colour, gloss, structure, * food proofing*, depending on the end use of the product. Nahrungsmittelprüfung??? MTIA

Context:
Webseite eines Lackhersteller

Betriebsmittelbau

Karen Baierl — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:52:00 +0300

Language Pair: German>English - Canada
Specialization: General
Answers: 3

Can anyone help me with this term?

Context:
Feinmechaniker im Betriebsmittelbau

wrinkled top coat

Heide Frank — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:52:00 +0300

Language Pair: English - United States>German - Germany
Specialization: Chemical Technology and Related Industries
Answers: 4

This product is especially intended to be used with textured or *wrinkled* top coat. Nochmals danke im Voraus!

Context:
Webseite Lackhersteller

kwasy mukonowe

Tomas Stasiulaitis — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:41:00 +0300

Language Pair: Polish>Lithuanian
Specialization: Petrochemistry
Answers: 1

t,t-MA

Context:
saugos duomenu lapas

sheet

Heide Frank — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:18:00 +0300

Language Pair: English>German - Germany
Specialization: Chemical Technology and Related Industries
Answers: 5

Backcoat is used in the form of various 1-coat and 2-coat systems based on epoxy or polyester resin to protect the backside of the *sheet* against corrosion, to improve its adhesive characteristics and appearance. Irgendeine Idde was "sheet" hier sein könnte? MTIA

Context:
Lackhersteller

segundo e terceiro ciclo de ensino

Anna Porter — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:44:00 +0300

Language Pair: Portuguese>English - United Kingdom
Specialization: General
Answers: 6

I always find this one tricky, here is the context: Os objectivos do centro de estudos (universitario) sao: ... promover cursos de formação pós-graduada ao nível dos segundos e terceiros ciclos de ensino.

Context:
statutes of a research centre in a university