Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
alla diluizione convalidata
English translation:
(tested individually) at the validated dilution
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Frances Leggett
Aug 13, 2010 09:52
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alla diluizione convalidata
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I campioni devono essere saggiati individualmente alla diluizione convalidata, ottenuta attraverso diluizioni seriali in opportuno diluente.
I am having some problems fully understanding this sentence. My problem is not with "diluizione convalidata" which is "validated dilution" in English, but the preposition "a"!
Further down the page there is a very similar sentence:
"Il campione deve essere preparato alla diluizione convalidata, ottenuta attraverso diluizioni seriali in opportuno diluente."
I understand this sentence to mean "The sample must be prepared to [reach] the validated dilution which is reached by making serial dilutions using an appropriate diluent". (Please correct me if I'm completely wrong there).
What I am having problems with in the first sentence above is "devono essere saggiati individualmente alla diluizione convalidata" which I would translate as "must be individually tested to [reach] the validated dilution, but this doesn't really make sense to me.
I would appreciate any help you might have.
I am having some problems fully understanding this sentence. My problem is not with "diluizione convalidata" which is "validated dilution" in English, but the preposition "a"!
Further down the page there is a very similar sentence:
"Il campione deve essere preparato alla diluizione convalidata, ottenuta attraverso diluizioni seriali in opportuno diluente."
I understand this sentence to mean "The sample must be prepared to [reach] the validated dilution which is reached by making serial dilutions using an appropriate diluent". (Please correct me if I'm completely wrong there).
What I am having problems with in the first sentence above is "devono essere saggiati individualmente alla diluizione convalidata" which I would translate as "must be individually tested to [reach] the validated dilution, but this doesn't really make sense to me.
I would appreciate any help you might have.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | (tested individually) at the validated dilution |
Lionel_M (X)
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| 3 | (assayed) for the ..... |
Cedric Randolph
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(tested individually) at the validated dilution
ACC's LAL Reagents - Associates of Cape Cod, Inc. - [ Traduire cette page ]
Routine testing is conducted at the validated dilution and includes a parallel PPC to control for interference. Tests should also include negative controls ...
www.acciusa.com/lal/product/.../index.html - En cache - Pages similaires
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Note added at 24 min (2010-08-13 10:16:53 GMT)
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nb "alla" = "at"
Routine testing is conducted at the validated dilution and includes a parallel PPC to control for interference. Tests should also include negative controls ...
www.acciusa.com/lal/product/.../index.html - En cache - Pages similaires
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Note added at 24 min (2010-08-13 10:16:53 GMT)
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nb "alla" = "at"
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Mr Murray (X)
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Many thanks Mr Murray
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Comment: "Thanks to everyone, the preposition "at" was the correct one in the end."
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(assayed) for the .....
rather than "test" I would use "assay" and rather than "validated," "confirmed". In the first sentence, the preposition for "alla" could easily "for"- while in the second I would use "at" for "alla".
As you know prepositions can be quite variable in translation as they carry much more meaning in English than in Italian, where they are for the most part merely standardized syntactical connectors, while in English they often provide direction, means, and sometimes method as well as other significance.
I hope this helps
As you know prepositions can be quite variable in translation as they carry much more meaning in English than in Italian, where they are for the most part merely standardized syntactical connectors, while in English they often provide direction, means, and sometimes method as well as other significance.
I hope this helps
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Lionel_M (X)
: tradotto cosi Cedric, significa che dosi i campioni per convaldarne la diluzione./No cedric, per niente: i campioni devono essere saggiati dopo averle diluti a una diluzione già prestabilità poichè il risultato possa entrare nel range dei valori leggibili
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It appears to be saying just that, but maybe I've missed something.
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Discussion
A + LA = AT + THE
If we use "at" in both sentences, they both make sense and given that the structure of both sentences are virtually identical, I don't know whether there would be such a change in meaning as would occur using "for" in the first sentence and "at" in the second.