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pierecuas

Kristin Sullivan, Ph.D. — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:25:00 +0300

Language Pair: Spanish>English
Specialization: Music
Answers: 2

A type of song, presumably common in Michoacan. Could someone explain to me the type of song and/ or offer a concise English translation? Thank you!

Context:
It is found in a poem: ¡Rebozo, mi rebozo, rebozo celestial el de mi Pátzcuaro!... ¡Cómo hay de mariposas en tus alas; cómo vuelas sonrisas cuando tus indias ritman sus "cancuas" y cantan sus "pirecuas" desgrnando los labios del rubí de sus granadas; granadas de su boca con el suave dulzor de las manzanas!

cartão de crédito de bandeira própria

Analia Brambilla — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:15:00 +0300

Language Pair: Portuguese>Spanish
Specialization: Information Sciences and Systems
Answers: 3

Hola a todos!! Estoy traduciendo un documento de Microsoft. Y estoy trabada con esta frase, ¿alguien me puede dar una mano? Obrigada! :)

Context:
"Para administrar com mais eficiência o relacionamento com seus clientes do cartão de crédito de bandeira própria – o Confiança..."

advance praise for...

Flavia Pal — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:48:00 +0300

Language Pair: English>Romanian
Specialization: Journalism and Mass Communication
Answers: 1

Context:
pe coperta-spate a unei carti "Advance praise for" si dedesubt titlul cartii

actes de disposition matérielle

Eric Johnson — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:47:00 +0300

Language Pair: French - Luxembourg>English - United Kingdom
Specialization: Banking and Financial
Answers: 1

"La Banque Dépositaire accomplit les actes de disposition matérielle des avoirs du Fonds." This is in a description of the functions of the custodian bank. I'm seeking a precise equivalent in English.

Context:
mutual fund prospectus

Frozen version

Alain Alameddine — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:47:00 +0300

Language Pair: English>French
Specialization: General
Answers: 3

Context:
A PPT presentation on Long Range Business Planning: "This represents the frozen version for measurement and reporting."

Mονάδα Αιμορραγικών Διαθέσεων

Despoina Spanelli — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:21:00 +0300

Language Pair: Greek>English
Specialization: Medicine (General)
Answers: 1

Είναιμ ια μονάδα που υπάρχει σε όλα τα νοσοκομεία και χρειάζομαι τον αγγλικό τίτλο

probe-mounted or remotely-mounted housing

Vera Gomes — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:30:00 +0300

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

Hello! I could use some help with these two expressions. What would be the best translation? Thanks

Context:
The versatile microprocessor-based transmitter integrates the functions of flow-range adjustment, meter validation and diagnostics in a probe-mounted or remotely-mounted housing.

barrel culvert

Sylvie Wampfler — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:42:00 +0300

Language Pair: English - Canada>French - Canada
Specialization: Environmental Science
Answers: 1

Bonjour, Contexte: la décontamination d'un ancien site de surveillance dans le nord canadien pendant la guerre froide. Je comprends le sens de "culvert", bien sûr (ponceau ou buse de drainage) mais je ne trouve nulle part la traduction de "barrel culvert" Est-ce que "barrel" décrirait uniquement la forme du ponceau (en forme de baril/tonneau)? Merci pour vos suggestions Sylvie

Einstell-/Anfahrschrott

Andrea Gronwald — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:12:00 +0300

Language Pair: German>English - United States
Specialization: Business General
Answers: 1

Einstell-/Anfahrschrott ist im Produktionsausschuss enthalten und zu erfassen, sofern dies nicht durch einen erhöhten Materialwert in der Stückliste/Kalkulation berücksichtigt wird

Context:
Instructions for posting costs (accounting, SAP). I don't know what Einstellschrott and Ausfahrschrott is. Thank you in advance!

ecc. i diplomuar

Karolina Dargiel — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:08:00 +0300

Language Pair: Albanian>English
Specialization: Law and Legal
Answers: 1

financier, kontabilist apo llogaritar i diplomuar? Faleminderit paraprakisht për çdo përgjigje.

Context:
Më duket se kjo është emri i huazuar nga anglishtja nga "accountant". Por si përdoret në formën e gjatë? :(

germe de blé en poudre

Nahel Marchli — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:33:00 +0300

Language Pair: French>English
Specialization: Agronomy and Crop Science
Answers: 1

Kind of ground flour usually used for diet or regimen I need the English equivalent

einlösen

atec traduction — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:53:00 +0300

Language Pair: German>French - France
Specialization: General
Answers: 0

Bonjour, il est question du société de leasing (crédit-bail). Je ne comprends pas trop le sens de einlösen avec auf, merci de votre aide

Context:
Das Leasing-Objekt wird auf folgende Person eingelöst: - auf Leasingnehmer - nicht eingelöst

geste opératoire

Melissa Slavick — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:11:00 +0300

Language Pair: French - France>English - United States
Specialization: Medicine - Nursing
Answers: 3

a medical trial paper on caesarian sections talking about the administration of medicine at surgery I have had several different translations and am not sure which on is best

Context:
antibiothérapie administré lors du geste opératoire

activo / deuda

Anna Porter — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:06:00 +0300

Language Pair: Spanish>English - United Kingdom
Specialization: Business General
Answers: 3

In a business valuation, the description of a company for sale includes this comment: El activo no tiene deuda y la valoración está en torno a X millones.

Context:
business valuation information

uitloper

Olly Pekelharing — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:29:00 +0300

Language Pair: Dutch>English
Specialization: Electrical Engineering
Answers: 2

In wiring. My Polytechnisch Woordenboek says 'open feeder', but I can't seem to back this up with search hits. Can anyone else?

Context:
In electrical wiring: 'Vermijd teveel aftakkingen en uitlopers.'

rugged steel-trak sensor

Vera Gomes — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:03:00 +0300

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

Hello! I could use some help with this translation. Thanks.

Context:
For stable and reliable mass flow reading, the meter’s rugged Steel-Trak sensor automatically corrects for changes in gas temperature and pressure which eliminates the need for separate temperature and pressure transducers.

Series XXXS Smart Insertion Mass Flow Meter

Vera Gomes — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:58:00 +0300

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

Hello! I need help with this translation. It refers to a Mass Flow Meter (Medidor de fluxo de massas), but I can't figure out how to translate the first part. Could it be "Medidor de Fluxo de Massas de Fácil Inserção - Modelo XXX"?

Context:
The XXX Series XXXS Smart Insertion Mass Flow Meter provides a reliable solution for gas flow measurement applications.

edificios terciarios

Vera Gomes — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 14:24:00 +0300

Language Pair: Spanish - Spain>Portuguese
Specialization: Architecture
Answers: 1

Olá! Será que alguém me poderia ajudar com esta tradução? Encontrei como definição que se trata de um edifício novo e como o contexto se refere a arquitectura, gostaria de saber se existe um termo específico ou se será mesmo a solução mais simples: "edifício terciário". Obrigada.

Context:
Plenamente concienciada respecto a la problemática del calentamiento global, la empresa aporta soluciones que permiten optimizarla eficiencia energética de edificios residenciales y terciarios.

decentraal

Olly Pekelharing — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:40:00 +0300

Language Pair: Dutch>English
Specialization: Electrical Engineering
Answers: 5

This is about emergency light fittings, which are all 'decentraal'. Would the term 'decentraal' be redundant in the English?

Context:
"De decentrale armaturen zijn voorzien van een geadresseerde microprocessor zodat van elk armatuur te actuele status op een centrale locatie uitgelezen en opgeslagen kan worden."

relatorio de actividades e contas

Anna Porter — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:17:00 +0300

Language Pair: Portuguese>English - United Kingdom
Specialization: General
Answers: 5

In the statutes of a university research centre: (several examples below): CONSELHO CIENTÍFICO - COMPETÊNCIAS Compete ao Conselho Científico: a) Eleger e destituir a Direcção; b) Aprovar os Estatutos e respectivas alterações; c) Aprovar anualmente, o Programa de Actividades, o Orçamento, o Relatório de Actividades e as Contas que, para o efeito, lhe serão apresentados pela Direcção. d) Aprovar o Regulamento Interno de Funcionamento do Centro; etc. m) Elaborar anualmente os Relatório de Actividades e Contas e submetê-los, juntamente com pareceres dos membros da Comissão de Aconselhamento Científico, à aprovação do Conselho Científico. COMISSÃO DE ACONSELHAMENTO CIENTÍFICO 1. A Comissão de Aconselhamento Científico é um órgão externo de consulta do X 2. Compete-lhe apreciar os Plano e Relatório de Actividades e formular recomendações quanto à política científica do X

Context:
statutes of a university research centre

Kopfverdrehungen

Claudia Nitzschmann — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:02:00 +0300

Language Pair: German>English
Specialization: Engineering
Answers: 4

Concerning construction and foundations. "Head torsion" etc. have not returned any positive results.

Context:
Wir brauchen Vorgaben wie groß die maximalen Setzungen bzw. Kopfverdrehungen der Gründungselemente in diesen Bereichen sein dürfen

نظام الأحادية القطبية

Bayan Taleb — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:54:00 +0300

Language Pair: Arabic>English
Specialization: Political Science
Answers: 2

مقالة عن الإدارة الأميركية (السابقة) وأثرها على العالم

Context:
ما هو واضح، حتى الآن، تراجع مقولة النظام الدولي ذي القطب الواحد المسيطر، أو تراجع نظام الأحادية القطبية

Pendiente

Natia Bakhtadze — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:34:00 +0300

Language Pair: Spanish - Colombia>English - United States
Specialization: Acting and Directing
Answers: 6

I would like to know what will be the best way to translate this phrase from Colombian Spanish into American English. It will be okay to translate as: "The mother's heart is always there paying attention of any need of her son. It's the transcription of a Colombian lady with her son. Context

Context:
Y si puedes comunicarte, comunicate porque el corazon de la madre siempre esta alli pendiente de toda necesidad de su hijo.

وأحسن مختمك

Mohamed Abdel-Moneim — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:05:00 +0300

Language Pair: Arabic>English - United Kingdom
Specialization: Islamic Studies
Answers: 2

Context:
ثبتك الله على طاعته وألبسك لباس الصحة والعافية وأحسن مختمك

ثبّتك الله على طاعته

Mohamed Abdel-Moneim — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:04:00 +0300

Language Pair: Arabic>English - United Kingdom
Specialization: Islamic Studies
Answers: 4

مقدمة خطاب حيث يدعو الراسل للمرسل إليه بهذا الدعاء

Context:
ثبتك الله على طاعته وألبسك لباس الصحة والعافية وأحسن مختمك