Mar 29, 2012 13:27
12 yrs ago
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German term
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
kaltwirksam
German to English
Science
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
detergents
Kaltwirksame Enzyme steigern die Reinigungswirkung und bewirken eine deutlich verbesserte Entfernung von Speiseresten, Hautfetten und Kosmetikflecken.
Very few googles for either kaltwirksam or kältewirksam.
TIA for your suggestions.
Very few googles for either kaltwirksam or kältewirksam.
TIA for your suggestions.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | cold-active |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 3 +2 | effective at low temperatures |
Sarah Bessioud
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| 4 +1 | low temperature active enzymes |
Jaime Holmes DipTrans MITI
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| 4 -1 | effective when cold |
Carmen Lawrence
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Proposed translations
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11 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
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Germany
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Related KudoZ points
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209
Selected
cold-active
cold-active enzymes
Note from asker:
| This fits the tone of my translation nicely. Thanks. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Edith Kelly
: and this is even better than effective at low temperatures
1 hr
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thanks - of course, "low temperature active enzymes" would also work (if you can figure out where to put the hyphens :-))
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| agree |
Michael Martin, MA
: http://wsg.washington.edu/research/pdfs/reports/Deming_RB46_...
1 hr
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| agree |
Ramey Rieger (X)
: but don't let it go to your head
2 hrs
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| agree |
Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
6 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks"
+2
4 mins
Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Germany
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Germany
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effective at low temperatures
Enzymes that are effective at low temperatures provide greater cleaning power....
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14 mins
Carmen Lawrence
Greece
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Greece
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effective when cold
Washing powders etc. that contain these enzymes can be used for the cold wash cycle.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Edith Kelly
: the enzymes are not effective when cold ... can an enzyme be cold at all? .... but in a cold environment
1 hr
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well of course then one would have to say 'enzymes that are contained in detergents that are utilised in water at low temperatures...
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2 hrs
Jaime Holmes DipTrans MITI
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Works in field
United Kingdom
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low temperature active enzymes
I think using 'low temperature active' is stylistically better as an attributive compound adjective.
Below are just a handful of some google search results.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21559826
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22265897
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389172311005299
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=3540743340...
www.scribd.com/.../Cloning-of-Lipase-Gene-From-Psychrophili...
Below are just a handful of some google search results.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21559826
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22265897
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1389172311005299
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=3540743340...
www.scribd.com/.../Cloning-of-Lipase-Gene-From-Psychrophili...
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