Dec 20, 2010 19:50
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Spanish term
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alcohol etílico potable
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Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
I need help with this term. I'm translationg a technical regulation on alcoholic beverages. Tks.
This is the text: Vodka. Es la bebida alcohólica con graduación alcohólica mínima de 37.5 grados alcoholimétricos a 20° C, obtenida de alcohol etílico potables o destilados alcohólicos simples de origen agrícola rectificados,...
This is the text: Vodka. Es la bebida alcohólica con graduación alcohólica mínima de 37.5 grados alcoholimétricos a 20° C, obtenida de alcohol etílico potables o destilados alcohólicos simples de origen agrícola rectificados,...
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José J. Martínez
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potable ethyl alcohol or potable ethanol
That is the translation
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Comment: "Tks!"
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beverage grade alcohol
or beverage grade ethanol - same thing
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Phoebe Anne
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Spanish term (edited):
drinking alcohol.
alcohol etilico potable
<b/>Actually the term can be translated as : "drinking alcohol" , but you can also use the term "Ethanol"<b/>
Example sentence:
Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol, is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid. It is a powerful psychoactive drug and one of the oldest recreational drugs. It\\\\\\\'s commonly found in beverages...
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drinkable ethanol
Normalmente alcohol etílico contiene impuridades que lo hace toxico. Distilado, se puede beber.
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Elizabeth Slaney
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drinkable ethyl alcohol
I'd stick closer to the Spanish given that you're translating technical regs and this works perfectly well in English. If the original had simply put "etanol", then yes, I'd translate it as "ethanol", etc.
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Note added at 59 mins (2010-12-20 20:50:00 GMT)
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As far as back-seat driving is concerned....when discussing alcohol, better to be there than in the driver's seat.
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Note added at 59 mins (2010-12-20 20:50:00 GMT)
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As far as back-seat driving is concerned....when discussing alcohol, better to be there than in the driver's seat.
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